Philosophical foundations of children's and family law / Elizabeth Brake and Lucinda Ferguson

Published:: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Brake, Elizabeth and Ferguson, Lucinda

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I.DEFINITIONS -- 1.Family Law and Legal Theory / John Eekelaar -- 2.Family and Family Law: Concepts and Norms / David Archard -- II.RELATIONSHIPS -- 3.Paid and Unpaid Care: Marriage, Equality, and Domestic Workers / Elizabeth Brake -- 4.A Perfectionist Argument for Legal Recognition of Polyamorous Relationships / Ronald C. Den Otter -- 5.Cohabitants, Choice, and the Public Interest / Robert Leckey -- 6.Heteronormativity in Dissolution Proceedings: Exploring the Impact of Recourse to Legal Advice in Same-Sex Relationship Breakdown / Rosie Harding -- 7.The Rights of Families and Children at the Border / Matthew Lister -- III.RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS -- 8.Moral and Legal Obligations to Support `Family' / Diane Jeske -- 9.Are Children's Rights Important? / Colin M. Macleod -- 10.Parental Control Rights / Scott Altman -- 11.An Argument for Treating Children as a `Special Case' / Lucinda Ferguson -- IV.REGULATION AND INTERVENTION -- 12.Private Ordering in Family Law / Brian H. Bix -- 13.Regulating Child Rearing in a Culturally Diverse Society / James G. Dwyer -- 14.Surrogacy: Reconceptualizing Family Relationships in an Age of Reproductive Technologies / Mary Lyndon Shanley.

Summary:

This collection is the first of its kind to examine the ethical foundations of family law. Topics include the value of marriage, the scope of parental control rights, the protection of children's interests, and the role of religious freedom in the legal attitude to family relationships.

Subject(s):

Domestic relations—Moral and ethical aspects

ISBN:

9780191828690 (ebook)

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

Note:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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