Books in the The Family, Law and Society series

A "paradigm shift" in family conflict resolution has reshaped the practice of family law and has fundamentally altered the way in which disputing families interact with the legal system. This volume examines the contours of this paradigm shift in family conflict resolution and explores its implications for family law scholarship and practice.

Domestic violence - domestic hooliganism it has been called - is one of the cancers of our age. This book covers issues ranging from criminal and civil law responses and the value of mediation, to the impact on children, and to the cultural context.