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Gilbert, Andrew (Law teacher),

British conservatism and the legal regulation of intimate relationships / Andrew Gilbert. - xviii, 231 pages

1. Introduction -- 2. Conservatism and family law -- 3. Marriage and divorce in transition: the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 -- 4. Major change?: family law and policy in the decade following the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 -- 5. Divorcing rhetoric from reality: the Family Law Act 1996 -- 6. 'Commitment rewarded': the Civil Partnership Act 2004 -- 7. An unnatural union?: British conservatism and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 -- 8. Conclusion.

ISBN: 9781509915880 9781509915897 9781509915903

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Domestic relations--Great Britain.
Conservatism--Great Britain.
Civil unions--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2010.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
Great Britain--Politics and government--2010-

Dewey Class. No.: 346.15041