Comparative in both approach and framework, Family Law, Sex and
Society provides a critical exposition of key areas in family law,
exploring their evolution and development within their historical,
cultural, political and legal context.
Cross-referencing to English law throughout, this comparative
textbook pays particular attention to the transformation of
marriage; the development of divorce laws; matrimonial property;
the legal recognition of unmarried heterosexual and same-sex
cohabitants; the universal adoption of the best interests standard
for children in domestic and international legislation; and the
impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on family law in a variety of
jurisdictions.
Divided into different sections, Family Law, Sex and Society
includes coverage of:
- a jurisdictional and historical survey of some of the main
themes in Family Law, as well as consideration of the evolution of
the Western family
- the English law relating to divorce, marital property and
children and a comparison with the equivalent law in the civil law
jurisdictions of France and Germany
- family law developments in other common law countries such as
Australia and New Zealand, selected American jurisdictions, parts
of Africa and some Far Eastern countries; and hybrid jurisdictions
like Japan and Russia
- an analysis of the law relating to unmarried cohabitation and
domestic partnerships in civil law jurisdictions such as France,
Germany and Sweden in comparison to Anglo-American law
- a comparative analysis of the laws relating to domestic
violence.
Family Law, Sex and Society offers valuable socio-legal and
socio-cultural insights into the practice of family law, and is the
only textbook that provides a unified, coherent and comparative
approach to the study of family law as it operates in these
particular jurisdictions.
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