POPLINE Document Number: 059600
Author(s):
Boland R
Stepan J
Source citation:
New York, New York, United Nations Population Fund and Harvard Law School Library, 1989. liii, 594 p.
Abstract:
This 1986 edition of the ANNUAL REVIEW OF POPULATION LAW was prepared by the Harvard Law School Library under a joint agreement between the UN Population Fund and Harvard University. Laws are listed by subject--general population policy, family planning in general, contraception, sterilization, termination of pregnancy, assisted reproduction, marriage, termination of marriage, rights and duties of spouses within marriage, family support in general, family allowances, parental leaves and benefits, housing, support and protection of children in general, parental and family responsibilities, filiation and adoption, support and protection of women in general, status of women, employment of women, economic and property rights of women, support and protection of the aged in general, immigration and emigration in general, refugees, migrant workers, internal migration, primary health care, health care of women and children, regulation of non-physician medical personnel, free and compulsory education, literacy programs; family, population, and sex education; land tenure and agrarian reform; famine, drought, and desertification; census, and vital registration. Within each subject, laws are listed by country or organization. Laws are then listed by country name or organization subdivided into selected topics. This volume draws from various sources of law: legislation, international resolutions, constitutional provisions, regulations, judicial decisions, legal pronouncements of ministries, departments, government statements, and official documents such as development plans.
Keywords:
Developing CountriesIndex page
Developed Countries
Population Policy
Family Planning
Contraception
Sterilization, Sexual
Abortion Law
Marriage
Legislation
Family and Household
Housing
Child
Parents
Women's Status
Employment
Older Adults
Migration
Education
Land Tenure
Environment
Divorce
Public Health
Social Policy
Policy
Fertility Control, Postconception
Nuptiality
Residence Characteristics
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Population
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Family Relationships
Family Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Macroeconomic Factors
Adults
Population Dynamics
Health