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Scots Child and Family Law: Liberty, Equality and Protection Revisited

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Sutherland EE (2019) Scots Child and Family Law: Liberty, Equality and Protection Revisited. Juridical Review, 2019 (1), pp. 33-52.

Abstract
In his seminal 1989 article, "Family Law Reform in Scotland – Past, Present and Future", Professor Eric M Clive analysed family law reform at the various stages in terms of three themes: liberty, equality and protection. Adopting these themes as benchmarks, this article analyses developments in the regulation of adult relationships and in child law over the last three decades, highlighting remaining shortcomings and exploring how they might be resolved.

Keywords
liberty; equality; protection; child; parent; family; children's rights; child protection; marriage; civil partnership; polygamy; polyamory; forced marriage; domestic abuse; divorce

Journal
Juridical Review: Volume 2019, Issue 1

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/2019
Publication date online31/03/2019
Date accepted by journal04/12/2018
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/28344
ISSN0022-6785

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Professor Elaine Sutherland

Professor Elaine Sutherland

Emeritus Professor, Law