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C/L/262. Social and legal foundations of marriage, civil partnership and parenting

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2008
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The paper examines the concept of marriage and its legal foundations in Scotland and England discussing the implications of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and conducting a law case study that involves a dispute over parental responsibilities, the difference between matrimonial and non-matrimonial rights to give consent to a child's medical treatment, etc. Legal advice is given to the students and their families from a deprived area in London concerning parenting contracts, neglectful parenting and the problem of discrimination. The assessment of the author's personal and professional development during the learning experience is provided.

 

KEYWORDS: Marriage, civil partnership, parenting, matrimonial,

 
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