Family law - Paula Davies

This textbook provides a clear and straightforwardaccount of family law, while also introducingcurrent debates about the nature, scope and functions of thelaw and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basicdoctrines. This book is compact yet comprehensive, well-structured and engaging and is an ideal text for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses infamily law.

The book goes into critical depth on issues such as legal and social trends and developments, the nature of judicial decision-making, the importance of agreement, and the impact of human rights. This approach makes the book essential reading for law students taking undergraduate modules in family law and child law. Students on social work, social policy, health care and human rights courses will also find it invaluable, as will postgraduates and those studying the subject for professional purposes.