Family Law, Gender and the State Text, Cases and Materials

3rd., rev. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-149-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 870 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1473 g

The third edition of this work on family law, comprising text, cases and materials, provides not only an explication of legal principle but also explores, primarily from a feminist perspective, some of the assumptions about, and constructions of, gender, sexual orientation, class and culture that underlie the law. It examines the ideology of the family and, in particular, the role of the law in contributing to and reproducing that ideology. Structured around the themes of welfare, equality and family privacy, the book aims to offer the benefits of a textbook while also giving students a wide-ranging set of materials for classroom discussion. As well as providing a firm grounding in family law, the text sets the law in ist social and historical context and encourages a critical approach by students to the subject. It provides an ideal introduction to family law for undergraduates, but will be equally helpful for postgraduate students of family law for whom it provides a challenging selection of materials set within a theoretical framework rich in ideas and arguments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Diduck, Alison

Kaganas, Felicity

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Alison Diduck is Professor of Law at University College London.
Felicity Kaganas is a Reader in Law at Brunel University.