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The Supreme Court Speaks: Judgments On Muslim Law & Women's Rights, Saumya Uma Nov 2007

The Supreme Court Speaks: Judgments On Muslim Law & Women's Rights, Saumya Uma

Saumya Uma

The book contains a compilation of pro-women judgments by the Supreme Court on issues pertaining to Muslim family law. The book is divided into 3 parts – marriage, matrimonial remedies and property / economic rights of women. It explains 18 judgments in a simple language, each a landmark on an issue, and also contains a brief analysis of the impact and usefulness of the judgment for furthering women’s rights.


Access To Community Healthcare For Youth In The Juvenile Justice System: Initial Lessons From The Massachusetts Health Passport Project, Francine Sherman Sep 2007

Access To Community Healthcare For Youth In The Juvenile Justice System: Initial Lessons From The Massachusetts Health Passport Project, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

From 2004-2010, the author directed the Massachusetts Health Passport Project (MHPP), aimed at facilitating continuous access to healthcare for girls and boys in the juvenile justice system in two Massachusetts counties. This article describes the health challenges facing youth, and particularly girls in the juvenile justice system including the significant barriers to health care access that these youth face. It goes on to describe the Massachusetts Health Passport Project, designed to: 1. Improve access to healthcare; 2) Change relevant systems; 3) Improve youth’s social supports; and 4) Improve youth’s health status. The article draws on an evaluation of MHPP to …


La Cesión De Derechos En El Código Civil Peruano, Edward Ivan Cueva Jul 2007

La Cesión De Derechos En El Código Civil Peruano, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

La Cesión de Derechos en el Código Civil Peruano


Segundo Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García May 2007

Segundo Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Memorias del Segundo Congreso Nacional de Organismos Públicos Autónomos. "Autonomía, Profesionalización, Control y Transparencia"


¡30,000 Dólares Por Daños Morales En Un Divorcio! De Cómo El "Daño Al Proyecto De Vida" Continúa Inflando Peligrosamente Los Resarcimientos, Leysser L. Leon May 2007

¡30,000 Dólares Por Daños Morales En Un Divorcio! De Cómo El "Daño Al Proyecto De Vida" Continúa Inflando Peligrosamente Los Resarcimientos, Leysser L. Leon

Leysser L. León

De un tiempo a esta parte, los tribunales civiles de Lima vienen concediendo resarcimientos a ciegas, sobre la base del artículo 345-A del Código Civil peruano, en el cual se obliga al magistrado, a "velar por la estabilidad del cónyuge perjudicado" en los casos de separación de hecho, ya señalando una "indemnización", ya ordenando la "adjudicación preferente de bienes de la sociedad conyugal".

En este comentario de jurisprudencia se explica por qué es equivocado asociar la "indemnización" referida en dicha norma con la responsabilidad civil, y se brindan elementos para su correcto enfoque como importante manifestación de la solidaridad familiar.


Algunos Apuntes En Torno A La Prescripción Extintiva Y La Caducidad, Edward Ivan Cueva May 2007

Algunos Apuntes En Torno A La Prescripción Extintiva Y La Caducidad, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

No abstract provided.


La Comisión Multisectorial “El Niño Por Nacer”, Ramiro De Valdivia Cano Mar 2007

La Comisión Multisectorial “El Niño Por Nacer”, Ramiro De Valdivia Cano

Ramiro De Valdivia Cano

No abstract provided.


¿Qué Puedo Hacer Si El Padre De Mi Hija O Hijo No Quiere Reconocerlo? Análisis De Constitucionalidad De La Ley Nº 28457 Desde La Perspectiva De Género, Beatriz Ramirez Feb 2007

¿Qué Puedo Hacer Si El Padre De Mi Hija O Hijo No Quiere Reconocerlo? Análisis De Constitucionalidad De La Ley Nº 28457 Desde La Perspectiva De Género, Beatriz Ramirez

Beatriz Ramirez

El artículo analiza la constitucionalidad de la Ley 28457 desde la perspectiva de género.


Supporting Children, Balancing Lives, Katharine K. Baker Feb 2007

Supporting Children, Balancing Lives, Katharine K. Baker

Katharine K. Baker

This paper examines how U.S. child support policy validates traditional divisions of labor and thereby hinders individual attempts to achieve an acceptable work/family balance. It argues that by using the household as the relevant unit of measurement for child support purposes, family law doctrine legitimates the specialization contracts that arise within households. These specialization contracts, used most extensively in wealthy, elite households, undermine attempts to distribute caretaking and provider roles more equally between parents. The article suggest that by dispensing with the household as the relevant unit of measurement and treating all parents individually, each with a responsibility to caretake …


Family Law Armageddon: The Story Of Morgan V. Foretich, Leslie J. Harris Jan 2007

Family Law Armageddon: The Story Of Morgan V. Foretich, Leslie J. Harris

Leslie J. Harris

This book chapter tells the story of the contempt case brought against Elizabeth Morgan, a Washington, D.C., doctor imprisoned for her failure to produce her daughter for extended visitation with the ex-husband she accused of sexual abuse. The chapter sets the stage for the proceeding in terms of the shift in custody law in the mid-eighties from the maternal presumption to a preference for shared parenting and the discovery of and almost immediate backlash against allegations of childhood sexual abuse. It also details Morgan's parents' flight with the child to New Zealand and provides an update of what has happened …


Homer H. Clarke, Jr., As Scholar, Sanford N. Katz Dec 2006

Homer H. Clarke, Jr., As Scholar, Sanford N. Katz

Sanford N. Katz

No abstract provided.


In Memoriam - Robert F. Drinan, S.J., 1920-2007, Sanford N. Katz Dec 2006

In Memoriam - Robert F. Drinan, S.J., 1920-2007, Sanford N. Katz

Sanford N. Katz

No abstract provided.


Premarital Agreements And Choice Of Law: One, Two, Three, Baby, You And Me, Julia Halloran Mclaughlin Dec 2006

Premarital Agreements And Choice Of Law: One, Two, Three, Baby, You And Me, Julia Halloran Mclaughlin

Julia Halloran McLaughlin

No abstract provided.


Who Counts As An American Family?, Stephen D. Sugarman Dec 2006

Who Counts As An American Family?, Stephen D. Sugarman

Stephen D Sugarman

No abstract provided.


“A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet,”But Would It Still Be Treasured: The Mislabeling And Misunderstanding Of Parents And Grandparents In American Policy, Randy Lee Dec 2006

“A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet,”But Would It Still Be Treasured: The Mislabeling And Misunderstanding Of Parents And Grandparents In American Policy, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

No abstract provided.


Liberdade De Escolha I: Idosos, Ivo T. Gico Dec 2006

Liberdade De Escolha I: Idosos, Ivo T. Gico

Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

O presente artigo visa a discutir e demonstrar a forma historicamente paternalista com que o ordenamento pátrio trata seus cidadãos, ilustrando a tese por meio do tratamento jurídico dado aos maiores de 60 anos que, a despeito de serem absolutamente capazes, não têm direito a escolher o regime patrimonial de eventual união conjugal, devendo adotar, obrigatoriamente, o de separação total, sob os argumentos de proteção aos idosos contra golpistas e da expectativa de herança da família anterior.

This paper objective is to discuss and demonstrate the paternalistic way that brazilian law historically treated its citizens, illustrating the thesis by showing …


Divorcio Y Separación De Cuerpos, Enrique Varsi Dr. Dec 2006

Divorcio Y Separación De Cuerpos, Enrique Varsi Dr.

Enrique Varsi Rospigliosi

No abstract provided.


La Decisión De La Corte Suprema De Justicia Del Perú Acerca De La Declaración Judicial De La Paternidad Extramatrimonial. De Las Defensas Tontas Y Los Padres Cobardes, Enrique Varsi Dec 2006

La Decisión De La Corte Suprema De Justicia Del Perú Acerca De La Declaración Judicial De La Paternidad Extramatrimonial. De Las Defensas Tontas Y Los Padres Cobardes, Enrique Varsi

Enrique Varsi Rospigliosi

No abstract provided.


Ensuring Fairness In Family Law, Sanford N. Katz Dec 2006

Ensuring Fairness In Family Law, Sanford N. Katz

Sanford N. Katz

No abstract provided.


Parenting Coordination: Resolving High Conflict Parenting Disputes In The Usa, Sherrill W. Hayes Dec 2006

Parenting Coordination: Resolving High Conflict Parenting Disputes In The Usa, Sherrill W. Hayes

Sherrill W. Hayes

Research has demonstrated the significant negative impact of ongoing inter-parental conflict on children (PR Amato, ‘The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children’ (2000) 62(4) Journal of Marriage and the Family 1269; B Rodgers and J Pryor, Divorce and separation: The outcomes for children (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1998); J Wallerstein and S Blakeslee, The unexpected legacy of divorce (Hyperion, 2000)). In addition to the harm they may be causing their children, ‘high conflict’ separated and divorced parents have frustrated attorneys and created additional workloads for the courts. In reaction to these issues, courts and state legislatures have often turned to …