Expands and updates family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance throughout the Middle East.This second revised edition of John L. Esposito's landmark work expands and updates coverage of family law ...
A book about family law is necessarily a book both about family life and the role law can and should take in regulating family life. Individually and together, these are vast topics. American family law is ever-changing and affects every facet of our lives. The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Family Law provides a critical introduction to the enduring topics in the field, including not only an overview of the basic rules, but also the history and principles underlying them. In this short and accessible volume, Brian Bix gives the necessary legal background for understanding current media coverage and political debates in family law. He explores the general principles and fundamental themes that currently dominate legislation and case law in the area while marking trends for change. Topics covered include same-sex marriage, divorce reform, surrogacy, open adoption, domestic violence, and the standards applied to custody battles. Ultimately, The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Family Law illuminates our collective struggle to shape the proper role for individuals, families, and government in U.S. family life and family law, providing an essential introduction to the richness and complexity of the subject.
A book about family law is necessarily a book both about family life and the role law can and should take in regulating family life. Individually and together, these are vast topics.
This collection is the first of its kind to examine the ethical foundations of family law. Topics include the value of marriage, the scope of parental control rights, the protection of children's interests, and the role of religious freedom in the legal attitude to family relationships.
A clear and concise study and revision guide for students of family law in ScotlandCovering all the major legislation, Scottish Family Law is designed for new students of the subject. It gives you a framework for understanding how family law operates and will help you to prepare for your exams. Each chapter includes lists of essential facts and cases to illustrate how the rules described are applied in practice. Key FeaturesTakes full account of the substantial statutory developments in the field since the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 Covers two major recent Acts: the Childrens Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014Includes important new legislation such as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
A clear and concise study and revision guide for students of family law in ScotlandCovering all the major legislation, Scottish Family Law is designed for new students of the subject.
This collection of short articles, aimed at practitioners and family law students, is replete with cases that address the multiple aspects of Scottish family law. Ordered chronologically, it charts the development of family law from the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Scotland Act 1999 to the present day. It pays particular attention to the children's hearing system, the Hague Child Abduction Convention, same-sex relationships and cohabitiation.
This collection of short articles, aimed at practitioners and family law students, is replete with cases that address the multiple aspects of Scottish family law.
Syrian Legislation and Jurisprudence on Marriage, Divorce, Custody, Guardianship and Adoption for the Purpose of Immigration to the United States
Self-Help Guides to the Law(TM) explain the law in clear, concise terms to a popular audience of non-lawyers. Summarizing the key areas of the law with which readers are most likely to come into contact, the Guides broadly outline the statutes and cases that govern immigration law, landlord-tenant relations, personal injury, contracts, family law, criminal law and constitutional law and procedure. In this edition, Syrian family law is presented in light of the Syrian Personal Status and Civil Status Laws. Landmark cases and recent developments, such as the September 2010 presidential Decree No. 76 and its implications for adoption under the Catholic Personal Status Law, are also analyzed and presented. The laws are particularly relevant for the purpose of immigrant visa applications to the United States, since When evaluating applications for immigrant visas to the United States, American consular officers are required to make determinations as to whether Syrian applicants are deemed to be single, married or divorced under the local laws of Syria. Similarly, they are required to make determinations as to custody and legal dependency on the basis of local Syrian law. This volume will therefore be of particular relevance to both practitioners of immigration law as well as to applicants for immigrant visas.
Whether you’re new to higher education, coming to legal study for the first time or just wondering what Family Law is all about, Beginning Family Law is the ideal introduction to help you hit the ground running. Starting with the basics and an overview of each topic, it will help you come to terms with the structure, themes and issues of the subject so that you can begin your Family Law module with confidence. Adopting a clear and simple approach with legal vocabulary carefully clarified, Jonathan Herring breaks the subject of family law down using practical everyday examples to make it understandable for anyone, whatever their background. Diagrams and flowcharts simplify complex issues, important cases are identified and explained and on-the- spot questions help you recognise potential issues or debates within the law so that you can contribute in classes with confidence. Beginning Family Law is an ideal first introduction to the subject for LLB, GDL or ILEX and especially international students, those enrolled on distance learning courses or on other degree programmes. Visit the companion website: http://www.routledge.com/cw/beginningthelaw/
Beginning Family Law is an ideal first introduction to the subject for LLB, GDL or ILEX and especially international students, those enrolled on distance learning courses or on other degree programmes.
Application of an Ecological and Therapeutic Perspective
Traditionally, the legal system has attempted to fashion morality in determining family legal issues rather than to devise legal remedies that accommodate how families live. This approach must change, and a new approach based on legal realism that effectuates the well-being of families and children must be developed. This article proposes an interdisciplinary approach based on an ecological and therapeutic jurisprudential paradigm to resolve family legal proceedings. An ecological approach, emanating from the ecology of human development social science paradigm, is one in which family law decision-makers consider factors beyond their conceptions of the family. This approach urges decision-makers to account for the "family ecology," which includes the institutions within which family members participate, such as neighborhoods and religious organizations. Utilizing an ecological approach to family law jurisprudence implies that decision-makers appreciate the importance of socially rich environments for family members and facilitate linkages between and among as many systems in litigants' lives as possible. The therapeutic jurisprudential paradigm emerges from the field of mental health law and looks at the role of law as a therapeutic agent. The author urges that family law decision-makers consider outcomes that have therapeutic or positive consequences for families and children. To employ this interdisciplinary ecological and therapeutic framework, the court system must accommodate a range of dispute resolution techniques, including negotiation, mediation, and adjudication, allowing the judge to strike a balance between the parties' own resolution and a full court trial of family law issues. An interdisciplinary paradigm for family law jurisprudence that applies the ecology of human development perspective and notions of therapeutic jurisprudence can ensure that family law decision-makers and the courts are a source of strength and support for the continued and enhanced functioning of America's families.
Traditionally, the legal system has attempted to fashion morality in determining family legal issues rather than to devise legal remedies that accommodate how families live.
This latest book in Straightforward Guides Series, A Guide to Family Law, is a clear and concise guide to all aspects of the law as it affects the family, with changes in the law up to 2021 covered in depth. The book is intended for the layperson but can also be utilised by the professional or the student.
This latest book in Straightforward Guides Series, A Guide to Family Law, is a clear and concise guide to all aspects of the law as it affects the family, with changes in the law up to 2021 covered in depth.
