Full Description
The Impact of Institutions and Organisations on European Family Law looks at the impact that institutions and organisations have had, and continue to have, on European family law. In many ways the chapters in this volume provide the easiest explanation for the existence of a European family law. While there is no European body that could actually legislate definitively on family law even the European Union has no such mandate there are still some obvious institutions that have a very direct impact on European family law. These can be divided into two groups; namely those that have a direct impact, such as the European Court of Human Rights and the European Union, and those that have an indirect impact, such as the Commission on European Family Law (CEFL), the Council of Europe and the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCL/CIEC) as well as the private international law instruments of the Hague Conference (HCCH) and the EU. Together, with religion, all of these institutions are contributing to the creation of a European family law.This book, and the others in the set, will serve as an invaluable resource for anyone interested in family law. It will be of particular use to students and scholars of comparative and international family law, as well as family law practitioners.
Contributors: H. Baker, K. Boele-Woelki, D. Coester-Waltjen, G. De Baere, M. Groff, K. Gutman, N. Lowe, J. Mair, D. Martiny, W. Pintens, J.M. Scherpe
Contents
Contents:
European Family Law - Introduction to the Book Set
Jens M. Scherpe
Introduction to European Family Law Volume 1: The Impact of Institutions and Organisations on European Family Law
Jens M. Scherpe
1. The Impact of the European Union and the European Court of Justice on European Family Law
Geert De Baere and Kathleen Gutman
2. The Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights on European Family Law
Dagmar Coester-Waltjen
3. The Impact of the Council of Europe on European Family Law
Nigel Lowe
4. The Impact of the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) on European Family Law
Walter Pintens
5. The Impact of the Hague Conventions on European Family Law
Hannah Baker and Maja Groff
6. The Impact of the Commission on European Family Law (CEFL) on European Family Law
Katharina Boele-Woelki
7. The Impact of the EU Private International Law Instruments on European Family Law
Dieter Martiny
8. The Impact of Religion on European Family Law
Jane Mair
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