Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

Articles

annual review of international family law, Gillian Douglas and Nigel Lowe

Angola - challenges for the Angolan family code, Maria Do Carmo Medina

Argentina - the socio-economic crisis and its repercussions for children and families, Cecilia P. Grosman and Ana Maria Chechile

Australia - of courts and cash - Australian family law in 2001, Frank Bates

Brazil - same-sex couples, Maria Berenice Dias

Canada - children, same-sex marriage and cohabitation, Martha Bailey

Croatia - the canonic marriage - revision of Croatian family law and its conflict of laws implications, Vesna Tomtijenovic

the Czech Republic - adoption in the Czech Republic - reform in the light of the child welfare laws

England and Wales - the influence of human rights and cultural issues, Mary Welstead

France - work in hand for the reform of French family law, Sylvie Ferre-Andre, Adeline Gouttenoire-Cornut and Hugues Fulchiron

Germany - improving the position of women in German family law - the Violence Protection Act of 2002 and landmark decisions in maintenance law, Nina Dethloff

Ghana - family law in Ghana under the Constitution 1992, Gordon R. Woodman

Hungary - Hungarian matrimonial property law, Martha Doczi

Republic of Ireland - the child and the state, Paul Ward

Italy - post-mortem artificial insemination in Italy - a case study, Antonello Miranda

Japan - turning to the point where society needs to ""co-operate"" and ""co-ordinate"" for the ""Commonweal"" - developments in family law in Japan 2001, Teiko Tamaki

The Netherlands - bumper issue - all you ever wanted to know about Dutch family law (and were afraid to ask), Ian Sumner and Caroline Forder

New Zealand - from parental relocation, rights and responsibilities to ""relationship"" property, Bill Atkin

Nigeria - development in family law and welfare services in Nigeria (1997-2002), Bolaji Owasanoye

Norway - challenges to an established paternity - radical changes in Norwegian law, Peter Lodrup

Papua New Guinea - incest and marriage prohibitions - implications of recent changes to the law against incest under Papua New Guinea's criminal code, John Y. Luluaki

Scotland - some dreams realised, some disappointments, Elaine E. Sutherland

Spain - de facto unions revisited, Gabriel Garcia Cantero

Sweden - minor amendments and statutory proposals - Brussels II, same sex adoption and other matters, Ake Saldeen

Switzerland - abortion, registered partnership and other matters, Olivier Guillod

The United States - unconventional relations - developments in family law in the United States of America in 2001, Lynn D. Wardle

Yugoslavia - maintenance duties of parents towards children, Olga Cvejic Jancic

Zambia - inheritance conflicts over the matrimonial home - safeguarding the family against homelessness, Chuma Himonga.

This survey is the International Society of Family Law's annual review of developments in family law across the world. The 2003 edition contains contributions from 26 countries, providing a complete picture of family law across the world today.