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Ian McEwan's The Children Act: Minors' Rights and Family Justice Perspectives in Italy and the UK  (2016)

Authors:
Cordiano, Alessandra; Ligugnana, Giovanna
Title:
Ian McEwan's The Children Act: Minors' Rights and Family Justice Perspectives in Italy and the UK
Year:
2016
Type of item:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Language:
Inglese
Format:
A Stampa
Referee:
Name of journal:
PÓLEMOS
ISSN of journal:
2035-5262
N° Volume:
10
Number or Folder:
1
Page numbers:
225-248
Keyword:
Family law, Children Act, Law and Literature
Short description of contents:
Ian MacEwan’s The Children Act presents many interesting aspects of the often troubled relationship between childhood and the law. Fiona Maye, nearly 60, wise and respected judge of the High Court, faces the most dreadful family disputes and tries to solve them through fair decisions, showing expert and competent legal reasoning. The urgent case of a young boy, Jehovah’s Witness, suffering from leukaemia and refusing transfusion, leads Fiona to the most difficult decision, one that involves life and death, religious freedom and the child’s welfare. The novel constitutes the occasion for some reflections on the English Family Law system and minors’ protection – as settled by Parliament in The Children Act 1989 – and on the recent reforms of the Family Justice, aimed at improving the “private” resolution of family conflicts through mediation as a means of reducing the “expensive” Courts intervention
Product ID:
91585
Handle IRIS:
11562/938960
Last Modified:
October 25, 2022
Bibliographic citation:
Cordiano, Alessandra; Ligugnana, Giovanna, Ian McEwan's The Children Act: Minors' Rights and Family Justice Perspectives in Italy and the UK «PÓLEMOS» , vol. 10 , n. 12016pp. 225-248

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