| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 285 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of U.K. Statutes and Statutory Instruments -- 1. The Law Commission: True Dawns and False Dawns -- 2. Putting Asunder and Coming Together: Church, State and the 1969 Divorce Reforms -- 3. The Forfeiture Act 1982: A Case Study of the Private Member's Bill as an Instrument of Law Reform -- 4. 'Disgusted, Buckingham Palace ... ': Divorce, Indecency and the Press, 1926 -- 5. Marriage Saving and the Early Days of Conciliation: The Role of Claud Mullins -- 6. 'Tell me the Old, Old Story': The Denning Report, Divorce and Reconciliation -- 7. 'What will the Women Want Next?' The Struggle for Power within the Family, 1925-1975 -- 8. Adoption -- from Contract to Status? -- 9. The State as a Parent: The Children Act 1948 in Retrospect -- 10. Dividing Family Property on Death: Approaches to Reform of Intestacy |
| Summary |
This collection of essays examines the process and problems of law reform with special reference to the development of family law. The text should demonstrate the different pressures and influences that affect the development of the law |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Domestic relations -- Great Britain
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Law reform -- Great Britain
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Domestic relations
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Law reform
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
98038625 |
| ISBN |
9780191683565 |
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0191683566 |
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