Reform of the Legal Requirements for Divorce Post-Owens: A Welsh Perspective

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The seminal case of Owens v Owens attracted an unprecedented level of attention to divorce law by highlighting the practical and theoretical failings of a system predicated on fault. It also spurred the Government to take active steps towards reforming the requirements for divorce in the current jurisdiction of England and Wales. However, the discussion and proposals for reform have remained grounded in a traditional framework that follows a discriminatory rhetoric stemming from an English-focused history. An analysis of the unique understanding of marriage and divorce in Medieval Wales and the current Welsh legal and political climate provides justification for devolving divorce law to Wales as well as a new lens for approaching reform.

Dyddiad Dyfarnu	3 Chwef 2020
Iaith wreiddiol	Saesneg
Sefydliad Dyfarnu	Prifysgol Bangor
Goruchwyliwr	Marie Parker-Jones (Goruchwylydd) & Gwilym Owen (Goruchwylydd)