Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2018
Source Publication
Canadian Journal of Family Law 31:2 pp.215, 2018
Abstract
"Once upon a time, things were easy for family lawyers. Their object of study was clearly marked out (marriage, divorce, and their consequences), while theoretical debate about the subject was rare or non-existent Although it is difficult to locate this Garden of Eden in real time, most family lawyers would share the perception that things have become more complex of late [And] allied to this, there has been an explosion of theoretical interest in law and the family."
Two decades after this assessment by John Dewar, The Family in Law offers a significant and sophisticated appraisal of the law's engagement "in the construction of ideas about the family and familial relationships".
Repository Citation
Mossman, Mary Jane, "The "Family" - and "Families" in Law: A Review of Archana Parashar and Francesca Dominello, The Family in Law" (2018). Articles & Book Chapters. 2739.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/scholarly_works/2739