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Divorcing Responsibly Helen Reece

Divorcing Responsibly By Helen Reece

Divorcing Responsibly by Helen Reece


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Summary

This book analyses the increasing impact of post-liberalism, which replaces choice with self-discovery, on general and divorce law.

Divorcing Responsibly Summary

Divorcing Responsibly by Helen Reece

This book provides an analysis of the increasing impact on the law in general and divorce law in particular of post-liberalism,which replaces choice with self-discovery. The author shows that post-liberal premises formed the foundation for every aspect of the recent divorce reform proposals. Accordingly, she attributes their failure to the contradictions inherent within post-liberalism. Nevertheless, she concludes that post-liberalism maintains a subtle yet pervasive influence on the law. Specifically, this means that we are held accountable not for what we do but for how we approach our decisions. Thus, for the first time ever, it has become possible to divorce responsibly.

Divorcing Responsibly Reviews

This is a fascinating book. It is immensely well-researched, painstakingly argued and always perceptive...[It] can be recommended to anyone interested in contemporary political theory, to students of social policy, to those interested in the limits of law and, of course, to family lawyers. Michael Freeman The Modern Law Review, Vol 69, No 1 Jan 06 ...provides both a sustained journey through theory (liberal, feminist, lesbian, communitarian, post liberal) and a journey through the new divorce law. Susan B. Boyd International Journal of Law in Context 2006 Her [Reece] anaylsis of the different theoretical arguments is masterly... Rebecca Probert, University of Warwick International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family April 2005 This book is informative, thoughtful and well-researched. Shelley Day Sclater Times Higher Education Supplement February 2004 Reece provides a meticulous and scholarly examination of contemporary theoretical writing on the nature of liberal and 'post-liberal' society, including communitarianism and feminism, and makes a compelling case that the Family Law Act 1996 contains the features identified in this analysis. She writes with great clarity and insight, and presents a powerful argument which will be a major tool for a critical understanding of modern family policy. John Eekelaar Journal of Law and Society June 2004

About Helen Reece

Helen Reece is a Barrister and Reader in Law at Birkbeck College London.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Subject of Divorce 2. Reflecting on Divorce 3. Delaying Divorce 4. Learning from Divorce 5. Informing Divorce 6. Divorcing Responsibly

Additional information

GOR002187592
9781841132150
1841132152
Divorcing Responsibly by Helen Reece
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2003-08-15
272
Winner of Socio-Legal Studies Association Book Prize 2004 (UK)
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