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Global Perspectives 50 Years of Contributions to Family Law by Leading ISFL Members

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

Robin Fretwell Wilson
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
June Carbone
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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Résumé

Cet article est consacré aux développements majeurs du droit de la famille au cours des 50 dernières années à travers le prisme des contributions clés de membres de l’ISFL, tels que John Eekelaar, Michael Freeman, June Carbone, Robin Fretwell Wilson et d’autres, sur les changements du droit de la famille dans le monde. Le présent texte examine les changements intervenus dans des domaines tels que le mariage, les enfants, le patrimoine, le financement et l’implication de l’État pour la protection des membres vulnérables de la famille.

L’article présentera les modifications majeures dans les domaines susmentionnés et montrera comment les écrits et les publications scientifiques des membres de l’ISFL, passés et présents, ont généralement été à la pointe de ces transformations. Ces changements ont un effet d’entraînement dans tous les pays du monde. L’article mettra également en évidence les domaines dans lesquels de nouvelles évolutions du droit de la famille sont nécessaires et sur lesquels les membres de l’ISFL écrivent actuellement.

INTRODUCTION

Fifty years, or half a century, is a long time in a fast-moving subject like family law. I was a second-year law student in 1973, when the youth of the world were very much in awe of the hippie movement, and we all had long hair to prove our credentials. It was a time of challenging the ideas of the past; a time when the feminist movement was in full swing, the civil rights movement was booming, and the anti-war movement was on the march. The concept of rights was at the centre of the challenges for change, and recognition of the diverse groups that exist in our societies.

It was a great time for the ISFL to begin its mission – to bring family law on to an international stage, so that ideas surrounding family law can be shared and worked on around the globe. It is significant that the first conference held by the ISFL was on the child and the law.

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Publisher: Intersentia
Print publication year: 2023

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