Law and the Family in Ireland, 1800-1950

by Kevin Costello and Niamh Howlin

Book Overview

This multi-disciplinary study considers the intersection between law and family life in Ireland from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Setting the law in its wider social historical context it traces marriage from its formation through to its breakdown. It considers the impact of the law on such issues as adultery, divorce, broken engagements, marriage settlements, pregnancy, adoption, property, domestic violence, concealment of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137606355
• ISBN13: 9781137606358
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"