Family law and personal life / / John Eekelaar

• Autore: Eekelaar John
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 195 p
• Disciplina: 346.01/5
• Soggetto topico: Domestic relations - Philosophy; Domestic relations - Social aspects; Families
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-187) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: How 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Family law and personal life
• ISBN: 0191566462; 9780191566462
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818871203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II