The Palestinian Authority is under obligation to observe international human rights standards relating to children in conflict with the law. However, the authority has done little to improve the juvenile justice system. Children are treated in [...]
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The Permanent Bureau at the Hague Conference shares an organizational and social democratic approach to problem solving for children in need with several child welfare organizations. In accordance with this perspective, the Permanent Bureau has [...] An examination of social, cultural, and legal factors affecting the legal arrangements relating to parental authority to mete out corporal punishment can provide insights into elements influencing child law in general. A juxtaposition of the Israeli [...] This article reviews research on post-separation shared time parenting and on outcomes of legislating to encourage shared time parenting, drawing mainly on Australian experience. The research shows that children benefit from continuing and regular [...] There is increasing recognition in law and social science research of the importance of having children participate in post-separation decision making, though there is not a clear consensus on how this should be done. This article reviews the social [...] There is a silent complicity in child marriage in India and many rural and backward communities treat it as normal. The Government has recently amended the law to prohibit such marriage. Even though the legal framework is not bereft of problems, [...] This article discusses two competing conceptualisations of the relinquishment of unused cryopreserved embryos for family building, as either ‘embryo donation’ or ‘embryo adoption’. The evidence on how embryo relinquishment is [...] The maintenance obligation is generally considered as one of the main vehicles of materialization of solidarity between ex-spouses. In this context, we will examine the goals that have been assigned to this tool of financial relief. Our analysis is [...] Under Islamic law, the right of divorce belongs to the husband. The wife has no such right. However, for the protection of women, Iranian legislation has inserted a condition into the marriage contract delegating to the wife the power to divorce [...] |
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