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Informationen zum Autor Joanna Miles is Professor of Family Law and Policy at Trinity College Cambridge. Photograph courtesy of University of Cambridge. Daniel Monk is Professor of Law and Assistant Dean at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. Rebecca Probert is Professor of Law at University of Exeter, UK. Klappentext The enactment of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was a landmark moment in family law. Coming into force in 1971, it had a significant impact on legal practice and was followed by a dramatic increase in divorce rates, reflecting changes in social attitudes. This new interdisciplinary collection explores the background to the 1969 Act and its influence on law and society. Bringing together scholars from law, sociology, history, demography, and film and literature, it reflects on the changes to divorce law and practice over the past 50 years, and the changing impact of divorce on different people in society, particularly women. As such, it offers a 'biography' of this important piece of legislation, moving from its conception and birth, through its reception and development, to its imminent demise. Looking to the future, and to the new law introduced by the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, this collection suggests ways for evaluating what makes a 'good' divorce law. This brilliant collection gives insight not only into this crucial piece of legislation, but also into a key period of societal change. Vorwort This important collection provides analysis from the worlds of law, history, sociology, and film to comment on the seminal impact of the Divorce Reform Act 1969. Zusammenfassung The enactment of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was a landmark moment in family law. Coming into force in 1971, it had a significant impact on legal practice and was followed by a dramatic increase in divorce rates, reflecting changes in social attitudes. This new interdisciplinary collection explores the background to the 1969 Act and its influence on law and society. Bringing together scholars from law, sociology, history, demography, and film and literature, it reflects on the changes to divorce law and practice over the past 50 years, and the changing impact of divorce on different people in society, particularly women. As such, it offers a ‘biography’ of this important piece of legislation, moving from its conception and birth, through its reception and development, to its imminent demise. Looking to the future, and to the new law introduced by the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, this collection suggests ways for evaluating what makes a ‘good’ divorce law.This brilliant collection gives insight not only into this crucial piece of legislation, but also into a key period of societal change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Lady Hale, f ormer President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom PART ONEINTRODUCTION1. ‘Irretrievably Broken’? Introducing the Life-Story of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 Joanna Miles, University of Cambridge, UK, Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, and Rebecca Probert, University of Exeter, UK 2. Divorces by Fact Proven Over the Past Half Century in England and Wales: Th e Historical Context, Statistical Trends and Future Prospects John Haskey, University of Oxford, UK PART TWOBACKGROUND3. Dynamic Impasse: Divorce and British Film in the Mid-Twentieth Century James Brown, Birkbeck, University of London, UK 4. Feminism, Property and Divorce Law Reform in the 1960s Rosemary Auchmuty, University of Reading, UK 5. Putting Asunder – Reappraised Rosie Sinclair, University of Chester, UK 6. Behind Casanova’s Charter: Edith Summerskill, Divorce and the Deserted Wife Sharon Thompson, Cardiff University, UK PAR...
