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Family Law In The Age Of Distrust, Carl E. Scheider
Family Law In The Age Of Distrust, Carl E. Scheider
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I have been invited to examine the relationship between American culture and American family law at the end of the century. No doubt I was foolish to accept the invitation, since the topic can hardly be sketched, much less discussed, within the compass of even a lengthy article. On the other hand, that happy fault forces me to accept the luxury of writing a speculative essay and of eschewing the footnotes that are the misery (and majesty) of the academic lawyer. But even thus set free I am still enchained. Family law is shaped by more cultural forces than I …
Balancing Acts: Crisis, Change, And Continuity In American Family Law, 1890-1990, Michael Grossberg
Balancing Acts: Crisis, Change, And Continuity In American Family Law, 1890-1990, Michael Grossberg
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Book Review. Abortion And Divorce In Western Law By Mary Ann Glendon, Lauren K. Robel
Book Review. Abortion And Divorce In Western Law By Mary Ann Glendon, Lauren K. Robel
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In this book, Professor Mary Ann Glendon contends that the American commitment to individualism and rights has deprived our law of compassion in the areas of abortion and divorce. She argues that while western European countries tell their citizens that their decisions about family are important to the larger society, American law takes extreme and damaging positions that isolate people at times when the community has an interest in their acts. Much of the book is a gentle and persuasive reminder that America lacks any semblance of a national family policy, an omission that looks heartless in comparison to Europe. …