Individualisation and personal obligations - Social policy, family policy, and law reform in Germany and the UK

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-197

  Daly, Mary ^a   Scheiwe, Kirsten ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 77953858456     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebq005     Document Type: Article

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