The Origin of Parental Rights: Labor, Intent, and Fathers

Purvis, Dara E.

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“…However, as civilisations evolved, so did the perception of parenthood. One of the earliest known legal codes that recognised parental responsibility was the Code of Hammurabi, issued in Babylon in 1754 BC [1]. This code required fathers to provide financially for their children and held them responsible for their children's behaviour.…”

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Contextualising the Concept of Parental Responsibilities and Child Protection in a Legal Pluralistic Nigeria

Diriwari

2023

Japan J Res

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The concept of parental responsibility has obviously been coined in the English legal system. The significance of the concept appears to reside in its practicality. This paper aims to analyse the concept of parental responsibility in the Nigerian context. The paper seeks to determine whether parental responsibility can be effectively excised in Nigeria. Although it is characterised by its practicality in terms of guarantees of child protection in a legal system, the complexity of the Nigerian legal system could generate some contextual paradoxes. Hence this paper attempts to determine the possible paradoxes in the context of the Nigerian legal system, that is underpinned by legal pluralism, and explore the new paradigms. .

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Contextualising the Concept of Parental Responsibilities and Child Protection in a Legal Pluralistic Nigeria

Diriwari

2023

Japan J Res

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“…Identifying legal parents used to be simple: The woman who gave birth was the mother, and if she was married, her husband was the father (Purvis, ). Over time, changes in common family structures and methods by which children are conceived and born confounded this simple rule.…”

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Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood

Purvis

2017

J of Family Theo & Revie

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The Origin of Parental Rights: Labor, Intent, and Fathers

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Contextualising the Concept of Parental Responsibilities and Child Protection in a Legal Pluralistic Nigeria

Contextualising the Concept of Parental Responsibilities and Child Protection in a Legal Pluralistic Nigeria

Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood

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