British Conservatism and the Legal Regulation of Intimate Relationships.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- 1. Introduction -- Justifications -- Boundaries and Questions -- Theoretical Framework -- Chapter Outline -- A Final Note -- 2. Conservatism and Family Law -- Introduction -- What is Conservatism? -- The Knowledge Principle -- The Change Principle -- Conservatism and the Family -- Concluding Remarks -- 3. Marriage and Divorce in Transition: The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 -- Introduction -- The Political Context: The New Right -- The Conservative Party and Family Policy Prior to the MFPA 1984 -- The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 -- Conclusion -- 4. Major Change?: Family Law and Policy in the Decade Following the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 -- Introduction -- The Major Premiership: Thatcherism After Thatcher? -- Family Law and Policy Prior to the Family Law Act 1996 -- Major Change?: Some Concluding Thoughts -- 5. Divorcing Rhetoric from Reality: The Family Law Act 1996 -- Introduction -- The Genesis of the Family Law Act 1996 -- Main Provisions of the Bill -- Analysis of the Bill in Parliament -- Reece and a Post-Liberal Interpretation of the FLA 1996 -- Concluding Thoughts -- 6. 'Commitment Rewarded': The Civil Partnership Act 2004 -- Introduction -- The Conservative Party and Homosexual Law Reform -- The Civil Partnership Act 2004: Marriage-Like, Not Marriage-Lite -- Concluding Remarks -- 7. An Unnatural Union?: British Conservatism and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 -- Introduction -- From Civil Partnership to Same-Sex Marriage: A Short History -- The Background to the Bill -- The Main Features of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill -- Analysis of the Debates -- Concluding Remarks -- 8. Conclusion -- Question One -- Question Two -- Question Three -- Question Four.

Question Five -- Closing Comments -- Bibliography -- Index.

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