Abortion and Divorce Law in Ireland

Jennifer E. Spreng (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

269 Seiten

2004
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1675-2 (ISBN)

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This work examines Irish abortion and divorce law in their historical, religious and cultural contexts. Its main focus is on the referenda and court cases of the 1980s and 1990s, with attention given to their beginnings and their potential long-term effects on the communitarian Irish culture.

In 1991, the people of Ireland elected Mary Robinson, a women's rights crusader who supported legalized birth control and divorce, as their president. The country seemed poised for massive social and legal change, but it became apparent that even though Ireland at the dawn of the 21st century would be very different from the Ireland of the past, many fundamentals would remain the same.

This book examines Irish abortion and divorce law in their historical, religious, and cultural contexts. Its main focus is on the well-publicized referenda and court cases of the 1980s and 1990s, with special attention given to their roots and potential long-term effects on the communitarian Irish culture and opportunities for Irish women. The author identifies and discusses three forces that have affected Irish law and mores, especially those relating to abortion and divorce: economic insecurity; a sense of group loyalty and identification, particularly within families and churches; and Catholic teaching about the common good.

Jennifer E. Spreng, an assistant professor of law, teaches constitutional law at Phoenix School of Law in Phoenix, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

PART I

1. After the “Coffee and Condoms Revolution”: Communitarianism in 21st Century Irish Law

2. “The Land of Happy Wars and Sad Love Songs”

3. The de Valera Vision: The Irish Constitution

4. What Kind of Country? Social Change from 1950 to 1980

PART II

5. The 1980s and the Rise of Modern Abortion and Divorce Law

6. The Equal Right to Life of the Mother

7. The Lone Irish Rights Bearer of the 1990s

PART III

8. On Tara Road: Women and Flourishing

9. Keeping Their Rough Edges: Constitutional Consent in Ireland

10. Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.9.2004
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-7864-1675-0 / 0786416750
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-1675-2 / 9780786416752
Zustand	Neuware