Liberalization of Divorce

No-fault divorce in Denmark and the Nordic countries in the early 20th century

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ID11992541
AutoresBente Rosenbeck (autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume43
Fascículo1
Páginas18-39
Data de publicação2017-05-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoScandinavian Journal of History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0346-8755 • E-ISSN: 1502-7716
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03468755.2017.1318338
OpenAlexW2611881511
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas8

Between 1909 and 1929, marriage laws were thoroughly reformed in all the Nordic countries. In 1909, Norway passed a liberal divorce act, representing the earliest formalization of the liberal divorce practice that had been prevalent through dispensations since 1790. The Norwegian law, based on a no-fault principle, provided the basis for the Nordic reform, which was liberal not only with regard to the possibilities of obtaining divorce but also to the judicial consequences of divorce. As a rule, the matrimonial property was to be distributed equally between the two spouses.In Denmark, the reform seems to have been politically uncontroversial, though some debates did take place, and both the Women’s Movement and the Church accepted divorce with a degree of reluctance. This article focuses on ambivalences concerning divorce in the legislative process in the first three decades of the 20th century

Law reform · Legislature · Liberalization · Norwegian · Political science · Property (philosophy · Sociology · European and International Law Studies · Law