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024	7		_a10.4324/9780367817305 _2doi
035			_a(OCoLC)1203135633 _z(OCoLC)1223027195
035			_a(OCoLC-P)1203135633
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082	0	4	_a346.42016609034 _223
100	1		_aKha, Henry.
245	1	0	_aHISTORY OF DIVORCE LAW _h[electronic resource] : _breform in england from the victorian to interwar years.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bROUTLEDGE, _c2020.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aRoutledge research in legal history
520			_aThe book explores the rise of civil divorce in Victorian England, the subsequent operation of a fault system of divorce based solely on the ground of adultery, and the eventual piecemeal repeal of the Victorian-era divorce law during the Interwar years. The legal history of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 is at the heart of the book. The Act had a transformative impact on English law and society by introducing a secular judicial system of civil divorce. This swept aside the old system of divorce that was only obtainable from the House of Lords and inadvertently led to the creation of the modern family justice system. The book argues that only through understanding the legal doctrine in its wider cultural, political, religious, and social context is it possible to fully analyse and assess the changes brought about by the Act. The major developments included the end of any pretence of the indissolubility of marriage, the statutory enshrinement of a double standard based on gender in the grounds for divorce, and the growth of divorce acrossall spectrums of English society. The Act was a product of political and legal compromise between conservative forces resisting the legal introduction of civil divorce and the reformers, who demanded married women receive equal access to the grounds of divorce. Changing attitudes towards divorce that began in the Edwardian period led to a gradual rejection of Victorian moral values and the repeal of the Act after 80 years of existence in the Interwar years. The book will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers with an interest in legal history, family law, and Victorian studies.
588			_aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650		0	_aDivorce _xLaw and legislation _zEngland _xHistory.
650		0	_aLaw reform _zEngland _xHistory.
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650		7	_aHISTORY / Modern / 19th Century _2bisacsh
856	4	0	_3Read Online _uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367817305
856	4	2	_3OCLC metadata license agreement _uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
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