{"product_id":"fifty-years-of-the-divorce-reform-act-1969-9781509947928","title":"Fifty Years of the Divorce Reform Act 1969","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe enactment of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was a landmark moment in family law. Coming into force in 1971, it had a significant impact on legal practice and was followed by a dramatic increase in divorce rates, reflecting changes in social attitudes.     This new interdisciplinary collection explores the background to the 1969 Act and its influence on law and society. Bringing together scholars from law, sociology, history, demography, and film and literature, it reflects on the changes to divorce law and practice over the past 50 years, and the changing impact of divorce on different people in society, particularly women.    As such, it offers a ‘biography’ of this important piece of legislation, moving from its conception and birth, through its reception and development, to its imminent demise. Looking to the future, and to the new law introduced by the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, this collection suggests ways for evaluating what makes a ‘good’ divorce law.  This brilliant collection gives insight not only into this crucial piece of legislation, but also into a key period of societal change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLady Hale, f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eormer President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1. \u003ci\u003e‘Irretrievably Broken’? Introducing the Life-Story of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoanna Miles, University of Cambridge, UK, Daniel Monk, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirkbeck, University of London, UK,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and Rebecca Probert, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Exeter, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eDivorces by Fact Proven Over the Past Half Century in England and Wales: Th e Historical Context, Statistical Trends and Future Prospects \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Haskey, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Oxford, UK\u003c\/b\u003e   PART TWO BACKGROUND 3. \u003ci\u003eDynamic Impasse: Divorce and British Film in the Mid-Twentieth Century \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Brown, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirkbeck, University of London, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eFeminism, Property and Divorce Law Reform in the 1960s \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRosemary Auchmuty, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Reading, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 5. Putting Asunder \u003ci\u003e– Reappraised \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRosie Sinclair, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Chester, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eBehind Casanova’s Charter: Edith Summerskill, Divorce and the Deserted Wife\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSharon Thompson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCardiff University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e   PART THREE TELLING STORIES ABOUT DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE 7. \u003ci\u003eDivorced from Reality? Literary Depictions of the Legal Process for Ending a Marriage, 1971–2021 \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRebecca Probert, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Exeter, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003eJudging Matrimonial Behaviour\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoanna Miles, University of Cambridge, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 9. \u003ci\u003eTelling Tales? Establishing Irretrievable Breakdown under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiz Trinder, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Exeter, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eRoyal Divorces and the Remaking of Marriage and Monarchy \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Monk, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirkbeck, University of London, UK\u003c\/b\u003e   PART FOUR CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES 11. \u003ci\u003eDivorced from Human Rights? English Divorce Law under Human Rights Scrutiny \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarmen Draghici, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCity, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eBritish Muslim Communities, Islamic Divorce and English Family Law \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamia Bano, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOAS, University of London, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 13. \u003ci\u003eDissolution, Divorce and Changing Practices of Commitment \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian Heaphy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Manchester, UK,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and James Hodgson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Manchester, UK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfterword \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Eekelaar, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Oxford, UK\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742585356631,"sku":"9781509947928","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509947928.jpg?v=1758385424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fifty-years-of-the-divorce-reform-act-1969-9781509947928","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}