The subject matter of the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family comprises the following: analyses of the law relating to the family which carry an interest beyond the jurisdiction dealt with, or which are of a comparative nature; theoretical analyses of family law; sociological literature concerning the family which is of special interest to law and legal policy; social policy literature of special interest to law and the family; literature in related disciplines (such as medicine, psychology, demography) which is of special relevance to law and the family; research findings in the above areas; reviews of books and relevant reports.

Online ISSN: 1464-3707
Print ISSN: 1360-9939

SOURCE CURRENCY Volume 38, Issue 1, 1 April 2024 Int J Law Policy Family (2024) 38 (1): 1, Articles Evaluating the need for legal guardianship in people with dementia: gaining insight into professionals' assessment criteria Eschewing the discretionary court-based approach to child maintenance in Singapore: towards a consistent and predictable legal framework 'Credulous or the naïve?' The Irish Department of Health's response to commercial surrogacy The International Protection of Adults after Brexit Surrogate Born Children's Access to Information About Their Origins Surrogates', intended parents', and professionals' perspectives on ways to improve access to surrogacy in Australia The 1996 Hague convention on international child protection in the UK post-Brexit: focus on jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement Disciplined parents and autonomous children: information sharing as governing device in Swedish identity-release gamete donation Caring, law, and solidarity—on the need for reorientation The Hague Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations 1970: an effective mechanism for regulating divorce as between the UK and the EU post-Brexit? Children's participation matters: a step towards institutional and legal innovation in Spain Broken kinship: family property disputes and the common intention constructive trust in Singapore Sharenting as a regulatory paradox – a comprehensive overview of the conceptualization and regulation of sharenting What makes a father: differentiation of unmarried and divorced fathers in the context of custody under the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Default property rules for same-gender marriages: equivalence over equality? Child support and income inequalities: a cross-continental comparison from welfare design to judicial implementation Enforceability of mahr under a sharīc a law-based contract in New Zealand: a comparison with United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada The 2024 Forum on Domestic Violence and the Hague Abduction Convention How does social law (not) assess surrogacy as female reproductive labour? The Netherlands as a case study Reviews Book Reviews: Families by Agreement: Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law Book Reviews: Research Handbook on Surrogacy and the Law Book Reviews: Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Home and Correspondence – A Practical Guide to the Article 8 Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights Book Reviews: Autonomy, Care and Family Law Book Reviews: Surrogacy in Latin America.