Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System, 9781509947355
Hardcover
Family justice through the eyes of those who represent themselves.

Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    16 November 2022

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Summary

Navigating the Family Court Maze: The Litigant in Person’s Journey

This book delves into the experiences of Litigants in Person (LIPs) within the family justice system, urging a renewed perspective on the challenges and potential contributions of self-represented individuals in England and Wales.

Based on interviews with LIPs and extensive research on self-representation across various jurisdictions, this book presents a user-centric view of the family justice system. It uti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509947355
ISBN-10:1509947353
Author:Jessica Mant
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Hart Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:16 November 2022
Weight:440g
Dimensions:168mm x 244mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

[T]his book review welcomes Mant’s comprehensive, rich, and critical summary of LIPs and the family justice system … Mant’s book stands as a foundational text that will be useful for academics and policy makers to draw on, especially in the context of the Pathfinder Pilot, which adopts a more inquisitorial and investigative multi-agency approach, and to highlight the need to apply a transformative methodology to ensure that the rights of the child are centred in the family justice system. – Jane Krishnadas, Keele University, UK * The Journal of Law and Society *

About The Author

Jessica Mant

Jessica Mant is Lecturer in Law at Monash University, Australia.

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