01376 a2200169 4500 26820 26820 9781316506080 346.0168 CHA-P Chartier, Gary Public Practice, Private Law : An Essay on Love, Marriage, and the State Cambridge University Press 2017 262, pp. Marriage is ordinarily a public practice, supported by, as well as supportive of, society. But it need not fall within the purview of the state. Public Practice, Private Law articulates a conception of marriage as a morally rich and important institution that ought to be subject to private rather than legislative or judicial ordering. It elaborates a robust understanding of marriage that captures what both different-sex and same-sex couples might see as valuable about their relationships. It explains why sexual ethics won't yield a normative model of marriage, and why the kind of marital love worth wanting, can. It goes on to show how an understanding of marriage as rooted in demanding commitments can allow for divorce before arguing that the state should cease to sponsor marriages. It concludes by suggesting that both state and non-state institutions should acknowledge the marriages of same-sex couples. Law and legislation Same-sex marriage Religious aspects ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2021-04-13 Overseas Press India Private Limited 1707.03 2021-03-08 0 346.0168 CHA-P 51538 2021-04-13 00:00:00 2404.28 2021-04-13 BK