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Law, Law Reform and the Family
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Stephen Cretney (Author)
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This collection of essays examine the process and problems of law reform with special reference to the development of family law. The author, Stephen Cretney, who is one of the UK's most distinguished family lawyers, demonstrates the different pressures and influences that affect the development of the law, including the views of judges, the advice of civil servants and the requirements of Parliamentary drafting to an extent which has not previously been appreciated.
Topics covered include the involvement of the Church in the 1969 divorce reforms; the struggle for power within the family from 1925 to 1975; approaches to the reform of intestacy; the Children Act of 1948; and the early days of marriage conciliation, amongst others.
About the Author
Stephen Cretney was a practising solicitor in the City of London from his graduation until 1965. He then taught at the Kenya and Southampton before becoming Quarrell Fellow and Tutor in Law at Exeter College, Oxford. Between 1978 and 1984 he served as a Law Commissioner before becoming Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bristol University. Since 1993 he has been Senior Research Fellow at All Souls' College, Oxford. He has served on a number of Government Committees.
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- Contributor: Stephen Cretney
- Imprint: Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780198268710
- Number of Pages: 314
- Packaged Dimensions: 162x243x22mm
- Packaged Weight: 596
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Release Date: 1998-12-17
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Stephen Cretney was a practising solicitor in the City of London from his graduation until 1965. He then taught at the Kenya and Southampton before becoming Quarrell Fellow and Tutor in Law at Exeter College, Oxford. Between 1978 and 1984 he served as a Law Commissioner before becoming Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bristol University. Since 1993 he has been Senior Research Fellow at All Souls' College, Oxford. He has served on a number of Government Committees.
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