Family law in action : divorce and inequality in Quebec and France / Emilie Biland ; translated by Annelies Fryberger and Miranda Richmond Mouillot

Date :

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-0-7748-6639-2

ISBN : 0-7748-6639-X

ISBN : 978-0-7748-6644-6

ISBN : 0-7748-6644-6

EAN : 9780774866392

Sciences sociales -- Politique publique -- Études comparatives

Famille -- Droit

Garde des enfants (droit)

Inégalité sociale

France

Québec (Canada ; province)

Classification Dewey : 346.4401/66

Fryberger, Annelies (Traducteur / translator)

Richmond Mouillot, Miranda (Traducteur / translator)

Résumé / Abstract : "The right to divorce is a symbol of individual liberty and gender equality under the law, but it's an unachieved emancipation. "Family Law in Action" reveals the persistent class and gender inequalities embedded in the process of separation and its aftermath in Quebec and France. Drawing on empirical research conducted on their respective court and welfare systems, Emilie Biland analyzes how men and women in both places encounter the law and its representatives in ways that affect their personal and professional lives. This rigorous but compassionate study encourages governments to make good on the emancipatory promise enshrined in divorce law."