Book | 1st edition 2007 | Europe | Esin Örücü, Jane Mair
This edited volume seeks to test the Principles of European Family Law Regarding Divorce and Maintenance Between Former Spouses in a range of legal systems, Malta, Estonia, Lithuania and Turkey; and in so doing to assess these legal systems in view of the Principles, and the Principles in view of these legal systems.
Book | 1st edition 2007 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny, Walter Pintens
In these Principles, the CEFL has developed a comprehensive and original set of rules in the field of parental responsibilities based on respect for the rights of the child, non-discrimination and, as far as possible, self-determination. In their provisions on specific issues the Principles opt for solutions which seem to be workable and shall avoid unnecessary hardship and disputes.
Book | 1st edition 2007 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Cristina González Beilfuss, Cristina González-Beilfuss
The Brussels II bis Regulation contains uniform rules for jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility. This book addresses the impact and application of the new rules in the form of national reports.
Book | 1st edition 2006 | Europe | Masha Antokolskaia
This book provides an overview of the developments in family law in Europe during the last two millennia. It aims to examine the so-called 'cultural constraints argument', which suggests that family law is unsuitable for harmonisation because the family laws of the European countries are deeply imbedded in their unique national cultures and history.
Book | 1st edition 2006 | United Kingdom | Nicole Kornet
This book also contains a theoretical component that draws insights and inspiration from autonomy-based theories of contract, law and economics, notions of fairness and socio-legal perspectives to establish why contracting parties leave gaps in their contracts, whether intervention is justified and, if so, how gaps in contracts should be filled.
The substantive and private international law aspects of non-marital registered relationships in Europe
Book | 1st edition 2005 | Europe | Ian Curry-Sumner
This book serves as a reference tool for all those who require information regarding the substantive law rules concerning new forms of non-marital registered relationships in the countries researched, as well as for those interested in the private international law aspects of these relationships.
Book | 1st edition 2005 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki
This volume contains twenty-three contributions related to: (1) divorce and maintenance between former spouses, (2) parental responsibilities, (3) informal long-term relationships and (4) the revised Brussels II Regulation.
Book | 1st edition 2005 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Bente Braat, Ian Curry-Sumner
This volume contains twenty-three contributions related to: (1) divorce and maintenance between former spouses, (2) parental responsibilities, (3) informal long-term relationships and (4) the revised Brussels II Regulation.
Book | 1st edition 2003 | Europe | H.C.S. Warendorf, Ian Curry-Sumner
This work, thanks to the translation of the rules of Private International Law in the field of family law, provides lawyers, civil servants and consular officers with insight into the applicable rules in international cases. It is hoped that this work will also further contribute to the development of an international legal discourse on the development of family law in other jurisdictions.
Book | 1st edition 2003 | Europe | Katharina Boele-Woelki
Is the unification and harmonisation of (international) family law in Europe necessary? Is it feasible, desirable and possible? Reading the different contributions to this book may certainly inspire those who would like to find the right answers to these questions.
