Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

International

Annual Review of International Family Law

Ursula Kilkelly

Angola

The New Angolan Law on Childrens and Juvenile

Justice Maria Do Carmo Medina

Argentina

The New Law for the Integral Protection of Childhood and its Impact on Family Law

Cecilia P. Grosman and Marisa Herrera

Australia

There was Movement at the [Family Law] Station: Australian Family Law in 2004

Frank Bates

Botswana

Recent Developments in Family Law in Botswana: The Abolition of Marital Power Act

British Virgin Islands

Exploring Virgin Territory: Family Law in The British Virgin Islands

Hazel Thompson-Ahye

Cameroon

The Family Code: A Satisfactory Gestation Period

E.N. Ngwafor

Canada

Same-Sex Marriage and Faith-Based Arbitration of Family Law Disputes

Martha Bailey

China

On Recent Developments to the Marital Property System of the Peoples Republic of China

Chen Wei

Costa Rica

Understanding Family Law and the Family Court System in Costa Rica

Diego Benavides Santos

England & Wales

Reshaping Marriage and the Family –

The Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004

Mary Welstead

France

Egalite, Verite, Stabilite: The New French Filiation Law after the Ordonnance of the 4th of July 2005

Hugues Fulchiron

Germany

The Constitutional Court as Driver of Reforms in German Family Law

Nina Dethloff and Kathrin Kroll

Ghana

Progress and Retrogression on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana

Emmanuel Quansah

Republic of Ireland

Ancillary Relief on Divorce: The Emerging Jurisprudence from the Superior Courts

Paul Ward

The Netherlands

The Dutch Family Law Chronicles: Continued Parenthood Notwithstanding Divorce

Ian Curry-Sumner and Caroline Forder

New Zealand

Landmark Family Legislation

Bill Atkin

Norway

Changing Paternity

Peter Lodrup

Scotland

Cases from the Trenches but only Modest Legislative Responses

Alastair Bissett-Johnson

Serbia

The New Family Act of Serbia

Marija Draskis and Gordana Kovacek Stanic

Singapore

A Communitarian Effort in Guardianship and Custody of Children after Parents Divorce

Wai Kum Leong

Slovenia

Legal Regulation of Adoption in Slovenia –

Do We Need Changes?

Suzana Kraljic

The South Pacific

Living in Sin in Paradise –

Cohabitation in The South Pacific

Sue Farran

Spain

Family Law Reform in Differing Directions

Gabriel Garcia Cantero

Sweden

Legislation on Forced Marriage and Intercountry Adoption

Ake Saldeen

Tanzania

The Constitutionalization of Family Law in Tanzania

Bart Rwezaura and Ulrike Wanitzek

Turkey

The Story of Adultery in Turkey

Esin Orucu

United States of America

Developments in the U.S –

The Struggle Over the Creation of a Status for Same-Sex Partners

J. Thomas Oldham

The International Survey of Family Law is the International Society of Family Law’s annual review of developments in family law across the world. The 2006 edition covers developments in 27 countries written by leading academics and family law experts. Each article is accompanied by a French language abstract.

The 2006 Review begins with a round-up of the major developments in the international arena, and is followed by contributions from a diverse selection of countries where there have been important developments in family law.

The International Society of Family Law aims to facilitate study and discussion by sponsoring and promoting international co-operation in research on family law topics worldwide.