The Law Commission extends its review of mental capacity and detention
In July, as part of the Commission's 12th programme of law reform it announced a project to consider how deprivation of liberty should be authorised and supervised in community settings, alongside the existing DoLS system which applies in hospitals and …
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Morocco's Exception for Jewish Family Law Courts
The system was set up under the pre-war French protectorate, but also dates back to the dhimmi laws allowing Jewish family law to operate under rabbinical courts according to their customs. Jewish communities had a special place under Moroccan sultans …
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Book review – The Children Act by Ian McEwan
"The novel explores the intersection between the sacred and the secular in the family courts and highlights that when judges are grappling with these issues, welfare is the paramount consideration. The title of the book is well chosen to emphasise this.".
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