TY - JOUR
T1 - Filial piety in Israel
T2 - Between the law in the books and the law in action
AU - Hacker, Daphna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper explores the main legal aspects of filial piety in Israel. Based on a socio-legal study, it traces a significant gap between the law in the books, which mandates that children support their parents financially if the latter cannot support themselves, and the law in action, which narrows this obligation to cases in which the parents must be cared for in a State nursing home. The study also highlights the relevance of religious and cultural norms in shaping filial piety in multicultural countries and thus points to the urgent need to tailor filial piety legal policies according to socially constructed, actual, and diverse filial piety perceptions and practices.
AB - This paper explores the main legal aspects of filial piety in Israel. Based on a socio-legal study, it traces a significant gap between the law in the books, which mandates that children support their parents financially if the latter cannot support themselves, and the law in action, which narrows this obligation to cases in which the parents must be cared for in a State nursing home. The study also highlights the relevance of religious and cultural norms in shaping filial piety in multicultural countries and thus points to the urgent need to tailor filial piety legal policies according to socially constructed, actual, and diverse filial piety perceptions and practices.
KW - Filial piety
KW - Israel
KW - Jewish law
KW - Sharia (Islamic law)
KW - Welfare Services Law of 1958
KW - multiculturalism
KW - the Family Law (Maintenance) Amendment Law of 1959
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071858904&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3868/s050-008-019-0009-6
DO - 10.3868/s050-008-019-0009-6
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AN - SCOPUS:85071858904
SN - 1673-3428
VL - 14
SP - 145
EP - 163
JO - Frontiers of Law in China
JF - Frontiers of Law in China
IS - 2
ER -