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Family Law

2004

Domestic relations

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Choices And Commitments For Women: Challenging The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Context Of Social Assitance, Mary Jane Mossman Oct 2004

Choices And Commitments For Women: Challenging The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Context Of Social Assitance, Mary Jane Mossman

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

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Feminism, Law, And Public Policy: Family Feuds And Taxing Times, Susan B. Boyd, Claire F. L. Young Oct 2004

Feminism, Law, And Public Policy: Family Feuds And Taxing Times, Susan B. Boyd, Claire F. L. Young

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article offers a retrospective analysis of feminist research on tax and family law and developments in these fields since the early 1980s. We identify the sometimes contradictory trends-both in legislation and in case law-that raise questions about the influence that feminist research has had on these areas of law. We then flag some ongoing challenges confronting feminists engaged in law reform efforts. Some common themes will emerge, but notable differences are also evident in the ways that feminist thought has played out in tax and family law.

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Measuring The Effects Of Feminist Legal Research: Looking Critically At "Failure" And "Success", Lisa Philipps Oct 2004

Measuring The Effects Of Feminist Legal Research: Looking Critically At "Failure" And "Success", Lisa Philipps

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

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Finding Marriage Amidst A Sea Of Confusion: A Precursor To Considering The Public Purposes Of Marriage, Randy Lee Dec 2003

Finding Marriage Amidst A Sea Of Confusion: A Precursor To Considering The Public Purposes Of Marriage, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

Before we can consider the public purposes of marriage in America, we must understand what marriage means in America. In trying to understand what marriage means, we realize how convoluted our definition has become. Without even reaching the issue of same-gender unions, the United States Supreme Court has seemingly led the way over the last forty years in confusing the concept of marriage as both a legal and social institution, ultimately reducing it to a temporary, limited, and potentially harmful relationship to which neither sexuality nor procreation need be bound.
By their insistence in characterizing marriage as a right, the …

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