This book uses a wide range of primary sources - legal, literary and demographic - to provide a radical reassessment of eighteenth-century marriage. It disproves the widespread assumption that couples married simply by exchanging consent, demonstrating that such exchanges were regarded merely as contracts to marry and that marriage in church was almost universal outside London.  Meer

The Marriage Act 1836 established the foundations of modern marriage law, allowing couples to marry in register offices and non-Anglican places of worship for the first time.  Meer

This book brings a modern critical approach to bear on the broad range of subjects that used to constitute 'family law.' A key consideration in this collection is the way in which law itself is premised upon, constructing a particular image of the family.  Meer

This book brings a modern critical approach to bear on the broad range of subjects that used to constitute 'family law.' A key consideration in this collection is the way in which law itself is premised upon, constructing a particular image of the family.  Meer

This book has three key aims: first, to show how the legal treatment of cohabiting couples has changed over the past four centuries, from punishment as fornicators in the seventeenth century to eventual acceptance as family in the late twentieth; second, to chart how the language used to refer to cohabitation has changed over time and how different terms influenced policy debates and public perceptions; and, third, to estimate the extent of cohabitation in earlier centuries.  Meer

This book has three key aims: first, to show how the legal treatment of cohabiting couples has changed over the past four centuries, from punishment as fornicators in the seventeenth century to eventual acceptance as family in the late twentieth; second, to chart how the language used to refer to cohabitation has changed over time and how different terms influenced policy debates and public perceptions; and, third, to estimate the extent of cohabitation in earlier centuries.  Meer

Always the serious student's choice for a Trusts Law textbook, the new seventh edition of Moffat's Trusts Law once again provides a clear examination of the rules of Trusts, retaining its hallmark combination of a contextualised approach and a commercial focus.  Meer

Tying the Knot is for anyone interested in how couples have married from 1836 to the present day. It shows how the legal options have evolved and how social practices have changed, and demonstrates how the legal regulations have hindered many couples from marrying in accordance with their beliefs.  Meer

De afgelopen jaren is steeds duidelijker geworden dat de kwaliteit van het onderwijs vooral afhankelijk is van de kwaliteit van de leraren: hun professionaliteit, gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid voor het leren van de leerlingen, de onderlinge samenwerking en het resultaatgerichte werken bepalen in hoge mate de leeropbrengsten van de leerlingen.  Meer

In dit inspirerende boek werken Rebecca Stephens en managementgoeroe Robert Heller samen om de mentale vaardigheden, praktische mogelijkheden en psychologische krachten die haar in staat hebben gesteld haar droom te verwezenlijken.  Meer

Legal scholars, economists, and international development practitioners often assume that the state is capable of 'securing' rights to land and addressing gender inequality in land tenure.  Meer

Waarom zou je als school gaan werken als professionele leergemeenschap (PLG) en wat houdt het precies in? Dit handboek licht toe wat een professionele leergemeenschap is, waarom het werken als PLG zo effectief is en hoe je richting geeft aan het PLG-proces.  Meer

Through close engagement with Solomon Islands, Rebecca Monson outlines how land disputes are multiscalar and entangled with gender, with implications for public authority and state formation.  Meer