LEADER 03416nam 2200505Ia 450 001 9910961067703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 0 $a0191566462 010 0 $a9780191566462 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036528 035 $a(CKB)24235066800041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3054749 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3054749 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10581535 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389330 035 $a(OCoLC)801405235 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036528 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235066800041 100 $a20061117d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFamily law and personal life /$fJohn Eekelaar 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $axii, 195 p 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-187) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of Cases -- 1. Power -- Family Practices and the Diffusion of Power -- The Open Society -- The Welfarism Thesis -- The case of divorce -- Homosexuality -- The New Era: From Family Law to Personal Law? -- 2. Friendship -- Friendship and Brotherly Love -- 'Full' Friendship as a Paradigmatic Value -- Friendship and Public Constraints -- Marriage and Friendship -- Friendship and Legal Rights -- Betrayal and Loss -- Friendship Plus -- Why Consider Friendship at All? -- 3. Truth -- 'Physical' Truth and 'Legal' Truth -- Truth, Kinship, and Manipulation -- Truth and Personal Relationships -- Truth and Identity -- Truth and Justice -- Conclusion: Truth and Shame -- 4. Respect -- What is Respect? -- Love -- Community Values -- Care and Nurture -- Religion -- Procreation -- Respecting Children -- 5. Responsibility -- Historical Responsibility: The Case of Divorce -- Prospective Responsibility: Allocation -- Prospective Responsibility: Exercise -- Divorce -- Parenthood -- A Fuller Concept of Responsibility -- 6. Rights -- The Central Case of Rights -- End-states -- Grounds for entitlement -- Weight -- Rights in Personal Law -- Rights claimed through political action -- Rights developed through judicial lawmaking -- Human rights -- Children's Rights -- Personal Law and Cultural Rights -- Group or collective rights -- Cultural rights, personal law, and the open society -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. 330 $aHow should our most intimate personal relationships be governed in a liberal society? Should the state encourage a particular model of family life, or support individuals in their pursuit of personal happiness? This book examines the questions at the heart of family law, rethinking the ideas that shape our understanding of the family as a social unit, its purpose, and the obligations and rights that belong to family members. 606 $aDomestic relations$xPhilosophy 606 $aDomestic relations$xSocial aspects 606 $aFamilies 615 0$aDomestic relations$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aDomestic relations$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFamilies. 676 $a346.01/5 700 $aEekelaar$b John$0277339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910961067703321 996 $aFamily law and personal life$94464951 997 $aUNINA