Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context

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Belinda Fehlberg (, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne) Rae Kaspiew (, Socio-legal Researcher, Family Law)

Australian Family Law

The Contemporary Context

Belinda Fehlberg (, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne), Rae Kaspiew (, Socio-legal Researcher, Family Law), Jenni Millbank (, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney) , Fiona Kelly (, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, La Trobe University)

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OUP Australia and New Zealand
28 November 2014

Family law

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Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context encourages critical thinking and a wide understanding of contemporary Australian family law.

Description and analysis of the law is set in a broad context that includes policy debates surrounding the law and the family as well as discussion of relevant empirical and research. Recent years have seen a burgeoning of empirical research relevant to family law and policy, and this research enables the authors to convey a rich sense of the law in action. The use of interdisciplinary materials means that the substantive law is presented in a highly contextualised way, which will appeal to a wide range of readers and enhance understanding.

The overarching theme of the book is the challenge of complexity in Australian family law, namely:

Structural complexity and fragmentationComplexity in law and processComplexity in family forms and needs; andComplex interestsNEW TO THIS EDITIONComprehensively up-dated to reflect the latest family law changes and research findingsFor both parenting and financial disputes, separate chapters providing: broader historical and empirical contextprocess for resolutionlegal frameworkspecific issuesTo get the most from Australian Family Law 2nd edition, read it in conjunction with Australian Family Law Teaching Materials 2nd Edition, which gives readers access to an expanded selection of primary and secondary materials.

By: Belinda Fehlberg ( Professor Melbourne Law School The University of Melbourne), Rae Kaspiew (, Socio-legal Researcher, Family Law), Jenni Millbank (, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney), Fiona Kelly (, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, La Trobe University), Juliet Behrens (, Senior Associate, Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson Lawyers)
Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 1.234kg
ISBN: 9780195574333
ISBN 10: 0195574338
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 28 November 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Belinda Fehlberg - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne Rae Kaspiew - Leading Australian Socio-legal Researcher, Family Law and Family Violence Jenni Millbank - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney Fiona Kelly - Senior Lecturer, School of Law, La Trobe University Juliet Behrens - Senior Associate, Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson Lawyers

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Australian Family Law

The Contemporary Context

Belinda Fehlberg (, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne), Rae Kaspiew (, Socio-legal Researcher, Family Law), Jenni Millbank (, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney) , Fiona Kelly (, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, La Trobe University)

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