Public practice, private law : an essay on love, marriage, and the state / Gary Chartier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chartier, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage law--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marriage is ordinarily a public practice, supported by, as well as supportive of, society. But it need not fall within the purview of the state. Public Practice, Private Law articulates a conception of marriage as a morally rich and important institution that ought to be subject to private rather than legislative or judicial ordering. It elaborates a robust understanding of marriage that captures what both different-sex and same-sex couples might see as valuable about their relationships. It explains why sexual ethics won't yield a normative model of marriage, and why the kind of marital love worth wanting, can. It goes on to show how an understanding of marriage as rooted in demanding commitments can allow for divorce before arguing that the state should cease to sponsor marriages. It concludes by suggesting that both state and non-state institutions should acknowledge the marriages of same-sex couples.

Contents:

Marriage and the dynamics of love

Love's obligations

An alternate path to marital obligation?

Gender and the intimate contract

The limits of marital obligation

Delinking marriage and the state

Same-sex marriage. with or without the state

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016).

ISBN:

1-316-86693-9

1-316-86801-X

1-316-86819-2

1-316-86837-0

1-316-86855-9

1-316-86909-1

1-316-49298-2