Exploring Norms and Family Laws across the Globe


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Edited by Melissa L Breger, Contributions by Victor Asal, Elizabeth Bartholet
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230 x 150 mm
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590 g
Pages:
408

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Melissa L. Breger is the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School.


Part I: Intimate Relationships: Examining the Laws and Norms of Adult Relationships across the



Globe



Chapter 1: Nonmarital Norms by Naomi Cahn and June Carbone



Chapter 2: New Models of Registered Partnership Reform: Embracing Family Recognition



Beyond Marriage? by Andy Hayward



Chapter 3: Recognition of Islamic Marriages in the UK: Continuity of Marriage Status or Non-



Existent Marriages? by Michael Wells-Greco



Chapter 4: Norms of Muslim Marriage and Divorce: The Evolution of Algerian Family Law



Through the Examples of Matrimonial Guardianship and Consent to Marriage by Nahas



Mahieddin



Part II: Parents: Analyzing Global Norms of Parenting and Their Intersection with Child Rights



Chapter 5: Establishing New Permanent Family Relationships in United States and Nordic Child



Protection Systems by Josh Gupta-Kagan



Chapter 6: Separation and Connectedness: Global Norms of Open v. Closed Adoption by



Malinda Seymore



Chapter 7: Post-Divorce Parental Norms in the Age of Fake News and Discursive Violence:



Israeli Case in a Comparative Context by Daphna Hacker



Chapter 8: Homeschooling by Elizabeth Bartholet



Part III: Children: Situating the Child within the Legal System and Global Norms



Chapter 9: Global Norms in the Context of Corporal Punishment against Children by Melissa L.



Breger, Lucy Sorensen, Victor Asal, and Charmaine N. Willis



Chapter 10: Structural Violence as a Driver of Interpersonal Violence against Children: Missed



Connections in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and English Law by Jessica



Lynn Corsi



Chapter 11: Children’s Voices in Family Law Proceedings in Australia, the United Kingdom,



New Zealand and Canada by Michelle Fernando



Chapter 12: Educational Norms as They Relate to Disabled Children across the Globe by Mark



Henaghan



Part IV: Culture: Comparing the Norms, Themes and Legal Structures of Family Law across the



Globe



Chapter 13: A Child’s Right to Know Their Genetic Origins? A Comparative Analysis of



Approaches to Donor Linking by Fiona Kelly



Chapter 14: Transgender Family Rights Issues and Concerns: A Comparative Legal Analysis of



Asia and Europe by Yeshwant Naik



Chapter 15: The Place of Normative Pluralism in the Family Laws: Family and Marital Union in



Ethiopia by Sileshi Bedasie Hirko



Chapter 16: Imperfect Families: Preserving Family Unity and Communities in South Africa and



the United States by Deseriee Kennedy


Professor Breger has gathered an extraordinary group of scholars to interrogate deeply the intersection of social norms and family law across multiple dimensions and jurisdictions. This comparative exploration highlights how the lived experiences of families shape and are shaped by legal rules and policies. These authors capture the complexity of family law within and among societies while offering insights and creative solutions to novel challenges that have cross-boundary impacts. This book is indispensable for understanding family law in the global 21st century.

— Jane M. Spinak, Columbia Law School



This is a groundbreaking collection of essays, offering a fascinating look at global and modern family law across jurisdictions, domestically and internationally. In sixteen excellent chapters this book captures the most intriguing and cutting-edge contemporary family law questions, from the formation of families to their dissolution, examining the interaction of legal and social norms across different cultures and states. It is a major contribution to the study of global family law and promises to become a classic work in this growing field of research and practice.

— Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Bar-Ilan University


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