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Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition
出版Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2012-05-09
主題Law / Family Law / General
ISBN14548199959781454819998
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ck6ImwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This loose-leaf contains the same content and pagination as the casebookedition of Modern Family Law, Fourth Edition, Weisberg,
9780735584648.*These loose-leaf pages are3 -hole punched, collated, and in shrink wrap, but the pages are not sold in abinder nor are they binded together in any way.* For a limited time, studentswill receive a digital version of the casebook with their loose-leaf purchase.Note that the digital access will arrive physically with the loose-leaf book,via a unique promotion code. You will not receive the access until you receivethe loose-leaf.Offering complete and even more concise coverage that includes contemporaryissues of debate, Weisberg and Appleton integrate richinterdisciplinary materials with great teaching cases, notes, and problems.Engaging narratives reveal the fascinating background behind the cases andconnect students to the impact of the law on people's lives.Written with sensitivity to issues of gender, race, and class, ModernFamily Law, Fourth Edition, features:probing coverage that reflects the social diversity of modern familiesa candid examination of the development of family law in response tothe women's movementthe children's rights movementthe fathers' rights movementdomestic violencechanging sexual moresnontraditional family formsdevelopments in reproductive technologyinterdisciplinary perspectives throughout the textbalanced coverage of contemporary themes and basic family lawa variety of problem exercises, most derived from actual cases andeventsflexible organization adapts to shorter or longer coursesUpdated throughout, the Fourth Edition addresses recent developments in thelaw, addressing:Abortion, domestic violence, no-fault divorce reform, parentage, adoptionand assisted reproductionsame-sex marriage, civil unions and same-sex divorcemajor new cases, such asKerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, holdingunconstitutional the exclusion of same-sex couples from the right to marryGonzales v. Carhart, upholding the constitutionality of thefederal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Actpost- Lawrence v. Texas developments relevant to sexual behaviorRecent amendments to FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) and VAWA(Violence Against Women Act)Now in its Fourth Edition, Weisberg and Appleton's ModernFamily Law reflects a progressive and inclusive perspective thatrecognizes how the diversity of today's families challenges traditional legalconcepts and principles.