Reference, pending review
Grounds, procedure, children and money on separation, by jurisdiction.
Rights
3 records
Rights
Best interests of the child
In all actions concerning children, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.
Rights
Protection of the family; right to marry
Marriage only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses; equality of spouses during marriage and at its dissolution.
Rights
Right of the child to be heard
A child capable of forming views may express them freely in all matters affecting the child, given due weight by age and maturity.
Treaties
2 records
Treaties
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Prompt return of children wrongfully removed across borders.
Treaties
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Equality between women and men in public and private life, including marriage and family relations.
Statistics
Recent events
- Hague Child Abduction Convention entered into force Hague Conference on Private International Law ↗
- CEDAW entered into force UN Treaty Collection ↗
Areas of law
What we do not have yet
- No legislation in the corpus is tagged with this domain's concepts yet.
- No court decisions in the corpus are tagged with this domain's concepts yet.
- Nothing of this domain's own kind (procedures) is loaded yet.
A gap is reported, not hidden: an empty section here means nothing is loaded, not that nothing exists.
Sources Family-law instruments in LawAtlas