Los cambios sociales, económicos y políticos que se han producido en el seno de nuestra sociedad en las últimas décadas han ido transformando de forma paulatina la familia, obligándonos a adaptar nuestras reacciones ante nuevos conflictos familiares a la vista de los distintos escenarios que se han ido presentando; todo ello, además, ante la falta de ajuste de nuestras normas sustantivas y procesales a esta nueva realidad, ya que nuestro legislador, como en otras ocasiones, no ha sido ágil a la hora dar una respuesta satisfactoria ante la nueva conflictividad que se ha ido generando. El objeto de esta monografía es el análisis de algunas de las cuestiones más problemáticas surgidas dentro del ámbito del derecho de familia, seleccionadas a la vista de su gran repercusión práctica y su complejidad, tratando de ofrecer soluciones desde el enfoque de la necesaria humanización de la justicia de familia.

En tiempos rápidos y complejos marcados por la modernidad, nuevas formas de comunicación se imponen. Los vínculos humanos se tornan frágiles, pues la realidad es distinta a la que proyecta el mundo virtual. Los deseos de felicidad inmediata —aquí y ahora— aumentan, y de forma desmedida se busca en las relaciones de pareja aquella satisfacción. La familia se resquebraja; los niños, la razón de ser de la solidez de la familia, quedan desamparados en el afán de búsqueda de amor de sus padres. Esta obra propone alternativas para satisfacer las necesidades más profundas de la pareja y la familia, así como las herramientas que las parejas o padres deben conocer para hacer frente a los conflictos que el mundo moderno trae. Sin duda, contiene todo lo que cualquier persona debe saber, antes, durante y después del matrimonio. Johanna Ponce Alburquerque (1981) es doctora en Derecho y Magíster en Ciencias de la Familia con especialidad en Mediación por la Universidad Santiago de Compostela (España). También es Magíster en Derecho Administrativo por la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Ecuador) y es abogada por la Universidad Central del Ecuador. Ha sido profesora de Métodos Alternativos de Solución de Conflictos en la Universidad Internacional SEK (Ecuador) y actualmente es profesora de Derecho de Familia de la Universidad de Las Américas (Ecuador). Es directora del Centro de Mediación Mediatores (N. 66) que funciona en Quito, Ecuador. Ha dictado varios cursos en Iberoamérica sobre la gestión del conflicto para lograr mejores relaciones de convivencia en distintos espacios.

Abortion and Democracy offers critical analyses of abortion politics in Latin America’s Southern Cone, with lessons and insights of wider significance. Drawing on the region’s recent history of military dictatorship and democratic transition, this edited volume explores how abortion rights demands fit with current democratic agendas. With a focus on Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, the book’s contributors delve into the complex reality of abortion through the examination of the discourses, strategies, successes, and challenges of abortion rights movements. Assembling a multiplicity of voices and experiences, the contributions illuminate key dimensions of abortion rights struggles: health aspects, litigation efforts, legislative debates, party politics, digital strategies, grassroots mobilization, coalition-building, affective and artistic components, and movement-countermovement dynamics. The book takes an approach that is sensitive to social inequalities and to the transnational aspects of abortion rights struggles in each country. It bridges different scales of analysis, from abortion experiences at the micro level of the clinic or the home to the macro sociopolitical and cultural forces that shape individual lives. This is an important intervention suitable for students and scholars of abortion politics, democracy in Latin America, gender and sexuality, and women’s rights.

This book seeks to break new ground in the way in which adolescent-to-parent violence and abuse is understood. Incorporating knowledge from an original research project undertaken in the UK and international literature, this book provides insight into the prevalence of this form of domestic violence which can include psychological, physical, and economic abuse. Young person and family characteristics are explored, and links are made between sibling aggression and school bullying behaviours. A key theme is how the data can be used to develop statistical models which can screen for young people behaving abusively towards their parents. It discusses how the research can be applied to inform theoretical frameworks, policy development, and professional practice, with a focus on prevention and early intervention that uses positive youth justice and restorative approaches.

This rigorous yet reader-friendly book reviews the state of the science on a broad range of psychological issues commonly encountered in the forensic context. The goal is to help professionals and students differentiate between supported and unsupported psychological techniques--and steer clear of those that may be misleading or legally inadmissible. Leading contributors focus on controversial issues surrounding recovered memories, projective techniques, lie detection, child witnesses, offender rehabilitation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, and more. With a focus on real-world legal situations, the book offers guidelines for presenting scientific evidence accurately and effectively in courtroom testimony and written reports.

Law in a Therapeutic Key is an anthology of works written by authors from a variety of backgrounds. This book illustrates some of the best and most provocative new therapeutic jurisprudence work in fields ranging from mental health law to correctional law, criminal law, family and juvenile law, evidence law, labor arbitration law, and many more. "[A] rich compendium of the best of what David Wexler and Bruce Winick have wrought... a mature and reflective work, and the most comprehenisve treatment of the therapeutic paradigm to date." -- John Monahan, University of Virginia "The crucial insight embedded in these essays is that all law, ranging from contracts to criminal law, can promote or retard the psychological well-being of persons who become involved with the legal system. Unless we acknowledge these therapeutic considerations in the law-making process, we risk fostering individual--and therefore societal--dysfunction." -- Paul Appelbaum, University of Massachusetts Medical Center