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Legally Married : Love and Law in the UK and the US / Scot Peterson, Iain McLean.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780748683772
  • 9780748683796
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • KN172 PET
LOC classification:
  • K675 .P48 2013
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Changing Attitudes -- 1. Different Theories of Marriage -- 2. Marriage from the Reformation to the Rules of the Fleet -- 3. From Lord Hardwicke's Act to Civil Marriage and Divorce -- 4. Marriage across the Seas: Ireland, South Africa, Canada and the United States -- 5. Current Policy Questions: Fighting Fair about Same-sex Marriage -- 6. Legislatures Argue and the Supreme Court Decides -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: What does it really mean to be legally married?GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748683789','ISBN:9780748683796','ISBN:9780748683819','ISBN:9780748683772']);What marriage is is not easy question to answer, considering the variety of cultures, religions and laws of different countries. From English teenagers eloping to Gretna Green to tie the knot without their parents' permission, to whether a wife can own property, it's clear that marriage law is different depending on where you live and when. Now, the main debate centres on whether the law should be changed so that same-sex couples can marry. The Scottish and UK governments, plus a number of US states, are to legislate to allow same-sex marriage, prompting both celebration and outrage. Some argue against it on religious or cultural grounds, others support it on grounds of equality and human rights, and still others disagree with the institution of marriage altogether. But amongst all the assumptions, there are few facts, and the debates about same-sex marriage in the UK and the US are taking place in an informational vacuum filled with emotion and rhetoric.Legally Married combines insights from history and law from the UK and Scotland with international examples of how marriage law has developed. Scot Peterson and Iain McLean show how many assumptions about marriage are contestable on a number of grounds, separate fact from fiction and explain the claims made on both sides of the argument over same-sex marriage in terms of their historical context.Key FeaturesDiscusses the current debates about same-sex marriage in the UK Parliament and the US Supreme CourtTraces the development of marriage law in the UK, looking at the differences between Scotland and the rest of the UKCompares UK marriage law to other countries, including the US, Ireland, South Africa and CanadaExplains the different theories of marriage that lead to conflicting views of what marriage law should beLooks at the policy considerations critical to same-sex marriage, including religious freedom and travel between nationsRead the preface and introduction to Legally Married free online now (pdf)"
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Changing Attitudes -- 1. Different Theories of Marriage -- 2. Marriage from the Reformation to the Rules of the Fleet -- 3. From Lord Hardwicke's Act to Civil Marriage and Divorce -- 4. Marriage across the Seas: Ireland, South Africa, Canada and the United States -- 5. Current Policy Questions: Fighting Fair about Same-sex Marriage -- 6. Legislatures Argue and the Supreme Court Decides -- Bibliography -- Index

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What does it really mean to be legally married?GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748683789','ISBN:9780748683796','ISBN:9780748683819','ISBN:9780748683772']);What marriage is is not easy question to answer, considering the variety of cultures, religions and laws of different countries. From English teenagers eloping to Gretna Green to tie the knot without their parents' permission, to whether a wife can own property, it's clear that marriage law is different depending on where you live and when. Now, the main debate centres on whether the law should be changed so that same-sex couples can marry. The Scottish and UK governments, plus a number of US states, are to legislate to allow same-sex marriage, prompting both celebration and outrage. Some argue against it on religious or cultural grounds, others support it on grounds of equality and human rights, and still others disagree with the institution of marriage altogether. But amongst all the assumptions, there are few facts, and the debates about same-sex marriage in the UK and the US are taking place in an informational vacuum filled with emotion and rhetoric.Legally Married combines insights from history and law from the UK and Scotland with international examples of how marriage law has developed. Scot Peterson and Iain McLean show how many assumptions about marriage are contestable on a number of grounds, separate fact from fiction and explain the claims made on both sides of the argument over same-sex marriage in terms of their historical context.Key FeaturesDiscusses the current debates about same-sex marriage in the UK Parliament and the US Supreme CourtTraces the development of marriage law in the UK, looking at the differences between Scotland and the rest of the UKCompares UK marriage law to other countries, including the US, Ireland, South Africa and CanadaExplains the different theories of marriage that lead to conflicting views of what marriage law should beLooks at the policy considerations critical to same-sex marriage, including religious freedom and travel between nationsRead the preface and introduction to Legally Married free online now (pdf)"

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)