The Process and Conditionality of Separation

Author(s):  
Heather Douglas

This chapter considers women’s dynamic experiences of leaving violent relationships in the shadow of static legal understandings of separation and the ongoing dangers women face when they engage with legal systems and processes. When women are trying to separate, sometimes law is the one thing that keeps bringing them back into contact with their abuser. This chapter highlights women’s experiences of separation as a process and journey rather than a single moment in time. Drawing on the experiences of some of the women in the study, two areas of law where separation underpins the legal response are highlighted: the migration and visa system and the family law system.

2020 ◽  
pp. 367-380
Author(s):  
Krystyna Szczechowicz

This article deals with the issue of the scope of protecting marriage and the family in the Polish criminal law system. The family is subject to Chapter 16 of the Polish Criminal Code, which is entitled “Crimes against family and guardianship”. The chapter’s title indicates that family and care are the legal generic good protected by the provisions it contains. However, the legislator’s actions are restrained so as not to interfere too much in the functioning of a family, on the one hand, while, on the other, providing protection for its members. The problem also involves the emotional bond between the perpetrator and the victim, which in many cases leads to non-disclosure of the fact of committing a crime. Criminal law is, in many cases, intended to strengthen civil and family law regulations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-370
Author(s):  
William J. Howe ◽  
Elizabeth Potter Scully
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2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amin Suma

Abstract: Measuring the Justice of Islamic Inheritance Law by Drawing upon the Text and Context of al-Nushûsh. Accusations against the Islamic inheritance distribution system are surfacing again. Several groups are finding fault with the 2:1 distribution for Islamic inheritors. They suggest this distribution method be converted into 1:1, like it is in the Western system of inheritance and like it is to some extent in Adat inheritance law. This study points out that theoretically Islamic inheritance law looks very clear, comprehensive and fair, from whatever angle you look at it. This takes into account, in a balanced way, the distributions that use the 2:1 approach for joint male and female heirs. The key to understanding this is inheritance has to be treated entirely as a sub-system of the family law system, and even has to be understood as an integral part of the whole Islamic legal system, which is sound and comprehensive.Keywords: justice, inheritance law, textual, al-nushûshAbstrak: Menakar Keadilan Hukum Waris Islam Melalui Pendekatan Teks dan Konteks al-Nushûsh. Gugatan mengenai sistem pembagian kewarisan Islam kembali muncul ke permukaan. Beberapa kalangan mempermasalahkan perimbangan waris Islam 2:1. Mereka menawarkan metode perimbangan ini menjadi 1:1, sebagaimana pada sistem hukum kewarisan Barat dan sebagian hukum kewarisan Adat.  Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa dari sisi mana pun hukum kewarisan Islam secara teoretik tampak sangat jelas, lengkap, dan adil. Termasuk dalam konteks perimbangan pembagiannya yang menggunakan pendekatan 2:1 untuk ahli waris laki-laki dan ahli waris perempuan. Kunci untuk memahaminya harus menempatkan posisi kewarisan sebagai sub sistem dari sistem hukum keluarga secara keseluruhan bahkan harus dipahami sebagai bagian integral dari keseluruhan sistem hukum Islam yang bersifat utuh dan menyeluruh.Kata Kunci: keadilan, hukum kewarisan, tekstual, al-nushûshDOI: 10.15408/ajis.v12i1.965


2021 ◽  
pp. 197-217
Author(s):  
Martin Partington

This chapter discusses the family justice system. It considers the role law plays in regulating the family. The chapter covers the institutional framework of family justice and its transformation. It notes the creation of the Family Court and the pressures on that court. It reviews the remedies which are available in that court, in particular those relating to the protection of children. The chapter briefly considers adoption. It considers other matrimonial matters, in particular the introduction of no-fault divorce and the financial effects of divorce. It considers policy relating to child support, and notes changes to ways of dealing with domestic violence and abuse. It considers the legal practitioners involved in family law issues and how they seek to deal with family disputes on a less adversarial basis. The effect of changes to legal aid for funding for family law cases is discussed.


Author(s):  
Martin Partington

This chapter discusses the family justice system. It considers the role law plays in regulating the family. The chapter covers the institutional framework of family justice and its transformation. It notes the creation of the Family Court and the pressures on that court. It reviews the remedies which are available in that court, in particular those relating to the protection of children. The chapter briefly considers adoption. It considers other matrimonial matters, in particular the financial effects of divorce. It considers policy relating to child support, and notes changes to ways of dealing with domestic violence. It considers the legal practitioners involved in family law issues and how they seek to deal with family disputes on a less adversarial basis. The effect of changes to legal aid for funding for family law cases is discussed.


2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Rodgers ◽  
Bruce M. Smyth ◽  
Elly Robinson

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