@inbook{a3575d243fd040aba1fdcac1cd700949,
title = "The consequences of Lord Hardwick's Act in Ireland: an unholy confusion of Church and State",
abstract = "Lord Hardwicke{\textquoteright}s Marriage Act of 1753 marked the start of State regulation of marriage in the British Isles. Before its introduction, marriage had been a matter for the Established Church and the ruling bodies of the other tolerated religions. This paper will examine the movement towards a secular marriage system which began with this act. The paper will suggest that although Lord Hardwicke{\textquoteright}s act marked a promising beginning for the secularization of marriage law within the British Isles, the reinterpretation of the common law which occurred in Queen v Millis was symptomatic of the common law system{\textquoteright}s reluctance to completely secularise the law in this area. Still today in Britain and Ireland some religious ceremonies have automatic legal effect while others have to comply with certain legal requirements and more have no legal effect whatsoever.",
author = "M. Harding",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783899751543",
series = "European yearbook of young legal history series",
publisher = "Martin Meidenbauer Publishers",
number = "3",
pages = "1--11",
editor = "L. Varela and P. Vega and A. Spinosa",
booktitle = "Crossing Legal Cultures",
edition = "3",
}