European Human Rights and Family Law

Shazia Choudhry is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary College, University of London Jonathan Herring is a Professor of Law at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College.

• Chapter 1: An introduction to the ECHR Chapter 2: The concepts of rights and welfare Chapter 3: Parenthood and parental rights Chapter 4: Children's rights Chapter 5: Disputes over the child's upbringing Chapter 6: The private ordering of family disputes Chapter 7: Child Protection Chapter 8: Adoption Chapter 9: Domestic Violence Chapter 10: Marriage, Cohabitation and Civil Partnerships Chapter 11: Property Disputes between separating couples

...this book is both thoughtful and thought-provoking. It stands as an original and valuable contribution to scholarship in this field. It is well-written and readily accessible, whilst also attending to the nuances of the argument(s) propounded. Whilst undoubtedly of benefit to academics working in and around family law (eg tort lawyers could benefit from the coverage of the public authority liability materials regarding care proceedings and the police), it should also certainly be recommended to students. I suspect too that the authors would very much like the judiciary to read and engage with the ideas within if indeed rights are to be brought 'home'. Caroline Jones Child and Family Law Quarterly Volume 24, No.4 As a one-stop reference for the law on human rights as it impacts on family law this book excells... [an] excellent book Geraldine Morris New Law Journal September 2010 The book's academic strength will, above all, appeal to legal experts and those navigating the complex cartography of jurisprudence in European family law. NDu Agence Europe March 2010