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020			_a9781316506080
082			_a346.0168 _bCHA-P
100			_aChartier, Gary
245			_aPublic Practice, Private Law _b: An Essay on Love, Marriage, and the State
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2017
300			_a262, pp.
520			_aMarriage 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.
650			_aLaw and legislation
650			_aSame-sex marriage
650			_aReligious aspects
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