This book examines the (in)visibility of romantic love in the legal discourse surrounding modern Australian marriage. It looks at how romantic love has become a
This thesis is about how love, perceived as one of humanity's most powerful emotions, is reflected in law - one of society's most important social discourses. T
Undoubtedly Romantic love has come to saturate our culture and is often considered to be a, or even the, major existential goal of our lives, capable of providi
In just over one year since United States v. Windso - the case invalidating sections of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage, for purposes o
Marriage was historically not only a romantic ideal, but a tool of exploitation of women in many regards. Women were often considered commodities and marriage w