Families and the European Union

Clare MCGlynn is Professor of Law at Durham University.

• Preface and acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of statutes; 1. Pluralism and human rights: a legal foundation for the regulation of families and family law in the European Union; 2. Families, ideologies and value pluralism: towards an expanded concept of family; 3. Children and European Union law: Instrumentalism, protection and empowerment; 4. Parenthood and European Union law: old ideologies and new ideals; 5. European Union law and the regulation of intimate relationships: marriage, partnerships and human rights; 6. The emergence of a European Union family law; 7. Harmonisation, codification and the future of family law in the European Union; Bibliography.

'… this is the first book that offers a comprehensive analysis of family law and policies in the EU. … by providing a very strong conceptual background, Families and the European Union will not go out of date. … Families and the European Law is very well researched and provides the reader with an invaluable wealth of sources. It is written in a clear and engaging style. It will be of interest not only to students and academics but also to practitioners and policy-makers; more generally to anybody who has an interest in this area.' European Journal of International Law