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International child law
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ISBN: 9781138585195 Year: 2020 Publisher: London Routledge

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Cohabitation and religious marriage
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ISBN: 9781529210835 1529210836 9781529210842 9781529210859 1529210860 1529210852 1529210844 9781529210866 Year: 2020 Publisher: Bristol Bristol University Press

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Cohabiting couples and those entering religious-only marriages all too often end up with inadequate legal protection when the relationship ends. Yet, despite this shared experience, the linkages and overlaps between these two groups have largely been ignored in the legal literature. Based on wide-ranging empirical studies, this timely book brings together scholars working in both areas to explore the complexities of the law, the different ways in which individuals experience and navigate the existing legal framework and the potential solutions for reform. Illuminating pressing implications for social policy, this is an invaluable resource for policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students of family law.


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Belief in marriage : the evidence for reforming weddings law
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ISBN: 1529230497 1529230470 Year: 2023 Publisher: Bristol : Bristol University Press,

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In principle, couples getting married in England and Wales can choose to do so in a way that reflects their beliefs. In practice, the possibility of doing so varies considerably depending on the religious or non-religious beliefs they hold. To demonstrate this divergence, this book draws on the accounts of 170 individuals who had, or led, a wedding ceremony outside the legal framework. The authors examine what these ceremonies can tell us about how couples want to marry, and what aspects of the current law preclude them from doing so. This new evidence shows how the current law does not reflect social understandings of what makes a wedding meaningful. As recommended by the Law Commission, reform is urgently needed.

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