Family Matters

JENS M. SCHERPE is Professor of Comparative Law at Aalborg University. Until August 2022, he was Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Cambridge and the Director of Cambridge Family Law. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Gonville and Caius College and the Editor of the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family (IJLPF). His publications include major comparative studies on Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in Comparative Perspective (2012), The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons (2015), The Future of Registered Partnerships Family Recognition Beyond Marriage? (2017, with Andy Hayward), The Legal Status of Intersex Persons (with Anatol Dutta and Tobias Helms, 2018) and Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy (with Claire Fenton-Glynn and Terry Kaan, 2019). In 2016 he also edited a four-volume book set on European Family Law, including a monograph on The Present and Future of European Family Law. STEPHEN GILMORE is Professor of Family Law at King's College London. He is an author and editor of several books on child and family law, and is Joint Editor of Child and Family Quarterly.

Memoir: What I Have Tried to Do (p. 1)

PART I. THE FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE WORK OF FAMILY LAWYERS, JUDGES AND ACADEMICS
The Influence of Academia on Family Law: From the Battlefield to Mount Olympus (p. 27)

Family Law and Social Policy: Justice and Welfare (p. 41)

Legal Professionals and the Family Justice System (p. 57)

The Work of the Appellate Judge in Family Law: A Memoir (p. 73)

Adultery, Equality and Children’s Welfare: Judicial Attitudes in the Twentieth Century (p. 81)

‘Justice in a Crisis’ (p. 99)

Enforcement of Orders in the Family Justice System: Obligation, Gender and Authority (p. 115)

PART II. DEVELOPING FAMILY LAW AND POLICY: CULTURE, CONCEPTS AND VALUES
John Eekelaar and His Work: An Appreciation (p. 131)

John Eekelaar, Love and Family Law (p. 149)

Power in Family Law and Personal Life (p. 165)

Integrating Facts and Values in Family Law (p. 181)

Family Law and Social Policy in a Post-Colonial Nation (p. 197)

Cultural Voluntarism and Sharia Processes in Australia (p. 211)

Getting the Message of the New ‘Family Values Clause’ (p. 227)

Gender Wars in Bulgaria (p. 245)

Caring Rights and Obligations in German Family Law and Social Policy: How Far Have We Come? (p. 263)

Constructing Family in a Rights-Based Law (p. 283)

Marriage and Adoption Laws in America: Continuity and Change (p. 295)

PART III. HORIZONTAL FAMILY LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADULTS
Adult Relationships and the Ongoing Legal Significance of Sexual Intimacy (p. 309)

Aims of Family Law Tested Against Dutch Family Law: What’s Love Got to do with It? (p. 329)

25 Years of Constitutional Family Law: Can Pluralism be Reconciled with Constitutionalism? (p. 349)

Families, Partnerships and Relationships in England and Wales: Trends and Transitions (p. 367)

PART III. HORIZONTAL FAMILY LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADULTS - Marriage
Eekelaar’s ‘Modest Proposal’ for Reforming the Law of MarriageMarriage (p. 389)

Missed Opportunities in Customary Marriage Law in South Africa: Law versus Culture … AgainMarriage (p. 403)

The Contentious Legal Status of Marriage by Presumption or Repute in KenyaMarriage (p. 419)

The Erosion of MarriageMarriage (p. 433)

PART III. HORIZONTAL FAMILY LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADULTS - Cohabitation
Legislating the Relationship of Couples who are Neither Married Nor RegisteredCohabitation (p. 449)

Coupledom and the Law: What Next After Equal Civil Partnership?Cohabitation (p. 469)

PART III. HORIZONTAL FAMILY LAW: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADULTS - Financial Aspects and Property
Reactionism, Reform or RevolutionFinancial Aspects and Property (p. 489)

Financial Provision for the Married and the Unmarried: Is the Law Fair?Financial Aspects and Property (p. 505)

Spousal Maintenance: Where Did it Come From, Where is it Now, and Where is it Going?Financial Aspects and Property (p. 517)

Irish Maintenance Laws’ Direction of Travel and the Likelihood of ReformFinancial Aspects and Property (p. 535)

John Eekelaar’s Contribution to Family Property: Reflections on ‘A Woman’s Place – A Conflict between Law and Social Values’Financial Aspects and Property (p. 549)

PART IV. VERTICAL FAMILY LAW: CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PARENTAL FIGURES - Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children
What (if Anything) can Justify the Use of Biological Criteria for Allocating Parental Rights and Obligations?Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 567)

When is a Mother not a Mother?Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 581)

Putative Fathers in English Law: A Human Rights PerspectiveParentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 595)

Some Reflections on a European Court Case: Nazarenko v. RussiaParentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 611)

From Patria Potestas to Parental Responsibility: Trajectories of a ConceptParentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 623)

Parental Responsibility: To Consult or Consent, is that the Question?Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 637)

A Black Cloud Over the Age of Discretion and the Scope of Parental Responsibility?Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 655)

What are Grandparental Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand?Parentage, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children (p. 671)

PART IV. VERTICAL FAMILY LAW: CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PARENTAL FIGURES - Children’s Rights and Welfare
From Emerging Rights to Enduring Relevance: The Legacy of John Eekelaar’s Work on Children’s RightsChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 689)

The Welfare and Rights of Children: Are Offenders Excluded?Children’s Rights and Welfare (p. 705)

Future-Proofing Children’s Rights Protections for Child Foreign National Offenders: Blurring the Bright LinesChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 723)

Limits on the Autonomy Rights of Competent MinorsChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 739)

Children’s Rights in Pandemic England: The Case of VaccinationChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 757)

Rights, Welfare and Domestic Abuse: ‘Beyond the Welfare Principle’?Children’s Rights and Welfare (p. 773)

Developments in the Protection of Children’s Rights in Spain: With Special Reference to the Context of Gender ViolenceChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 789)

The Best Interests Principle and the Evolution of International Human Rights Law: Revisiting Eekelaar’s Dynamic Self-Determinism Model in Light of Contemporary Children’s Rights IssuesChildren’s Rights and Welfare (p. 801)

Contact and Adoption in the Twenty-First Century: ‘Disjuncture Between Reality and the Legalities’?Children’s Rights and Welfare (p. 817)

PART IV. VERTICAL FAMILY LAW: CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PARENTAL FIGURES - Post-Separation Parenting and Child Support
Reforming Children’s Law: Learning from the Australian ExperiencePost-Separation Parenting and Child Support (p. 835)

Exploring the ‘Best Interests’ Principle: ‘Home’ After Parental Separation for Children and Young People who Have Experienced Domestic AbusePost-Separation Parenting and Child Support (p. 853)

Right to Contact and the Life-Span Development of the Non-Resident ParentPost-Separation Parenting and Child Support (p. 869)

Child Support in the Twenty-First Century: The Importance of Flexibility in Changing TimesPost-Separation Parenting and Child Support (p. 883)

Shared Care in the UK Child Support SchemePost-Separation Parenting and Child Support (p. 899)

PART IV. VERTICAL FAMILY LAW: CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PARENTAL FIGURES - State Intervention
What is Justice in Care Proceedings?State Intervention (p. 915)

Understanding Care Proceedings: Learning from Empirical ResearchState Intervention (p. 933)

Parental Responsibility and Public Responsibilities for the Welfare of ChildrenState Interventiovn (p. 947)

Love and the State: Why Children’s Rights Matter for Children in CareState Intervention (p. 961)

PART V. INDIVIDUAL FAMILY LAW
Gender, Identity and the Law (p. 981)

Regulating Family Behaviour in Sharing Genetic Information: Advocating a ‘Purposive Abstention’ of the Law (p. 997)

Truth and Reality in Family Law (p. 1011)

PART VI. OTHER FAMILY MATTERS
Family Mediation in France: Production of Disappointment (p. 1027)

Redressing Intimate Wrongs: The Nebulous Contours of Tort Liability for Emotional Loss in Intimate Relationships (p. 1043)

Legal Capacity and Family Matters in Nigeria (p. 1061)

Living without the Jurisdictional Rules of Brussels IIa (p. 1075)