Book Description

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 facilitates study and discussion by sponsoring and promoting international co-operation in research on family law topics worldwide. Table of contents include: The New Angolan Law on Children's and Juvenile Justice; Recent Developments in Family Law in Botswana: The Abolition of Marital Power Act; On Recent Developments to the Marital Property System of the People's Republic of China; Understanding Family Law and the Family Court System in Costa Rica; The Constitutional Court as Driver of Reforms in German Family Law; Progress and Retrogression on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana; The Dutch Family Law Chronicles: Continued Parenthood Notwithstanding Divorce; Legal Regulation of Adoption in Slovenia: Do We Need Changes?; Living in Sin in Paradise: Cohabitation in the South Pacific; Legislation on Forced Marriage and Intercountry Adoption; The Story of Adultery in Turkey; and Developments in the U.S.: The Struggle Over the Creation of a Status for Same-Sex Partners.