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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 12. 1967.

Role of law is to meet need of society

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Role of law is to meet need of society

"The role of law is to meet the need of society." said Dr. A. J. W. Taylor in a lecture in the Centenary Law series sponsored by the Law Faculty.

"Social and psychological research into the function of the family in society is needed. The insights gained should then be incorporated into a revised family law To meet this aim not only research but a much wider education of lawyers is needed."

Successful character and moral training of children requires a stable family life. Every encouragement should be given parents to bring up. children in a stable family in view of the profound effect of the family on the child

Where there is no family life, for example in institutions, substitute relationships are formed. Dr. Taylor described the behaviour of inmates of Arohata. The more broken up their homes, the more masculine, "butch," their behaviour. Slides were shown of the tatooing common in such institutions.

"Darl" relationships between girls developed as substitutes for family ones.

The importance of family upbringing in the development of transvestites was clearly illustrated, both by examples and by a quotation from an interview with one. Slides of transvestites were shown, the last of which was either the Extrav male ballet, or the Weir House drinking team.

Although no reference was made to Carnaby Street. Dr. Taylor indicated that he strongly felt distinctive dress for the sexes was desirable to help avoid confusion in sexual assignment. Reference was made to psychological and social confusion among young people arising from attempts to rebel both against parents and against the stereotyped views they believed older people had of them.

Dr. Taylor said that courts, in determining the custody of children in divorce cases, may take into account the future of the child But research following up the case histories of children involved in domestic cases or adoptions was advocated by him as a worthwhile area likely to lead to knowledge enabling better decisions to be reached in the courts in such cases.

More sports scenes from Winter Tournament.

More sports scenes from Winter Tournament.

After: Jim Holm. Vic's most successful fencer in the Men's Epee.

Our smallbore team.

Our smallbore team.