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Probert, Rebecca, Akhtar, Rajnaara C. and Blake, Sharon (2023) Belief in Marriage : the evidence for reforming Weddings Law. Justice, Law and Human Rights . Bristol University Press. ISBN 9781529230499
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529230499
Abstract
In principle, couples getting married in England and Wales can choose to do so in a way that reflects their beliefs. In practice, the possibility of doing so varies considerably depending on the religious or non-religious beliefs they hold.
To demonstrate this divergence, this book draws on the accounts of 170 individuals who had, or led, a wedding ceremony outside the legal framework. The authors examine what these ceremonies can tell us about how couples want to marry, and what aspects of the current law preclude them from doing so.
This new evidence shows how the current law does not reflect social understandings of what makes a wedding meaningful. As recommended by the Law Commission, reform is urgently needed.
| Item Type: | Book | ||||||
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| Subjects: | K Law [Moys] > KD Religious Systems K Law [Moys] > KF Common Law, British Isles |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Marriage law -- England, Marriage law -- Wales, Marriage service -- England -- Case studies, Marriage service -- Wales -- Case studies | ||||||
| Series Name: | Justice, Law and Human Rights | ||||||
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press | ||||||
| ISBN: | 9781529230499 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 28 April 2023 | ||||||
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| Number of Pages: | 148 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.51952/9781529230499 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Rebecca Probert, Rajnaara Akhtar, Sharon Blake | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 May 2023 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 17 May 2023 | ||||||
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