The Cambridge companion to comparative family law / edited by Shazia Choudhry, Queen Mary, University of London; Jonathan Herring, University of Oxford.
2019
K670 .C36 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The Cambridge companion to comparative family law / edited by Shazia Choudhry, Queen Mary, University of London; Jonathan Herring, University of Oxford.
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Imprint
Cambridge, United Kindgdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
vi, 294 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge companions to law.
Formatted Contents Note
Contemporary issues in family law in England and Wales / Rosemary Hunter, Queen Mary, London
Family law in the United States: freedom and inequality / Theresa Glennon, Temple Law School, USA
Human rights in the German family law context / Bettina Heiderhoff, University of Munster
Australian family property law : current issues and challenges / Belinda Fehlberg and Lisa Sarmas, University of Melbourne
Towards the constitutionalization of family law in Latin America / Nicolás Espejo and Fabiola Lathrop, Universidad de Centrale, Santiago
The nuclear norm and the free-form family: irreconcilable paths in Swedish family law? / Pernilla Leviner, Stockholm University
South African family law and the chimera of diversity / Anne Louw, University of Pretora
The post-divorce child support system in China: past, present, and future / Lei Shi, Southwest University of Political Science and Law
The problem with personal law in India / Dr Farrah Ahmed, University of Melbourne
The post-colonial fallacy of 'Islamic' family law / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Emory University, USA.
Family law in the United States: freedom and inequality / Theresa Glennon, Temple Law School, USA
Human rights in the German family law context / Bettina Heiderhoff, University of Munster
Australian family property law : current issues and challenges / Belinda Fehlberg and Lisa Sarmas, University of Melbourne
Towards the constitutionalization of family law in Latin America / Nicolás Espejo and Fabiola Lathrop, Universidad de Centrale, Santiago
The nuclear norm and the free-form family: irreconcilable paths in Swedish family law? / Pernilla Leviner, Stockholm University
South African family law and the chimera of diversity / Anne Louw, University of Pretora
The post-divorce child support system in China: past, present, and future / Lei Shi, Southwest University of Political Science and Law
The problem with personal law in India / Dr Farrah Ahmed, University of Melbourne
The post-colonial fallacy of 'Islamic' family law / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Emory University, USA.
Summary
Families and family law have encountered significant challenges in the face of rapid changes in social norms, demographics and political expectations. The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Family Law highlights the key questions and themes that have faced family lawyers across the world. Each chapter is written by internationally renowned academic experts and focuses on which of these themes are most significant to their jurisdictions. In taking this jurisdictional approach, the collection will explore how different countries have tackled these issues. As a result, the collection is aimed at students, practitioners and academics across a variety of disciplines, interested in the key issues faced by family law around the world and how they have been addressed.
Note
Families and family law have encountered significant challenges in the face of rapid changes in social norms, demographics and political expectations. The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Family Law highlights the key questions and themes that have faced family lawyers across the world. Each chapter is written by internationally renowned academic experts and focuses on which of these themes are most significant to their jurisdictions. In taking this jurisdictional approach, the collection will explore how different countries have tackled these issues. As a result, the collection is aimed at students, practitioners and academics across a variety of disciplines, interested in the key issues faced by family law around the world and how they have been addressed.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
K670 .C36 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781107167537 hardcover
1107167531 hardcover
9781316618059 paperback
1316618056 paperback
1107167531 hardcover
9781316618059 paperback
1316618056 paperback
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