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