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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Family law"”.
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British-Muslim Family Law as a Site of Citizenship
… of Canterbury’s speech on ‘Civil and Religious Law in England’, delivered a decade ago, attracted considerable public and academic attention. In the years that followed a ‘Sharia debate’ emerged, where traces of (legal) orientalism became especially visible in an essentialist portrayal of …
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Why does family law treat female genital mutilation and circumcision differently?
Family law in England and Wales draws a fundamental distinction between female genital mutilation (‘FGM’) and circumcision. The former is a criminal abuse of human rights which, for the purposes of section 31 of the Children Act 1989, can never fall within the ambit of reasonable parenting. The …
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Women and superannuation: the impact of the family law superannuation regime.
… reforms upon the treatment of superannuation in family law property settlement proceedings. Pre-reform the courts had limited ability to evaluate and split superannuation in property settlement proceedings. The parameters of inconsistency, uncertainty, lack of clarity and unfairness to women were …
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Muslim family law: British-Bangladeshi Muslim women and divorce in the UK
… Muslim women’s rights in topics such as Shariah law, multiculturalism and legal pluralism. These may echo concerns that classical interpretation of Muslim family law (MFL) follows patriarchal practices that discriminate against Muslim women, whilst civil law is committed to gender equality as …
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Deconstructing China's family law for LGBTQ non-traditional families through a comparative lens of sexuality
… regarding LGBT people’s rights in the family and to predict the future of LGBT non-traditional families by deconstructing China’s family law and exploring family regulations in China. Due to the ambiguity of China’s law regarding LGBT non-traditional families, the dissertation adopts …
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Application of Muslim personal & family law in South Africa : law, ideology and socio-political implications
… of the human reality we experience. Law, ideology, economics and a host of other forces dictate the destinies of people. It is against the backdrop of the above two levels that the implications of the implementation of MPL [Muslim Personal Law] is examined in this thesis. It must be …
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An expert system for a legal office
… the resolution of cases that appear before the Family Law Court in Australia. IT is used to assist in two processes. The first process is the intelligent gathering and preparation of information for Family Law cases. The second process is the modeling of case-decisions by the Family Law Court. …
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To Set Aside or To Not Set Aside the Agreement Pursuant to Section 56(4) of the Family Law Act: Applying Relational Theory to Domestic Contracts Involving Spousal Support Releases and Waivers
… it set aside pursuant to section 56(4) of the Family Law Act. While the outcomes in the five cases differed as to whether section 56(4) of the Family Law Act was successfully engaged and, if so, whether the judge in turn exercised his discretion to set aside the agreement, it is argued that the …
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Comparative study on marriage cancellation in Indonesia and Malaysia in Maslahah al-Mursalah: The act No. 1 year 1974 on marriage Indonesia and Islamic family law enactment No. 17 year of Johor State 2003
… that is the State of Johor, that country has own family laws which also regulate the marriage cancellation, is Islamic Family Law Enactment No.17 Year 2003 Johor State. Both in Johor and Indonesia have various similarities and differences, such as the majority of the citizens are muslims and also …
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Engagement cancellation and its legal implication in Malaysia: Woman's right perspective
… pertunangan termuat dalam seksyen 15 Islamic Family Law Federal Territory 1984 Malaysia. Seksyen ini menyebutkan bahwa pembatalan pertunangan mempunyai legal implikasi padahal berdasarkan pendapat jumhur ulama pertunangan belum termasuk pada kontrak perkawinan.Dalam hal ini perempuan di …
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Regulation of marriage registration in Indonesia and Malaysia in woman’s rights perspective comparative studies between ministry of religion affair’s regulation number 11 year 2007 Indonesia and enactment of Islamic family law in Pulau Pinang number 3 year 2004 Malaysia
… explained in the act as stated in marriage law No1 year 1974, Islamic Law Compilation, Government legislation no 5 year 1975, the act number 22 year 1946, howeverafter amendmentthe legislation used now isthe Ministry of Religious Affair’s legislation number 11 year 2007. In Indonesia,as well …
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Some aspects of matrimonial causes in Maltese private International law
Private international law, with the possibilities it offers for the examination and application of foreign laws in the local forum, is indeed a fascinating subject. In the field of family law, its impact is perhaps the most important, as a judge is faced with problems concerning the basic cell of …
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The role of the mental health practitioner in divorce and custody litigation
… on a review of the historical development of family law and the more recent reforms adopted throughout the Western World, the present shortfalls of the South African system of family law in providing for the needs of children and families in divorce have been identified. A model of dissolution …
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Stolen sperm : should the law absolve an involuntary father from the duty to furnish child maintenance?
The terrain of family law is increasingly complex and diverse and is constantly adapting to the changing social, cultural, political and economic landscape in which it is located. It is thus open to much development, particularly in the area of parenthood. In its simplest form, parenthood results …
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A tentative proposal for mediation in the Zambian Family Court
… changes have set stage for the development of family law in Zambia as well as the growth of alternative dispute resolution, particularly, mediation. They also bring to the forefront the opportunity and challenge of re-envisioning what a court system should look like. This study seeks to assess …
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The Unwed Father-Unworthy? The position of the natural father in South Africa following the Constitutional Court decision in Fraser v Children's Court Pretoria North
Few topics in South African Family law have received as much attention by the Courts, Legislators, academics and the general public as the legal relationship between fathers and their extra-marital children. The widespread national interest peaked recently in 1997 in the delivery of the …
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