Aim & Scope
The increasing importance of legal development to all those involved in the implementation of social policy - lawyers, social workers, probation officers, health care professionals - means that The Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law is more than ever essential reading for all those required to have a comprehensive working knowledge of these areas of law and social policy. The journal gives invaluable interdisciplinary coverage of a wide range of issues. Recent editions have addressed problems relating to: children, civil liberties, ethnic minorities, families, housing, education, immigration, physical and mental health, residential homes, social security, welfare rights and social work. The journal has a sectional format with analytical articles on law and practice in many fields. There are also a number of sections dealing with different aspects of the interface between law and practice. Features: Articles Cases European Section Current Development Ombudsman's Section Book Reviews. [1]
Continuations / Journal History
| ( 1978 - 1990 ) | Journal of Social Welfare Law | ( 1991 - 9999 ) | Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law |
2024
Editorial with news from Australia
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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 2024 , pp 1-2.
Who is family law for? Exploring legal approaches to family diversity
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 2024 , pp 1-3.
State obligation to recognise and protect same-sex relationships
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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 2024 , pp 1-3.
Administrative law values, homelessness and mandatory orders
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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 2024 , pp 1-4.
Back to the future: The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth)
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 2024 , pp 1-8.