Family Law in the World Community : Cases, Materials, and Problems in Comparative and International Family Law

by Blair, D. Marianne; Weiner, Merle H.

• ISBN13: 9780890893425
• ISBN10: 089089342X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-31
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Part I. Selected United Nations and League of Nations Instruments	3	(186)
A. International Law and International Relations	3	(39)
Charter of the United Nations, Chapters I-V, IX, X, XIV, XV, XVI, XVIII-XIX; June 26, 1945, 59 Stat. 1055, 2000 U.N.Y.B. 1451	3	(13)
Statute of the International Court of Justice, Articles 1-4, 34-38, 65-68; June 26, 1945, 59 Stat. 1031, 2000 U.N.Y.B. 1461	16	(3)
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, May 23, 1969, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331	19	(21)
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Articles 35-38; April 24, 1963, 21 U.S.T. 77, 596 U.N.T.S 261	40	(2)
B. Human Rights-General	42	(55)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, G.A. res. 217A (III), U.N. GAOR, 3rd Sess., Pt.1, Resolutions at 71, U.N. Doc A/810 (1948)	42	(4)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Selected Declarations, Reservations, and Objections, Dec. 19, 1966, S. Exec. Doc. E, 95-2 (1978), 999 U.N.T.S. 171	46	(17)
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Dec. 19, 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171, 302	63	(3)
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Dec. 15, 1989, 1642 U.N.T.S. 414	66	(2)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Dec. 19, 1966, 993 U.N.T.S. 3	68	(7)
Slavery Convention, as amended by the Protocol signed on December 7, 1953, Dec. 7, 1953, 7 U.S.T. 479, 182 U.N.T.S. 51, 212 U.N.T.S. 17	75	(3)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, Sept. 7, 1956, 18 U.S.T. 3201, 266 U.N.T.S. 3	78	(5)
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, March 7, 1966, S. Exec. Doc. C, 95-2 (1978), 660 U.N.T.S. 195	83	(4)
Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice, UNESCO, Gen. Conf. Res. 3/1.1/2, 20th Sess. (1978), U.N. Doc. E/CN. 4/Sub. 2/1982/2/Add. 1, Annex V (1982)	87	(5)
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, G.A. Res. 36/55, U.N. GAOR, 36th Sess., Supp. No 51 at 171, U.N. Doc. A/36/684 (1981)	92	(3)
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, G.A. Res. 47/135, Annex, U.N. GAOR, 47th Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 210, 211, U.N. Doc. A/47/49 (1992)	95	(2)
C. Women, Marriage, Dissolution, and Domestic Violence	97	(60)
Convention on the Political Rights of Women, Mar. 31, 1953, 27 U.S.T. 1909, 193 U.N.T.S. 135	97	(1)
Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, G.A. Res. 2263, U.N. GAOR, 22nd Sess., Supp. No. 16, 35, U.N. Doc. A/6716 (1967)	98	(3)
Declaration on Social Progress and Development, G.A. Res. 2542, U.N. GAOR, 24th Sess., Supp. No. 30, at 49, U.N. Doc. A/7630 (1969)	101	(9)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Dec. 18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13	110	(8)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, adopted October 6, 1999, G.A. Res. 54/4, Annex, U.N. GAOR, 54th Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 5, U.N. Doc. A/Res/54/4 (1999)	118	(4)
Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance, June 20, 1956, 268 U.N.T.S. 3	122	(3)
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, Feb. 20, 1957, 309 U.N.T.S. 65	125	(1)
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, Dec. 10, 1962, 521 U.N.T.S. 231	126	(1)
Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, G.A. Res. 2018, U.N. GAOR, 20th Sess., Supp. No. 14, at 36, U.N. Doc. A/6014 (1965)	127	(2)
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and Final Protocol, March 21, 1950, 96 U.N.T.S. 271, 96 U.N.T.S. 316	129	(5)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Dec. 10, 1984, S. Treaty Doc. No. 100-20, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85	134	(9)
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, G.A. Res. 48/104, U.N. GAOR, 48th Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 217, U.N. Doc. A/RES/48/104 (1993)	143	(4)
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Nov. 15, 2000, G.A. Res. 55/25, Annex II, U.N. GAOR, 55th Sess., Supp. No. 49 (Vol. 1), at 60, U.N. Doc. A/55/383; 40 I.L.M. 377 (2001)	147	(5)
General Recommendation No. 19, Violence against Women, U.N. CEDAW Comm., 11th Sess., U.N. Doc. A/47/38 (1992), available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/recomm.htm	152	(5)
D. Children	157	(32)
Declaration of the Rights of the Child, "Declaration of Geneva," League of Nations O.J. Spec Supp. 28, at 66 (1924)	157	(1)
Declaration of the Rights of the Child, G.A. Res. 1386, U.N. GAOR, 14th Sess., Supp. No. 16, at 19, U.N. Doc. A/4354 (1959)	157	(2)
Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally, G.A. Res. 41/85, U.N. GAOR, 41st Sess., Supp. No. 53, at 265, U.N. Doc. A/Res/41/85 (1986)	159	(3)
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3	162	(14)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts, May 25, 2000, S. Treaty Doc. No. 106-37 (2000), G.A. Res. 54/263, Annex I, U.N. GAOR. 54th Sess., U.N. Doc. A/54/L.84; A/54/49	176	(6)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, May 25, 2000, S. Treaty Doc. No. 106-37 (2000), G.A. Res. 54/263, Annex II, U.N. GAOR. 54th Sess., U.N. Doc. A/54/L.84; A/54/49	182	(7)
Part II. Selected Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law	189	(64)
A. Marriage and Dissolution	189	(21)
Convention on Celebration and Recognition of the Validity of Marriages, Mar. 14, 1978, 16 I.L.M. 18, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'l L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 243	189	(3)
Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations, June 1, 1970, 978 U.N.T.S. 393, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'l L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 129,	192	(5)
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations, Oct. 2, 1973, 1021 U.N.T.S. 209, Hague Conf. Priv. Intl L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 203	197	(5)
Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations, Oct. 2, 1973, 1056 U.N.T.S. 199, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'l L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 219	202	(3)
Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, Mar. 14, 1978, 16 I.L.M. 14, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'1 L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 229	205	(5)
B. Children and Incompetent Adults	210	(43)
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11,670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'l L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 265	210	(9)
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, May 29, 1993, S. Treaty Doc. No. 105-51, 32 I.L.M. 1134, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'1 L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 357	219	(10)
Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, Oct. 19, 1996, 35 I.L.M. 1391, Hague Conf. Priv. Int'1 L. Collection of Conventions (1951-1996) at 379	229	(12)
Convention on the International Protection of Adults, Oct. 2, 1999, 39 I.L.M. 4	241	(12)
Part III. Selected Regional Conventions	253	(182)
A. European Conventions	253	(82)
1. European Union Documents	253	(29)
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Dec. 7, 2000, 2000 O.J. (C 364) 1	253	(8)
Council Regulation No. 1347/2000 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Matrimonial Matters and in Matters of Parental Responsibility for Children of Both Spouses, 2000 O.J. (L 160) 19	261	(14)
Council Regulation No. 44/2001 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Selected Portions), 2001 O.J. (L 12) 1	275	(7)
2. Council of Europe Documents	282	(53)
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Nov. 4, 1950, 213 U.N.T.S. 221	282	(11)
Protocol No. 1, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Mar. 20, 1952, 213 U.N.T.S. 2621	293	(1)
Protocol No. 4, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Sept. 16, 1963, Europ. T.S. No. 46	294	(2)
Protocol No. 6, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Apr. 29, 1983, Europ. T.S. No. 114	296	(1)
Protocol No. 7, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Nov. 22, 1984, Europ. T.S. No. 117	297	(2)
Protocol No. 12, Nov. 4, 2000, Europ. T.S. No. 177	299	(1)
European Social Charter (revised) (Selected Portions), May 3, 1996, Europ. T.S. No. 163	300	(9)
Appendix to the Revised European Social Charter	309	(3)
European Convention on the Adoption of Children, Apr. 24, 1967, 634 U.N.T.S. 255	312	(6)
European Convention on the Legal Status of Children Born Out of Wedlock, Oct. 15, 1975, 1138 U.N.T.S. 303	318	(2)
European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children, May 20, 1980, Europ. T.S. No. 105	320	(8)
European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights, Jan. 25, 1996, Europ. T.S. No. 160	328	(7)
B. Inter-American Conventions	335	(55)
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, O.A.S. Res. XXX, Int'l Conf. Am. States, 9th Conf., 43 Am. J. Int'l L. 133 (May 2, 1948)	335	(5)
American Convention on Human Rights, "Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica," Nov. 22. 1969, S. Exec. Doc. F, 95-2, 1144 U.N.T.S. 123	340	(15)
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, "Protocol of San Salvador," November 17, 1988, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 69, 28 I.L.M. 161	355	(7)
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, June 8, 1990, O.A.S. Treaty Series 73, 29 I.L.M. 1447	362	(2)
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women, May 2, 1948, 1438 U.N.T.S. 51	364	(1)
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women, May 2, 1948, 1438 U.N.T.S. 63	364	(1)
Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors, May 24, 1984, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 62, 24 I.L.M. 460	365	(4)
Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations, July 15, 1989, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 71, 29 I.L.M. 73	369	(5)
Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children, July 15, 1989, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 70, 29 I.L.M. 63	374	(6)
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors, Mar. 18, 1994, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 79, 33 I.L.M. 721	380	(5)
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, "Convention of Belem Do Para," June 9, 1994, 33 I.L.M. 1534	385	(5)
C. African Conventions	390	(37)
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, reprinted in 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982)	390	(11)
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, June 9, 1998, OAU/LEG/EXP/AFCHPR/PROTII, available at http://www.africa-union.org/en/docs/ Protocol%20African%20court.pdf	401	(6)
Draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, Sept. 13, 2000, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/66.6	407	(8)
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, July 1, 1990, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/153/Rev. 2 (1990)	415	(12)
D. League of Arab States Conventions	427	(8)
Arab Charter on Human Rights, Sept. 15, 1994, Res. 5437 Council of the League of Arab States, 102 Sess., reprinted in 18 Hum. Rts. L.J. 151 (1997)	427	(8)
Part IV. Selected U.S. Federal Statutes and Regulations	435	(104)
A. United States Code	435	(73)
Title 8. Aliens and Nationality	435	(31)
Selected Immigration Statutes	435	(31)
Sec. 1101. Definitions	435	(9)
Sec. 1151. Worldwide level of immigration	444	(3)
Sec. 1153. Allocation of immigrant visas	447	(2)
Sec. 1154. Procedure for granting immigrant status	449	(7)
Sec. 1182. Inadmissible aliens	456	(4)
Sec. 1201. Issuance of Visas	460	(3)
Sec. 1374. Information regarding female genital mutilation	463	(1)
Sec. 1375. Mail-order bride business	463	(2)
Sec. 1431. Children born outside the United States and residing permanently in the United States, Conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired	465	(1)
Sec. 1432. Repealed. Pub.L. 106-395, Title I, § 103(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1632	465	(1)
Sec. 1433. Child born and residing outside United States; conditions for acquiring certificate of citizenship	465	(1)
Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure	466	(1)
International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act	466	(1)
Sec. 1204. International parental kidnapping	466	(1)
Title 22. Foreign Relations and Intercourse	467	(16)
Trafficking Victims Protection Act	467	(16)
Sec. 7101. Purposes and findings	467	(3)
Sec. 7102. Definitions	470	(1)
Sec. 7103. Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking	471	(1)
Sec. 7104. Prevention of trafficking	472	(1)
Sec. 7105. Protection and assistance for victims of trafficking	473	(3)
Sec. 7106. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking	476	(1)
Sec. 7107. Actions against governments failing to meet minimum standards	477	(3)
Sec. 7108. Actions against significant traffickers in persons	480	(1)
Sec. 7109. Strengthening prosecution and punishment of traffickers	481	(1)
Sec. 7110. Authorizations of appropriations	482	(1)
Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare	483	(25)
Selected Child Support Statutes	483	(2)
Sec. 654. State plan for child and spousal support	483	(1)
Sec. 659a. International support enforcement	483	(2)
International Child Abduction Remedies Act	485	(7)
Sec. 11601. Findings and declarations	485	(1)
Sec. 11602. Definitions	485	(1)
Sec. 11603. Judicial remedies	486	(1)
Sec. 11604. Provisional remedies	487	(1)
Sec. 11605. Admissibility of documents	487	(1)
Sec. 11606. United States Central Authority	488	(1)
Sec. 11607. Costs and fees	488	(1)
Sec. 11608. Collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information	488	(2)
Sec. 11608a. Office of Children's Issues	490	(1)
Sec. 11609. Interagency coordinating group	490	(1)
Sec. 11610. Authorization of appropriations	490	(1)
Sec. 11611. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction	491	(1)
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000	492	(16)
Sec. 14901. Findings and purposes	492	(1)
Sec. 14902. Definitions	492	(2)
Sec. 14911. Designation of central authority	494	(1)
Sec. 14912. Responsibilities of the Secretary of State	494	(2)
Sec. 14913. Responsibilities of the Attorney General	496	(1)
Sec. 14914. Annual report on intercountry adoptions	496	(1)
Sec. 14921. Accreditation or approval required in order to provide adoption services in cases subject to the Convention	497	(1)
Sec. 14922. Process for accreditation and approval; role of accrediting entities	497	(2)
Sec. 14923. Standards and procedures for providing accreditation or approval	499	(2)
Sec. 14924. Secretarial oversight of accreditation and approval	501	(2)
Sec. 14931. Adoptions of children immigrating to the United States	503	(1)
Sec. 14932. Adoptions of children emigrating from the United States	504	(1)
Sec. 14941. Access to Convention records	505	(1)
Sec. 14942. Documents of other Convention countries	505	(1)
Sec. 14943. Authorization of appropriations; collection of fees	506	(1)
Sec. 14944. Enforcement	506	(1)
Sec. 14951. Recognition of Convention adoptions	507	(1)
Sec. 14952. Special rules for certain cases	507	(1)
Sec. 14953. Relationship to other laws	507	(1)
Sec. 14954. No private right of action	508	(1)
B. Code of Federal Regulations	508	(31)
Title 8-Aliens and Nationality	508	(27)
Part 204-Immigrant Petitions	508	(27)
Sec. 204.2 Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children	508	(12)
Sec. 204.3 Orphans	520	(15)
Title 22-Foreign Relations	535	(4)
Part 94-International Child Abduction	535	(4)
Sec. 94.1 Definitions.	535	(1)
Sec. 94.2 Designation of central authority.	535	(1)
Sec. 94.3 Functions of the Central Authority.	536	(1)
Sec. 94.4 Prohibitions.	536	(1)
Sec. 94.5 Application.	536	(1)
Sec. 94.6 Procedures for children abducted to the United States.	536	(1)
Sec. 94.7 Procedures for children abducted from the United States.	537	(1)
Sec. 94.8 Interagency Coordinating Group.	538	(1)
Part V. Selected Uniform Acts	539
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996), 9, Part 1B U.L.A. 235 (1999)	539	(19)
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (1997), 9, Part IA U.L.A. 649 (1999)	558