Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-218) and index
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Outline of the book; Acknowledgments; Table of Cases; Table of legislation and documents; 1 Pluralism and human rights: a legal foundation for the regulation of families and family law in the European Union; 2 Families, ideologies and value pluralism: towards an expanded concept of family; 3 Children and European Union law: instrumentalism, protection and empowerment; 4 Parenthood and European Union law: old ideologies and new ideals
5 European Union law and the regulation of intimate relationships: marriage, partnerships and human rights6 The emergence of a European Union family law; 7 Harmonisation, codification and the future of family law in the European Union; Bibliography; Index