Promises Broken

Promises Broken
Author: Ginger Suzanne Frost
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1995
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780813916101

COURTSHIP, CLASS AND GENDER IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND.

From Contract to Covenant

From Contract to Covenant
Author: Margaret F. Brinig
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674002166

This is a systematic account of the law and economics of the American family. It explores the implications of economics for family law--divorce, adoption, breach of promise, surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, custody arrangements--and its limitations, and introduces the idea of covenant to consider the role of love, trust, and fidelity.

Law Notes

Law Notes
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 764
Release: 1904
Genre: Law reviews
ISBN:

Courted and Abandoned

Courted and Abandoned
Author: Patrick Brode
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802037503

Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada - breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation.