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International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 2001 15(1):22-50; doi:10.1093/lawfam/15.1.22
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Regulation of unmarried cohabitation in west-European jurisdictions - determinants of legal policy

D Bradley

Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2 2AE, UK

This article examines the development of statutory regulation of extra-marital cohabitation. It focuses on the private law status of heterosexual relationships in particular West-European countries, although links with same-sex partnerships and comparisons between common law jurisdictions necessitate somewhat broader treatment. The objective is to analyse determinants of legislation, rather than provide a comprehensive account of West-European cohabitation laws. Demographic trends, legal tradition and family ideology provide inadequate explanations for responses in this area. A comparison of the Dutch registered partnership model and French PACS establishes the influence of political culture on legislation and provides a basis for analysis of the future development of legal policy.


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