Wives and Property. Reform of the Married Women's Property Law in Nineteenth Century England

Жасанды Интеллекттің Құқықтық Мәртебесі Және Оның Құқық Субъектілігі Туралы Даулар

“…Through much of human history, slaves were bought and sold like property; 76 indigenous peoples were compared to animals roaming the land, justifying their dispossession; 77 and for centuries under English law, Blackstone's summary of the position of women held that 'husband and wife are one person, and the husband is that person'. 78 Even today, natural persons enjoy plenary rights and obligations only if they are adults, of sound mind, and not incarcerated.…”

Collaborative divorce: A paradigm shift in theory and practice.

“…Only in rare cases of abuse or neglect were divorces granted to women, and these women faced difficult futures, without individual legal identity or control over their property or earnings. The act of marriage made a woman the property and responsibility of her husband, otherwise referred to as "coverture" (Holcombe, 1983;Horstman, 1985). Among the many ramifications of their coverture, women could not represent themselves in court and had no standing to initiate divorce proceedings.…”