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A uniform law of marriage? The 1868 Royal Commission reconsidered

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Probert, Rebecca, Harding, Maebh and Dempsey, Brian (2018) A uniform law of marriage? The 1868 Royal Commission reconsidered. Child and Family Law Quarterly (3). ISSN 1358-8184.

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Abstract

2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Laws of Marriage and its attempt to create a single law of marriage that would apply to England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Despite the conclusion of the Commission that such uniformity was highly desirable, and that it was ‘the duty of the State to make an earnest endeavour to overcome’ any barriers to achieving it, only limited reforms were enacted. Today, the differences between the laws of marriage in the United Kingdom and the now Republic of Ireland are greater than ever. In terms of the formalities required for a valid marriage, the law in England and Wales has remained structurally the same as it was 150 years ago while the laws of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland have changed more radically. With demands for marriage reform in England and Wales gathering pace, and proponents of reform looking to other parts of Britain and Ireland for inspiration, it is enlightening to look back at what was proposed in 1868, and why it failed to become law.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales
K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales > KDC Scotland
K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales > KDK Ireland
K Law [Moys] > KD Religious Systems
K Law [Moys] > KF Common Law, British Isles
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Marriage law -- Great Britain, Law -- History, Law -- Great Britain, Marriage law -- Great Britain -- History
Journal or Publication Title: Child and Family Law Quarterly
Publisher: Jordan Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1358-8184
Official Date: 21 September 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
21 September 2018Available
25 June 2018Accepted
Number: 3
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 June 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 September 2020
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