Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2017)

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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2017)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Helen Stalford
Pages: 401-402
Published online: 21 Nov 2017
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General Section

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Prison visitation as human ‘right’ or earned ‘privilege’? The differing tales of England/Wales, and Scotland
Daniel McCarthy & Maria Adams
Pages: 403-416
Published online: 27 Oct 2017
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From the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to the Serious Crime Act 2015 - the development of the law relating to female genital mutilation in England and Wales
Ruth Gaffney-Rhys
Pages: 417-434
Published online: 24 Oct 2017
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Made to measure? An analysis of the transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment
Richard Machin
Pages: 435-453
Published online: 24 Oct 2017
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‘Vulnerable by law (but not by nature)’: examining perceptions of youth and childhood ‘vulnerability’ in the context of police custody
Roxanna Dehaghani
Pages: 454-472
Published online: 26 Oct 2017
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The legal and administrative processes in adoption: views and experiences of newly formed adoptive families
Julie Doughty, Sarah Meakings & Katherine Shelton
Pages: 473-490
Published online: 26 Oct 2017
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Cases

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CEDAW in the balance: devaluing the normative currency of International Human Rights Law
Byron Karemba
Pages: 491-493
Published online: 09 Nov 2017
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Rights versus responsibilities: adult children, parental wealth and contested wills
Heather Conway
Pages: 494-496
Published online: 02 Nov 2017
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Legal gender recognition in Europe: sterilisation, diagnosis and medical examination requirements
Peter Dunne
Pages: 497-500
Published online: 24 Oct 2017
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‘Miller-lite’: is it fair not to share in short marriages?
Sharon Thompson
Pages: 501-503
Published online: 25 Oct 2017
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European Section

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Once more with ‘sympathy’ but no resolution for intended mothers: the EU, Ireland and the surrogacy dilemma
Connie Healy
Pages: 504-519
Published online: 26 Oct 2017
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Mapping paths to family justice: resolving family disputes in neo-liberal times
Rae Kaspiew
Pages: 520-521
Published online: 27 Oct 2017
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Access to justice and legal aid edited by Asher Flynn and Jacqueline Hodgson
Vicky Ling
Pages: 522-523
Published online: 23 Oct 2017
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Ombudsman, Tribunals and Administrative Justice Section

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The grammar of administrative justice values
Joe Tomlinson
Pages: 524-537
Published online: 31 Oct 2017
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