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"This latest volume in ""The Jewish Law Annual"" comprises a study of parent and child, examining such issues as parental authority, support obligations, abuse, custody, legitimacy and whether religious views should be taken into account in deciding the best interests of the child. In addition, it covers current legal thought on religious freedom in the United States as well as contemporary developments in Jewish law in Israel. Finally, there is a major survey of recently published titles, organized according to major legal catagories."

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Author:   Bernard S Jackson
Publisher:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Volume:   10
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9783718605460

ISBN 10:   3718605465
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   01 January 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE PARENT AND CHILD Introduction, Offences against Parents Punishable by Death: Towards a Socio-Legal Interpretation of Ex. 21:15, Herod's Domestic Court? The Judgment of Death for Herod's Sons, The Law and the Relationship between Parents and Children, Physical Violence by Parents against Their Children in Jewish History and Jewish Law, Purifying Mamzerim, On the Nature of the Rules Governing Custody of Children in Jewish Law, The Welfare of the Child and Religious Considerations, A Father's Obligation to Maintain His Children in Talmudic Law, Parents and Children under Moslem Law, From a Debate on Family Law to a Debate on Children's Rights, CHRONICLE, Limits without Walls: Constricting Religious Freedom in the United States, Jewish Law in the State of Israel, 1. Messianic Jews and the Law of Return, 2. Celebration and Registration of Marriages by Reform Rabbis 3. Defining Conversion to Judaism PART THREE Survey of Recent Literature

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