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The International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable developments in family law from all around the globe.

On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a private international law Regulation on parenthood. In the book, the Marburg Group—a group of German private international law scholars—undertakes the first extensive and in-depth assessment of the Parenthood Proposal. While the Group welcomes the initiative of the Commission and embraces the overall structure of the Parenthood Proposal, it suggests several fundamental changes.

Child relocation presents a challenge to family lawyers, with its cross-border dimension raising unique questions in the legal context of the European Union. This book examines the European legal frameworks of child relocation and discusses the dynamics of Europeanisation of national child relocation law.

The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage discusses recent developments on the right to know one’s genetic origins in the context of donor conception. It includes both legal analyses and findings from psychological research, delving not only into the theoretical framework, but, additionally, assessing the practices of counselling and DNA databases.

The book provides an in-depth discussion of Council Regulation No 2019/1111 (‘Brussels II-ter’) (in force from August 2022), which lays down rules on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement which EU Member States must apply when dealing with matrimonial matters, matters of parental responsibility and child abduction. 

Based on national reports by family law experts from over 20 European jurisdictions, The Principles of European Family Law Revisited is ideal for comparative family lawyers, giving insight into recent developments in family law in Europe in the areas of divorce, maintenance between former spouses, parental responsibilities, property relations between spouses and de facto unions.

What constitutes a “family” in Europe? The answer to this question is constantly changing and increasingly varied. This book addresses areas of family law where developments have been particularly salient and have, at times, created fissures between European States. It also suggests ways of addressing and overcoming these divergences.

This book addresses the issue of mothers who, fleeing from domestic violence, take their children with them and thus become liable for international child abduction. It examines how protection measures can help the abducting mother in this context, with a special focus on the utility of Regulation 606/2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters and Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order, which allow cross-border circulation of protection measures.

Quelles sont les difficultés auxquelles font face les citoyens et les personnes qui les conseillent dans des situations de mobilité, lorsqu’elles sont confrontées à des problèmes juridiques liés aux relations familiales ? Comment apporter une réponse ?

Nombreuses sont les incursions de l'UE dans la définition et le régime juridique des familles qui circulent entre les États membres. L'ouvrage fait le point sur l’acquis et le devenir d’un modèle familial européen.