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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784258703321

Autore

Reece Helen

Titolo

Divorcing responsibly / / Helen Reece

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2003

ISBN

1-4725-6280-1

1-280-80846-2

9786610808465

1-84731-106-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

346.420166

Soggetti

Divorce - Law and legislation - England

Divorce - England

Liberalism - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-255) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. The Subject of Divorce -- 2. Reflecting on Divorce -- 3. Delaying Divorce -- 4. Learning from Divorce -- 5. Informing Divorce -- 6. Divorcing Responsibly

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an analysis of the increasing impact on the law in general and divorce law in particular of post-liberalism,which replaces choice with self-discovery. The author shows that post-liberal premises formed the foundation for every aspect of the recent divorce reform proposals. Accordingly, she attributes their failure to the contradictions inherent within post-liberalism. Nevertheless, she concludes that post-liberalism maintains a subtle yet pervasive influence on the law. Specifically, this means that we are held accountable not for what we do but for how we approach our decisions. Thus, for the first time ever, it has become possible to divorce responsibly