The International Survey of Family Law

The International Survey of Family Law
Author: Andrew Bainham
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 584
Release: 1999-04-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789041111876

"The International Survey of Family Law," published on behalf of the International Society of Family Law, is the successor to the "Annual Survey of Family Law," It provides information, analysis and comment on recent developments in Family Law across the world on a country-by- country basis. The "Survey" is published annually and its subtitle reflects the calendar year surveyed. Where a country has been regularly surveyed each year, the developments discussed correspond to the year in question. If certain countries have not been surveyed for some years the contributions will usually attempt to cover the intervening period. If countries are being covered for the first time, then more background information will be provided about the state of family law in the country in question. The "Survey" also contains an article dealing with the more significant developments in international law affecting the family.

Law and Anthropology: International Yearbook for Legal Anthropology

Law and Anthropology: International Yearbook for Legal Anthropology
Author: René Kuppe
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1994-10-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780792331421

Volume 7 of "Law and Anthropology" brings together a collection of studies that discuss legal problems raised by cultural differences between people and the law to which they are subject. This volume developed from the idea that it can be useful to consider current discussions in various legal systems facing issues of cultural difference that cannot be regarded as legal problems related to indigenous societies alone. The book focuses on contradiction between national law and complex and diverse kinship structures, which are essential for the cultural identity of both indigenous groups and cultural minorities. The social construction of gender relations and gender conflicts is an important theme in many essays. Some of the essays examine the area of conflict between cultural practices and universal human rights standards. The demand for cultural rights may collide with human rights standards, especially with the principles of gender equality. This volume will be of great interest to academics and to all those with practical involvement in the field of cultural pluralism. Previously published by VWGO Verlag in Austria, "Law and Anthropology" will be published and distributed by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers from Volume 7 onwards.

Family and Succession Laws in Zambia

Family and Succession Laws in Zambia
Author: Chuma N. Himonga
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

Himonga describes and analyzes the major developments in succession and family laws since the country's independence and places them against the background of changing social and economic conditions. The operation of the law, its application by the courts and other institutions in the informal sphere, and popular responses to the law are a major focus of the book. The book also attempts a critical analysis of the operation of the law and legal institutions in a pluralistic society.

The International Survey of Family Law, Volume 4 (1997)

The International Survey of Family Law, Volume 4 (1997)
Author: Andrew Bainham
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 571
Release: 1999-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004640029

The International Survey of Family Law, published on behalf of the International Society of Family Law, is the successor to the Annual Survey of Family Law. It provides information, analysis and comment on recent developments in Family Law across the world on a country-by- country basis. The Survey is published annually and its subtitle reflects the calendar year surveyed. Where a country has been regularly surveyed each year, the developments discussed correspond to the year in question. If certain countries have not been surveyed for some years the contributions will usually attempt to cover the intervening period. If countries are being covered for the first time, then more background information will be provided about the state of family law in the country in question. The Survey also contains an article dealing with the more significant developments in international law affecting the family.

International Family Law

International Family Law
Author: Barbara Stark
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351926837

International law has become part of everyday family law practice, as lawyers everywhere are confronted with questions regarding the rights of 'mail-order' brides, the adoption of children from other countries, the abduction of children by foreign parents, and domestic violence victims seeking asylum. Indeed, globalization is transforming family law, even as families themselves are being redefined. This book provides a practical overview of such issues and also examines the ways in which culture shapes family law in different countries. It provides students with a useful introduction to challenging, complicated and fascinating issues in international family law. Finally, by incorporating a comparative perspective, it gives readers an opportunity to re-examine their own legal systems.

Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa

Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa
Author: Richard Frimpong Oppong
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0521199697

A comprehensive and in-depth analysis of how courts in the countries of Commonwealth Africa decide claims under private international law.

Family Law Reimagined

Family Law Reimagined
Author: Jill Elaine Hasday
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-06-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0674281284

This is the first book to explore the canonical narratives, stories, examples, and ideas that legal decisionmakers invoke to explain family law and its governing principles. Jill Elaine Hasday shows how this canon misdescribes the reality of family law, misdirects attention away from actual problems family law confronts, and misshapes policies.

Law, Custom, and Social Order

Law, Custom, and Social Order
Author: Martin Chanock
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Customary law
ISBN: 9780325000169

This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law know as customary law.