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Durham Law School

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Publication details for Professor Clare McGlynn

Image: Families and the European Union: law, politics and pluralism.McGlynn, C. M. S. (2006). Families and the European Union: law, politics and pluralism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Author(s) from Durham

Abstract

In the first book to offer a comprehensive analysis of family law in the European Union, McGlynn argues that a traditional concept of 'family' which has many adverse effects - on individuals, on families (in all their diverse forms), and indeed on the economic ambitions of the EU is forming the basis for the little-recognised and under-researched field of EU family law. This book examines three different aspects of family life - childhood, parenthood and partnerships - and critically analyses existing EU law in relation to each. It examines the emerging field of EU family law, providing a highly sceptical account of recent developments and a robust challenge to the arguments in favour of the codification of European civil law, including family law.

• First book to offer a comprehensive analysis of 'family' and family law in the EU

• Offers a robust challenge to the arguments in favour of the codification of European civil law, including family law, arguing for reform based on human rights principles

• Offers an innovative, conceptual study of diverse fields of substantive EU law