International Dimensions in Family Law (Hardcover)

Offers a comprehensive and critical review of the many important international dimensions in English family law Presents detailed analysis of The Hague child abduction convention, the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, The Hague child protection convention and the European convention on contact concerning children Offers a refreshing new approach to aspects of private international law such as the recognition of foreign marriages and divorce and the conflicts rules governing financial relief on divorce, matrimonial property and succession Seeks to explain the multi-layered nature and process of family law's internationalisation Contains a thorough analysis of the wide range of international and European instruments that affect the content and contours of domestic family law