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Confronting International and Comparative Family Law: Methods and Milestones - Festschrift for Katharina Boele-Woelki

Edited by: Susanna Roßbach, Wendy Schrama

ISBN13: 9789004741560
To be Published: September 2026
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Country of Publication: Netherlands
Format: Hardback
Price: £208.00





Confronting International and Comparative Family Law is a bilingual Festschrift in honour of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Katharina Boele-Woelki, celebrating her pioneering role in shaping modern comparative and international family law. Bringing together an outstanding group of scholars, the volume explores a wide range of contemporary discussions and challenges. Combining doctrinal and comparative analysis, empirical insight and policy-oriented reflection, this book is an essential reference for academics, practitioners and lawmakers worldwide in future global debates. By highlighting key achievements in the field and examining current legal trends, the Festschrift pays tribute to Katharina Boele-Woelki’s influential scholarship.

Subjects:
Comparative Law, Family Law
Contents:
Preliminary Material
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
Crossing Borders and Pushing Boundaries

Part 1 Comparative Law: Methods for Scholarship, Research, and Teaching
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
1. Regelkorpora als wissenschaftliches Recht – eine Skizze
Authors: Christian Bumke and Niklas Ettwig
2. Teaching Comparative Family Law in the Digital Age: A Transnational Teaching Project
Authors: Nina Dethloff and Katja Fruntke
3. A Beginner’s Guide to Conducting Comparative Law Research
Author: Christina Jeppesen de Boer
4. Rechtsvergleichung und Modernisierung – Anliegen und Arbeitsweise der Commission on European Family Law
Author: Anne Röthel
5. Nicht erschöpfte Potentiale? – Rechtsvergleichung in der Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte
Author: Susanna Roßbach
6. Combined Comparative Research in the Field of Family Relations Revisited: Where to Put the Box?
Authors: Wendy Schrama and Frederik Swennen
7. Academic Collaboration in the Field of Family Law in the Netherlands
Author: Leon Verstappen

Part 2 Recent Developments and Milestones in Family Law and Beyond: Comparative Perspectives
Section 1Comparative Perspectives on Child-Related Family Law
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
8. „Bild 3 – Take 1 und bitte!“ – Die rechtliche Situation von Kinderinfluencern in Deutschland und in anderen Rechtsordnungen
Authors: Isabell Götz and Philipp Reuß
9. Relocation Disputes: The Impact of the CEFL Principles on Parental Responsibilities
Author: Cristina González Beilfuss
10. Parents as the Gatekeepers of Their Child’s Online Privacy: A Rights-Based Perspective in the Age of Monetised Social Media
Author: Jacqueline Gray
11. Grandparents’ Access to Contact with Their Grandchildren: How to Strike a Good Balance?
Author: Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg
12. Reflecting upon the Experience of Conducting Global Statistical Studies of the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention
Author: Nigel Lowe
13. Parenting Coordination and the Successful Implementation of This ADR Process in the Netherlands
Author: Astrid Martalas
14. The Rights of Intersex Children in the Jurisprudence of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Author: Velina Todorova

Section 2 Comparative Perspectives on Other Family Law Questions and Beyond
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
15. Legal Developments in Seychelles: The Code Napoleon Updated
Author: Tony Angelo
16. Rethinking Fault in Divorce Law: Reflections in Light of the Updated CEFL Principles on Divorce
Author: Masha Antokolskaia
17. Missing Persons in North-Western Europe: A Sporadic Issue with Major Consequences for Those ‘Left Behind’
Authors: Richard Blauwhoff and and Merel Jonker
18. Rechtsvergleichende Betrachtungen zum Erwerb und Änderung des Familiennamens in Deutschland und den Niederlanden
Authors: Gerard-René de Groot and Hildegard Schneider
19. The Evolving Landscape around Refugees and South Africa’s International and Constitutional Obligations
Author: Zenobia du Toit
20. Steuerliche Folgen familienrechtlicher Privatautonomie – Gedanken zum Verhältnis zwischen Zivil- und Steuerrecht am Beispiel aktueller Reformvorschläge
Author: Dr. Tim Maciejewski
Part 3 Recent Developments and Milestones in International Family Law and Beyond
Section 1 Private International Law Perspectives on Child-Related Questions
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
21. Access to Courts in Cross-Border Matters of Parenthood: Assessment of a ‘Sufficient Connection’ to the Forum in the Dutch Legal Context
Author: Richard Blauwhoff
22. Errungenschaften und weiterhin bestehende Schwächen im internationalen Familienrecht
Author: Prof. Dr. Dr hc Dagmar Coester-Waltjen
23. Die Anerkennung von Auslandsadoptionen in Deutschland
Author: Angelika Fuchs
24. A Child’s Habitual Residence under Brussels IIbis and Brussels IIter
Author: Pia Jongens-Lokin
25. Enforcement of Decisions on Parental Responsibility: Abolishing Exequatur in the Brussels IIter Regulation
Author: Vesna Lazić
26. Challenges and Opportunities for the Recognition of Legal Parentage: The HCCH Parentage/Surrogacy Project
Author: Yuko Nishitani
27. The Establishment of Parenthood before Birth under the Proposed EU Regulation on Parenthood Matters
Authors: Christopher Reibetanz and Karsten Thorn
28. Dutch Private International Law Aspects in the Child, Surrogacy and Parentage Bill and the Best Interests of the Child
Authors: Ian Sumner and Machteld Vonk

Section 2 Private International Law Perspectives on Other Questions
Editors: Susanna Roßbach and Wendy Schrama
29. The Notion of Habitual Residence in EU Private International Law: Brief Remarks on Some Key Issues in the Light of Doctrine and Case Law
Author: Andrea Bonomi
30. Zur Sonderanknüpfung von Art.
25 Abs.
1 EuGüVO. Am Beispiel der Brautgabevereinbarung
Author: Christine Budzikiewicz
31. Vorsorgevollmachten nach dem Vorschlag für eine Verordnung über den internationalen Erwachsenenschutz
Author: Johanna Croon-Gestefeld
32. The Concept of Family Matters in European Private International Law and Comparative Law
Author: Dieter Martiny
33. Wie der Phönix, der aus seiner Asche aufersteht – Spannungen zwischen dem droit de prélèvement und der Erbrechtsverordnung
Author: Walter Pintens
34. Strategies for the Unification of Private International Family Law
Author: Hans van Loon