Family Law II

Marriage, Divorce, and Matrimonial Litigation
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-807220-1
Verlag: Sydney University Press

Buch, Englisch, 508 Seiten, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 185 mm, Gewicht: 568 g

Textbook for family law, which is a compulsory paper for LLB
Author is a renowned lawyer and activist
Wide coverage of gender and legal issues
Examines cases, judgments, amendments, and Acts
Explores the history of laws on gender

The second of three volumes on the subject, this book is written to meet the course requirements of Family Law which is a compulsory subject for LLB students. Providing an in-depth analysis of family laws, this book explores the overlaps and contradictions in these laws. The ground level litigation practices are interwoven with the framework of statutory provisions, which in turn provide an entry point into the rights discourses and social movements.

The book discusses cases, Acts, and amendments related to marriage and ist dissolution, matrimonial obligations, and custody and guardianship of children. The work unravels legal complexities and weaves women's realities into legal theories. It positions women's claims within the Constitution to highlight the lacunae in laws and to analyse their effectiveness at the ground level. It further discusses family courts and the strategies which need to be adopted to make the present laws work effectively.

Zielgruppe

Law students of the 5-year LLB and 3-year LLM courses, where Family Law is a compulsory paper, teachers of law, sociology, politics, history, women's studies, and lawyers and women's rights activists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agnes, Flavia

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1: Marriage and Its Dissolution
2: Matrimonial Rights and Obligations
A. Right to Maintenance
B. Right to Matrimonial Home and Property
C. Custody and Guardianship of Children
3: Family Courts and Gender Justice
Conclusion
Bibliography
Case Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Agnes, Flavia
Flavia Agnes is a practicing lawyer in the Mumbai High Court and co-founder of MAJLIS, a Mumbai-based legal and cultural resource centre. She is well known as a pioneer of the women's movement in India and, more specifically, for her work on legal reforms.

Flavia Agnes is a practicing lawyer in the Mumbai High Court and co-founder of MAJLIS, a Mumbai-based legal and cultural resource centre. She is well known as a pioneer of the women's movement in India and, more specifically, for her work on legal reforms.