Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- 1 The International Year of the Family: New Frontiers for Families / Henryk J. Sokalski -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 2 The Council of Europe's Contribution to Family Law (Past, Present and Future) / Margaret Killerby -- 3 Case Law and Co-Operation as the Building Blocks for Protection of International Families / Adair Dyer -- 4 Family Law Across Frontiers: Facts, Conflicts, Trends / Dieter Henrich -- 5 Connecting Factors in International Family Law / Helge Thue -- 6 Transnational Litigation in Family Matters / Don Macdougall -- 7 International Marriage Recognition: A World Dilemma / Lynn D. Wardle -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 8 “Family Rights” Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child / Sharon Detrick -- 9 Qualifications of Signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child — what did State Parties really agree to? / Alastair Bissett-Johnson -- 10 Parent-Child Relationships within the European Convention / Katherine O'Donnell -- 11 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Controversial Issues in Japanese Family Law and Child Affairs / Yukiko Matsushima -- 12 Children's Right to be Heard About Family Life and Privacy — when the family falls apart / Lis Frost -- 13 New Zealand and The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child / Mark Henaghan -- 14 Les Conventions lntemationales et Leur Accueil par les Tribunaux en Droit Français de la Famille / Jacqueline Rubellin-Devichi -- 15 ‘Which Law? Which Family? Which Women?’ Problems of Enforcing CEDAW in Southern Africa / Puleng Letuka and Alice Armstrong -- 16 Some Remarks on the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Concerning the Protection of Families and Children / J. A. Robinson -- 17 Cultural Diversity, Human Rights and the Family in Contemporary Africa: Lessons from the South African Constitutional Debate / Thandabantu Nhlapo -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 18 Protecting Children's Rights of Identity Across Frontiers of Culture, Political Community, and Time / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse -- 19 Identity: Mapping the Frontiers / Judith Masson and Christine Harrison -- 20 Family Law in a Pluralistic Society: A View From England and Wales / Andrew Bainham -- 21 Multiculturalism and the Regulation of Marital Status in Australia / Patrick Parkinson -- 22 Cross-cultural Challenges to Family Law in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Bill Atkin and Graeme Austin -- 23 Transcending Frontiers: Indian Child Welfare in the United States / P. Kunesh -- 24 Law, Religion and The State: The Get Revisited / Michael Freeman -- 25 Protecting Minority Cultures and Religions in Matters of Personal Status both within State Boundaries and beyond State Frontiers - the Israeli System / Michael Corinaldi -- 26 Religious Schools and Religious Schooling / Carolyn Hamilton -- 27 The Protection of Minority Cultures and Religions within State Boundaries / Christine Davies -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 28 Recognition of the Family in Refugee Status Determination / E. Diane Pask -- 29 The Treatment by the European Union of Unaccompanied Minors / David Pearl and Carole Lyons -- 30 Refugee Law and the Rights of the Child / Dallal Stevens -- 31 The Current Status of Migrant and Refugee Children in the Republic of Slovenia / Miroslava Gec-Korosec -- 32 Family Migration in the Netherlands / M.J.C. Koens -- 33 Child Care and Protection Measures and Minor Foreigners: The Legal Position of Minors / Paul Vlaardingerbroek -- 34 Marriages between Japanese and Non-Japanese in Rural Areas: Recent Trends and Issues / Satoshi Minamikata -- 35 Between Two Worlds: The Education of Migrants’ Children / Holly Cullen -- 36 ‘The Chief Glory’: The Export of Children from the United Kingdom / John Eekelaar -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 37 An Overview of the 1993 Hague Inter-Country Adoption Convention / Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren -- 38 Conflict and Co-Operation. The Approach to Conflicts of Law in the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption / William Duncan -- 39 The Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions in the Light of the 1993 Hague Convention on lntercountry Adoptions / Rainer Frank -- 40 Trans-Racial Adoption in the United States and the Impact of Considerations Relating to Minority Population Groups on International Adoptions into the United States / David S. Roseitenstein -- 41 lntercountry Adoption and Child Welfare in Japan / Yukiko Terado -- 42 La Reglementation des Adoptions Intemationales selon le Droit Hellénique / Penelope Agallopoulou -- 43 Difference of Religion and the Adoption of Minors in Greek Law (Marginal issues regarding adoption and parental care) / Efie Kounougerl-Manoledaki -- 44 Australian Judicial Attitudes to the Convention on The Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (The Hague Convention) / Justice Alastair Nicholson -- 45 L'Application de la Convention de La Haye de 1980 sur l'Enlevement d'Enfants, par les Tribunaux Espagnols Gabriel Garcia Cantero / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 46 Trans-Border Abductions of Children: Swedish Report / Michael Bogdan -- 47 Les Enlèvements lntemationaux d'Enfants et le Droit Français / Olivier Matocq -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 48 The United States and the International Enforcement of Family Support / Marygold S. Melli -- 49 Family Support Across Frontiers: New Ideas From the Americas / Carol S. Bruch -- 50 Maintenance in Russia: Conflicts of Laws / Maria Antokolskaya -- 51 Support Obligations of Stepparents and Persons ‘In Loco Parentis’ in a Comparative and International Context / Barbara Graham-Siegenthaler -- 52 Rights of Property Upon Divorce in Swedish Conflict of Laws / Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg -- Introduction / Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas -- 53 Crossing the Frontier -The International Protection of Family Life in the 21st Century / Geraldine van Bueren -- 54 Procreative Tourism, Genetic Testing and The Law / Linda Nielsen -- 55 The Influence of Strasbourg on English Family Law / Mathew Thorpe -- 56 What New Conventions There May Be: A Perspective From the Hague / Hans van Loon.

Comprising 56 of the papers originally presented at the highly successful 8th World Conference of the International Society of Family held in Cardiff, UK, Families Across Frontiers provides a unique and invaluable global insight into how both the international community and individual states are attempting to deal with problems and issues raised by families crossing political and cultural frontiers. The book offers detailed consideration of many of the major international instruments affecting the family, such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Convention on Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Abduction, the Hague and European Convention on International Child Abduction, the Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Maintenance Obligation and on The Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations and on the Inter-American Convention Support Obligations. Written by experts from 20 different nations, this book provides indispensable reading for those wishing to enhance their understanding of the increasingly important international dimension of family law.

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