Motherhood and family law
Mackenzie, Fiona
Motherhood and family law A thesis to fulfil the requirements of a Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Fiona Mackenzie - 2016 - electronic document (336 pages) ; PDF file
PhD thesis (University of Otago, Dunedin)
Throughout the broad sweep of history and related disciplines, including the law, can be found instruction with respect to the issue of motherhood. In one sense, it transcends culture; in another, it is a cultural construct. It is imbued with gender specificity and is profoundly important to children. This thesis explores motherhood’s relationship with family law and seeks to illustrate how, through uneasy tensions over time, it may have been compromised in modern child care law in New Zealand. It discusses whether parenting law should continue to adopt a gender neutral approach or whether, in considering a child’s welfare and best interests, there may be a case for greater recognition and restoration of gendered parenting relationships and perhaps, therefore, a repeal of s4(3) of the Care of Children Act 2004. (Author's abstract). Record #5935
CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CONTACT (ACCESS)
FATHERS
FAMILY COURT
FAMILY LAW
GENDER EQUALITY
HISTORY
JUSTICE
LAW REFORM
SEPARATION
THESES
NEW ZEALAND
Motherhood and family law A thesis to fulfil the requirements of a Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Fiona Mackenzie - 2016 - electronic document (336 pages) ; PDF file
PhD thesis (University of Otago, Dunedin)
Throughout the broad sweep of history and related disciplines, including the law, can be found instruction with respect to the issue of motherhood. In one sense, it transcends culture; in another, it is a cultural construct. It is imbued with gender specificity and is profoundly important to children. This thesis explores motherhood’s relationship with family law and seeks to illustrate how, through uneasy tensions over time, it may have been compromised in modern child care law in New Zealand. It discusses whether parenting law should continue to adopt a gender neutral approach or whether, in considering a child’s welfare and best interests, there may be a case for greater recognition and restoration of gendered parenting relationships and perhaps, therefore, a repeal of s4(3) of the Care of Children Act 2004. (Author's abstract). Record #5935
CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CONTACT (ACCESS)
FATHERS
FAMILY COURT
FAMILY LAW
GENDER EQUALITY
HISTORY
JUSTICE
LAW REFORM
SEPARATION
THESES
NEW ZEALAND