The International Society of Family Law is an independent, international, and non-political scholarly association dedicated to the study, research and discussion of family law and related disciplines. The Society’s membership currently includes professors, lecturers, scholars, teachers, and researchers from more than 50 different countries, offering a unique opportunity for networking within a truly international family law community.
The International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable developments in family law from all around the globe. Chapters are prepared by an international team of selected experts in the field, usually covering 20 or more jurisdictions in each edition.
The 2018 edition addresses highly topical matters ranging from assisted reproductive technology and sterilisation to end-of-life issues and estate settlement. The authors explore legislative changes, common law developments and challenges of integrating customary law or multiple religious legal systems into pluralistic societies. It brings together established and highly regarded academics and judges, as well as emerging scholars.
Margaret Brinig is the Fritz Duda Family Chair in Law and Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and part of the Executive Council of the International Society of Family Law.
Africa: Children and Informal Justice Systems in Africa (p. 1)
Margaret BrinigAfrica: The Law and the Protection of the Family in Sentencing Primary Caregivers of Children (p. 23)
Margaret BrinigAlbania: Cross-Border Disputes Over Child Custody and Access Rights and the ECtHR Jurisprudence in the Case of Albania (p. 51)
Margaret BrinigAustralia: Greater Recognition of Adults as Individuals? (p. 71)
Margaret BrinigBelgium: Belgian Family Law Anno 2018 (p. 99)
Margaret BrinigBrazil: The Necessary Subordination of the Interests and Commitment of Adults in the Construction of a Preventive Public Policy to Reduce the Sexual Vulnerability of Children in Brazil (p. 119)
Margaret BrinigCanada: Efforts to Address Intimate Partner Abuse and High-Conflict Custody Disputes in Canada (p. 137)
Margaret BrinigChina: A Survey on the Intestate Succession Views and Relevant Habits of Private Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China and its Legislative Implications (p. 145)
Margaret BrinigChina: Child Sexual Assault in China and Preventive Education (p. 165)
Margaret BrinigEngland and Wales: To Procreate, or Not, That is the Question (p. 177)
Margaret BrinigGermany: Law Reforms in Abundance (p. 211)
Margaret BrinigHong Kong: Cutting our 'Children's' Coats According to our Cloth (p. 221)
Margaret BrinigIndia: Family Privacy in India (p. 253)
Margaret BrinigIreland: Sheltering the Homemaker in Irish Family Law (p. 271)
Margaret BrinigItaly: Robots for the Family (p. 297)
Margaret BrinigJapan: The Japanese Supreme Court should Promote Family Law Reform More Drastically (p. 321)
Margaret BrinigKorea: Recent Development in Korean Family Law (p. 333)
Margaret BrinigMyanmar: Marriage Under Myanmar Customary Law (p. 357)
Margaret BrinigNew Zealand: A Review of Relationship Property and the Maori Way of Life in Parenting Disputes (p. 373)
Margaret BrinigNorway: The Strengthening of Fathers' Rights in Norwegian Child Law and Other Recent Reforms (p. 385)
Margaret BrinigPapua New Guinea: Child Welfare and Protection Law Reform in Papua New Guinea (p. 399)
Margaret BrinigPoland: Supporting Elderly Persons in Polish Family and Succession Law (p. 425)
Margaret BrinigPortugal: Chronicle of Legal Reform Foretold (p. 441)
Margaret BrinigSerbia: The Case of 'Missing Babies' in Serbia before the European Court of Human Rights (p. 455)
Margaret BrinigSingapore: The Evolution of the Singapore Family Justice Courts (p. 467)
Margaret BrinigSouth Africa: The Implications of Varying Statutory Minimum Age Thresholds for Child Consent in Respect of Minors Granted Majority Status through Civil Marriage in South Africa (p. 493)
Margaret BrinigSweden, Norway and the USA: Regulations of and Remedies for Corporal Punishment Against Children (p. 527)
Margaret Brinig
