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  1. Welfare's Forgotten Past

    A Socio-Legal History of the Poor Law

    By Lorie Charlesworth

    That ‘poor law was law’ is a fact that has slipped from the consciousness of historians of welfare in England and Wales, and in North America. Welfare's Forgotten Past remedies this situation by tracing the history of the legal right of the settled poor to relief when destitute. Poor law was not...

    Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish

  2. Juvenile Justice

    Theory and Practice

    By Cliff Roberson

    Over several hundred years, the juvenile justice system has evolved from one in which a child offender was prosecuted under the same guidelines used for adults to the current system in which society has recognized the unique status of juveniles within the criminal justice framework. Written by...

    Published August 29th 2010 by CRC Press

  3. Rights, Gender and Family Law

    Edited by Julie Wallbank, Shazia Choudhry, Jonathan Herring

    There has been a widespread resurgence of rights talk in social and legal discourses pertaining to the regulation of family life, as well as an increase in the use of rights in family law cases, in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. Rights, Gender and Family Law addresses the implications of...

    Published August 26th 2010 by Routledge-Cavendish

  4. International Child Law

    2nd Edition

    By Trevor Buck

    International Child Law examines and discusses the international legal framework and issues relating to children at both a global and regional level. Analysing both public and private international legal aspects, this cross-disciplinary text promotes an understanding of the ongoing development of...

    Published August 8th 2010 by Routledge

  5. Family Law, Sex and Society

    A Comparative Study of Family Law

    By Peter De Cruz

    Comparative in both approach and framework, Family Law, Sex and Society provides a critical exposition of key areas in family law, exploring their evolution and development within their historical, cultural, political and legal context.Cross-referencing to English law throughout, this comparative...

    Published January 31st 2010 by Routledge

  6. Education Law

    4th Edition

    By Michael Imber, Tyll van Geel

    Education Law provides a comprehensive survey of the legal problems and issues that confront school administrators and policymakers. The book is organized around the belief that students need to read cases to understand the subtlety and richness of the law, but for legal neophytes, cases without...

    Published October 5th 2009 by Routledge

  7. Family Law Statutes 2009-2010

    Series: Routledge Student Statutes

    Designed specifically for students, and responding to current market feedback, Routledge Student Statutes offers a comprehensive collection of statutory provisions un-annotated and therefore ideal for LLB and GDL course and exam use. In addition, an accompanying website offers extensive guidance on...

    Published August 23rd 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish

  8. Redefining Family Law in India

    By Archana Parashar, Amita Dhanda

    ‘Family Law’ refers to the set of legal rules which are in practice in India with regards to ‘family’ issues – marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc. This volume is a collection of articles by different scholars across disciplines to generate a discourse on just Family Law. Main features: it is...

    Published May 11th 2009 by Routledge India

  9. Family Law Statutes 2008-2009

    Edited by Douglas Cracknell

    Series: Routledge-Cavendish Core Statutes Series

    Routledge-Cavendish Core Statutes provide a comprehensive series of essential statutory provisions for the core subjects and major options on the LLB or GDL. Each book in the series Provides the precise wording of Acts of Parliament and is unnanotated, making it ideal for both course and exam...

    Published August 27th 2008 by Routledge-Cavendish

  10. European Union Non-Discrimination Law

    Comparative Perspectives on Multidimensional Equality Law

    Edited by Dagmar Schiek, Victoria Chege

    This edited collection addresses the multidimensionality of EU equality law from conceptual as well as practical perspectives. Bringing together academics from all over Europe and from different disciplines, including law, politics and sociology, the book focuses on the question of...

    Published July 31st 2008 by Routledge-Cavendish