Conceptualising home : theories, laws and policies / Lorna Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox O'Mahony, Lorna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real property.

Domicile.

Home--Philosophy.

Home.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is difficult to overstate the everyday importance of home in law. Home provides the backdrop for our lives, and is often the scene or the subject of legal disputes. In addition, in recent decades there has been growing academic interest in the meaning of home, which has prompted empirical studies and theoretical exploration in a wide range of disciplines. Yet, while the authenticity of home as a social, psychological, cultural and emotional phenomenon has been recognised in other disciplines, it has not penetrated the legal domain, where the proposition that home can encapsulate meanings b

Contents:

Conceptualising home in context

The meaning of home in legal analysis : the creditor/occupier context

Balancing creditors' claims against 'Home' interests

The meaning of home : a conceptual springboard

Home ownership and the meaning of home

Idea of 'Home' in property theory and law

Valuing 'Family' in the family home

'Re-possessing women' : gender and the meanings of home

Taking account of child occupiers : from rhetoric to reality?

The concept of home in a human rights framework.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [525]-542) and index.

ISBN:

9786610839889

9781474200554

1474200559

9781280839887

1280839880

9781847312914

1847312918

OCLC:

437181750