Family Law - A Very Short Introduction

"What is a family? What makes someone a parent? What rights should children have? [This book] gives the reader insight not only into what the law is, but why it is the way it is. It examines how laws have had to respond to social changes in family life, from rapidly rising divorce rates to surrogate mothers, and gives insight into family courts, which are required to deal with the chaos of family life and often struggle to keep up-to-date with social and scientific changes. It also looks to the future: what will families look like in the years ahead? What new dilemmas will the courts face?" --Provided by publisher.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Herring, Jonathan (Professor of Law Herring, Herring Jonathan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2014
• EAN: 9780199668526
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966852-6
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 173 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; LAW / Family Law / General, Family Law, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions