The International Survey of Family Law

Articles - annual review of international family law, Gillian Douglas and Nigel Lowe. Argentina - problems of bioethics affecting family law, Cecilia P. Grosman and Delia B. Inigo. Australia - what change is for the better? - Australian family law in 2000, Frank Bates. Austria - the new Austrian child law 2001, Bea Verschraegen. Botswana - overview of recent developments in the law of marriage in Botswana, Siamisang Morolong. Brazil - Brazilian family law in the 21st century and psychoanalysis, Rodrigo da Cunha Pereira. Bulgaria - Bulgaria child protection act - a start to child welfare reform?, Velina Todrova. Canada - non-marital unions, finality of separation agreements and children's issues, Nicholas Bala and Rebecca Jaremko. England & Wales - exploring the boundaries of family law in England 2000, Michael Freeman. Ethiopia - reflections on the revised family code of 2000, Tilahun Teshome. Germany - the registered partnership act of 2001, Nina Dethloff. Hong Kong - Hong Kong family law - moving forward with its plural heritage, Bart Rwezaura and Rebecca Ho. Italy - recent changes in the judge-made law of separation and divorce and perspectives on law reform, Leonardo Lenti. Japan - family law in Japan during 2000, Satoshi Minamikata and Teiko Tamaki. Kenya - "sitting on her husband's back with her hands in his pockets" - commentary on judicial decision-making in marital property cases in Kenya, Celestine Nyamu-Musembi. Korea - violation of the constitution in Korean family law, Mi-Kyung Cho. Namibia - family law reform in Namibia - work in progress, Dianne Hubbard and Elizabeth Cassidy. The Netherlands - reforms in Dutch family law during the course of 2001 - increased pluriformity and complexity, Wendy Schrama. New Zealand - a year of reports, Bill Atkin. Pakistan - testing the limits of family law reform in Pakistan - a critical analysis of the Muslim family law ordinance 1961, Shaheen Sardar Ali. Portugal - de facto relationships and same sex relationships in Portugal, Sofia Oliveira Pais. Russia - five years after the Russian family code - the first results, Olga A. Khazova. Scotland - justice for the child offender in Scotland?, Elaine E. Sutherland. Singapore - supporting marriage through description as an equal partnership of efforts, Wai Kum Leong. South Africa - ebb and flow - the retreat of the legislature and the development of a constitutional jurisprudence to reshape family law, June Sinclair. Sweden - assisted reproduction, Ake Saldeen. Uganda - family relations and the law in Uganda - insights into current issues, Lillian Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza. The United States - changing family realities, non-traditional families and rethinking the core assumptions of family law, Nancy E. Dowd. Zimbabwe - between a rock and a hard place - courts and customary law in Zimbabwe, F. Banda.