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Polyandry Disappearing in Northern India
This story by Lydia Polgreen in the New York Times considers the end of polyandry as traditionally practiced in the Himalayas: One Bride for Two Brothers: A Custom Fades in India.
ECHR Ruling in Hague Abduction Case
Here’s an item posted by Jeremy Morley on his blog discussing a recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in a case under the Hague Child Abduction Convention. In Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland, the court reversed a return order, concluding that it violated the child’s rights under Article 8 of the European Convention of [...]
Argentina Becomes First Latin American Country to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Here’s a report in the New York Times by Alexei Barrionuevo: Argentina Approves Gay Marriage. the article notes that both Uruguay and Colombia allow same-sex couples to form civil unions, and Mexico City allows same-sex couples to marry.
Cohabitation Rights in England
Here’s an interesting post by Jeremy Morley from his International Family Law blog on English Law: Unmarried Couples’ Rights.
France Recognizes U.S. Same-Sex Adoption
In a post on conflictoflaws.net, Gilles Cuniberti describes the recent ruling of the French Cour de cassation requiring recognition of an American adoption judgment that was obtained in 1999 by a French woman who was the same-sex partner of the child’s American mother. The couple were both doctors, living in Georgia at the time of the [...]
Same-Sex Marriage: International Developments
Following a hearing in February, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in June that the European Convention on Human Rights does not obligate member states to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples. The ruling in Schalk and Kopf v. Austria was announced with this press release; the court’s judgment is available here. Austria has [...]
More on Russian Adoptions in the U.S.
Here’s coverage from Time magazine: When the Adopted Can’t Adapt by Kate Pickert.
China’s Population Policies in the News
Recent coverage includes China’s One-Child Policy, a series of stories and profiles on Marketplace (American Public Media), and this piece from Time magazine: “How China Has Pruned its Families’ Trees,”
Global Families in the ABA Journal
Here’s an article by G.M. Filisko in this month’s ABA Journal touching on international divorce, the Hague Children’s Conventions, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbott: “When Global Families Fail.”
