The future of child and family law : international predictions / edited by Elaine E. Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutherland, Elaine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations.

Children--Legal status, laws, etc.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 476 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

The Future of Child & Family Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Child and family law tells us much about how a society operates, since it touches the lives of everyone living in that society. In this volume, a variety of experts examine child and family law in thirteen countries - Australia, Canada, China, India, Israel, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and the United States. Each chapter identifies the imperatives and influences that have prevailed to date and offers informed predictions of how it will develop in the years to come. A common chapter structure facilitates comparison of the jurisdictions, and in the introduction the editor highlights common trends and salient differences. The Future of Child and Family Law therefore provides practitioners, academics and policy-makers with access not just to an overview of child and family law in a range of countries around the world, but also to insights into what has shaped it and options for reform.

Contents:

Imperatives and challenges in child and family law : commonalities and disparities / Elaine E. Sutherland

Australia : the certain uncertainty / Frank Bates

Canada : a bold and progressive past but an unclear future / Carol Rogerson

China : bringing the law back in / Michael Palmer

India : a perspective / Anil Malhorta and Ranjit Malhorta

Israel : dynamism and schizophrenia / Rhona Schuz and Ayelet Blecher-Prigat

Malaysia : what lies ahead? / Noor Aziah Mohd Awal

The Netherlands : the growing role of the judge in child and family law / Paul Vlaardingerbroek

New Zealand : the emergence of cultural diversity / Bill Atkin

Norway : equal rights at any cost? / Tone Sverdrup

Russia : looking back, evaluating the present and glancing into the future / Olga A. Khazova

Scotland : the marriage of principle and pragmatism / Elaine E. Sutherland

South Africa : changing the contours of child and family law / Jacqueline Heaton

The United States of America : changing laws for changing families / Marygold (Margo) Shire Melli.

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ISBN:

9781139035194

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