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Family Law in Italy: Legislative Innovations and Social Change
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2024
Abstract
This article traces a panoramic picture of the changes in family law in Italy during the last decade, with special reference to: the problems of adoption, divorce, abortion, and family counseling; the profound innovations introduced into the Civil Code in 1975 concerning relationships between spouses, between parents and children, and between children born in and out of wedlock; and the consequent problems of inheritance.
The transformation of positive law is analyzed from a sociological point of view that explores both changes in the socioeconomic environment in which, and the political debate through which, they occurred.
On the basis of a broad examination of relevant empirical research and theoretical studies, the authors conclude that, even though the reforms may represent normative innovations in the context of the plurality of family models in contemporary Italy, their practical efficacy is limited by the amount of social and economic support, which until now have been inadequate.
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- Law & Society Review , Volume 12 , Issue 4: Special Issue on European Sociology of Law , Summer 1978 , pp. 607 - 643
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- Copyright © 1978 The Law and Society Association.
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