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Germany - 2017: An Eventful Year In German Family Law, Saskia Lettmaier Nov 2018

Germany - 2017: An Eventful Year In German Family Law, Saskia Lettmaier

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Brazil: The Difficult Path Toward Democratization Of Civil Law, Lucas Abreu Barroso, Pablo Malheiros Da Cunha Frota, Brígida Roldi Passamani, Lúcio Moreira Andrade Dec 2016

Brazil: The Difficult Path Toward Democratization Of Civil Law, Lucas Abreu Barroso, Pablo Malheiros Da Cunha Frota, Brígida Roldi Passamani, Lúcio Moreira Andrade

Journal of Civil Law Studies

The Federal Constitution of 1988 reinstated the democratic rule of law in Brazil. Based on fundamental rights, the “Citizen’s Constitution” shaped the model of a welfare State, which objectives consist in the construction of a free, just and solidary society, the eradication of poverty and substandard living conditions and the promotion of the well-being of all, without prejudice as to origin, race, sex, color, age and any other forms of discrimination. From this context, the constitutional idealization of family democracy emerges, specifically represented in this paper by the recognition of civil union be-tween people of the same sex as family …


Unitary Law Re-Form, Pluralistic Law Re-Substance: Illuminating Legal Change, Roderick A. Macdonald Aug 2007

Unitary Law Re-Form, Pluralistic Law Re-Substance: Illuminating Legal Change, Roderick A. Macdonald

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The History Of Slave Marriage In The United States, Darlene Goring Jan 2006

The History Of Slave Marriage In The United States, Darlene Goring

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Covenant Marriage Seven Years Later: Its As Yet Unfulfilled Promise, Katherine Shaw Spaht Feb 2005

Covenant Marriage Seven Years Later: Its As Yet Unfulfilled Promise, Katherine Shaw Spaht

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Of Constitutional Amendments, Human Rights, And Same-Sex Marriages, M. Isabel Medina May 2004

Of Constitutional Amendments, Human Rights, And Same-Sex Marriages, M. Isabel Medina

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.