Book Review: Family Law Reimagined
Journal/Publication Title
Law Library Journal
Abstract
Family Law Reimagined seeks to redefine what its author, Jill Elaine Hasday, calls the family law canon, “the dominant narratives, stories, examples, and ideas that judges, lawmakers, and . . . commentators repeatedly invoke to describe and explain family law and its governing principles” (p.2). Hasday argues that the fam ily law canon does not accurately portray the realities of family law. For instance, the family law canon describes family law as separate from the rest of the legal sphere and an area of law that has consistently improved over time. The author posits, however, that such descriptions of family law are inaccurate and that per petuating the current canon is harmful to adults and children affected by family law.
Repository Citation
Shannon M. Roddy,
Book Review: Family Law Reimagined,
Law Libr. J.
(2015).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bkrev/18