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  • Double Trouble

    Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024

    by Professor Rebecca Probert ...
    This book provides the first in-depth study of the crime of bigamy from the 17th century to the present day.Between 1604 and 2024, around 30,000 individuals were prosecuted for bigamy in England and Wales. A few were able to establish a defence to the charge, but most were convicted. How they were punished varied hugely across the centuries – from execution, branding, whipping, transportation, and ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • The Changing Legal Regulation of Cohabitation

    From Fornicators to Family, 1600–2010

    by Rebecca Probert ...
    Series series Law in Context
    This book has three key aims: first, to show how the legal treatment of cohabiting couples has changed over the past four centuries, from punishment as fornicators in the seventeenth century to eventual acceptance as family in the late twentieth; second, to chart how the language used to refer to cohabitation has changed over time and how different terms influenced policy debates and public ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Family and Succession Law in England and Wales

    by Rebecca Probert ...
    Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this concise exposition and analysis of the essential elements of law with regard to family relations, marital property, and succession to estates in England and Wales covers the legal rules and customs pertaining to the intertwined civic status of persons, the family, and property.After an informative general introduction ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Marriage Law and Practice in the Long Eighteenth Century

    A Reassessment

    by Rebecca Probert ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
    This book uses a wide range of primary sources - legal, literary and demographic - to provide a radical reassessment of eighteenth-century marriage. It disproves the widespread assumption that couples married simply by exchanging consent, demonstrating that such exchanges were regarded merely as contracts to marry and that marriage in church was almost universal outside London. It shows how the ... Read more

    $127.09 USD

  • Double Lives

    Stories of Bigamy in England and Wales, 1604-2024

    by Professor Rebecca Probert ...
    This book explores the fascinating backstories and unexpected sequels of bigamous marriages from the 17th century to the present day.A woman remarries after hearing that her husband has drowned, only for him to turn up alive and well. Is she now a criminal? A deserted husband, unable to afford a divorce, finds happiness in a new union. How many did the same? A conman advertises for a wife and then ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Great Debates in Family Law

    by Professor Jonathan Herring, Professor Rebecca Probert, Professor Stephen Gilmore ...
    Series series Great Debates in Law
    This textbook is an ambitious and engaging introduction to the more advanced writings on family law, primarily designed to allow students to 'get under the skin' of the topic and begin to build their critical thinking and analysis skills. Each chapter is structured around key questions and debates that provoke deeper thought and, ultimately, a clearer understanding.The aim of the book is therefore ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Law and Society in England 1750-1950

    by Professor William Cornish, Dr Stephen Banks, Paul Mitchell, Professor Rebecca Probert, Professor Charles Mitchell ...
    Law and Society in England 1750–1950 is an indispensable text for those wishing to study English legal history and to understand the foundations of the modern British state. In this new updated edition the authors explore the complex relationship between legal and social change. They consider the ways in which those in power themselves imagined and initiated reform and the ways in which they were ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Moffat's Trusts Law

    Text and Materials

    by Jonathan Garton, Rebecca Probert, Gerry Bean ...
    Series series Law in Context
    Always the serious student's choice for a Trusts Law textbook, the new seventh edition of Moffat's Trusts Law once again provides a clear examination of the rules of Trusts, retaining its hallmark combination of a contextualised approach and a commercial focus. The impact of statutory developments and a wealth of new cases – including the Supreme Court and Privy Council decisions in Patel v. Mirza ... Read more

    $57.39 USD

  • Shaping the Law of Obligations

    Essays in Honour of Professor Ewan McKendrick KC

    Edited by Edwin Peel, Rebecca Probert ...
    Ewan McKendrick has been an instrumental figure in shaping the law of obligations, both as a practitioner and as a professor at the University of Oxford and University College London. On the occasion of his retirement from the Oxford Law Faculty, this volume presents a collection of essays in his honour. The contributions pay tribute to and reflect the breadth of Ewan McKendrick's scholarship and ... Read more

    $141.29 USD

  • A Cultural History of Law in the Age of Enlightenment

    Edited by Professor Rebecca Probert, John Snape ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    The period of the Enlightenment was marked by innovation in political, cultural, religious, and educational ideas with the aim of improving the experience of human beings in society. Key to intellectual debates and day-to-day life were ideas about the law. Many looked to Britain, and to the British, as exemplars of a state governed by moderate laws under a moderate constitution. Britain's laws and ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Belief in Marriage

    The Evidence for Reforming Weddings Law

    by Rebecca Probert, Rajnaara C. Akhtar, Sharon Blake ...
    EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.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 ... Read more

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  • Fifty Years of the Divorce Reform Act 1969

    Edited by Ms Joanna Miles, Daniel Monk, Professor Rebecca Probert ...
    The enactment of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was a landmark moment in family law. Coming into force in 1971, it had a significant impact on legal practice and was followed by a dramatic increase in divorce rates, reflecting changes in social attitudes.This new interdisciplinary collection explores the background to the 1969 Act and its influence on law and society. Bringing together scholars from ... Read more

    $47.79 USD