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Review Of Putting Asunder: A History Of Divorce In Western Society, Carl E. Schneider
Review Of Putting Asunder: A History Of Divorce In Western Society, Carl E. Schneider
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This ambitious, impressive, and absorbing book seeks to chronicle the history of divorce in Western society from the Middle Ages to the present. It begins by describing the ideological positions on divorce of the Catholic Church and of the Protestant reformers. From this description grows the book's first theme, the story of the development of divorce legislation. Phillips examines the insistence of Catholic states on marital indissolubility, traces the acceptance in Protestant states of divorce -primarily for adultery- and reviews the strikingly liberal law of revolutionary France. After noting that divorce law was procedurally and substantively secularized in the seventeenth …
Review Of Family And State: The Philosophy Of Family Law, Carl E. Schneider
Review Of Family And State: The Philosophy Of Family Law, Carl E. Schneider
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In Family and State: The Philosophy of Family Law, Professor Houlgate sets out to "introduc[e] ... a new subject area in philosophy that [I] call 'the philosophy of family law.'" He defines that area as "the discipline that is concerned to present general normative principles or criteria and to apply these to ethical questions about laws that affect or concern the family." He directs the book to legal scholars, social philosophers, philosophers of law, legislators, laymen, and students.
Independent Representation Of Children In Protection Proceedings, Donald N. Duquette
Independent Representation Of Children In Protection Proceedings, Donald N. Duquette
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In civil child protection proceedings in the United States, children are independently represented by an advocate, usually a lawyer. A growing debate is underway as to what the role of that independent advocate ought to be and who ought to fulfil it. This paper summarizes current research in the U.S. on independent representation of the child, identifies some policy choices in defining the role of the child advocate, and suggests approaches to developing meaningful empirical measures of advocacy.