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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.
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Families and the European Union
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 littlerecognised 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. Clare McGlynn is Professor of Law at Durham University. She has previously taught at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, was Visiting Professor of European Labour Law at Stockholm University in 1999, and qualified as a solicitor in the City of London. She is author of The Woman Lawy