International Journal of Law

2021 - 2025

Current editor(s): Professor Jens Scherpe

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Volume 39, issue 1, 2025

The new Dutch default community of acquests regime: key innovations from a comparative perspective pp. 1.

Hannelore Thijs

Barnekonvensjonen i norsk rett, Ingun Fornes, Anna Nylund, Anneken K. Sperr (eds) pp. 2.

Kristian Gustafsson and Titti Mattsson

Volume 38, issue 1, 2024

Disciplined parents and autonomous children: information sharing as governing device in Swedish identity-release gamete donation pp. .

Matilda Lindgren

Surrogacy in Latin America, Nicolás Espejo-Yaksic, Claire Fenton-Glynn, and Jens M. Scherpe (eds) pp. ebae001.

Lottie Park-Morton

What makes a father: differentiation of unmarried and divorced fathers in the context of custody under the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights pp. ebae002.

Tapio Koivula

Default property rules for same-gender marriages: equivalence over equality? pp. ebae003.

Hannelore Thijs and Alain-Laurent Verbeke

Child support and income inequalities: a cross-continental comparison from welfare design to judicial implementation pp. ebae004.

Emilie Biland

Evaluating the need for legal guardianship in people with dementia: gaining insight into professionals’ assessment criteria pp. ebae005.

Kaisa Näkki, Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Kaijus Ervasti and Eino Solje

Families by Agreement: Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law, Brian Bix pp. ebae006.

Sharon Thompson

Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Home and Correspondence – A Practical Guide to the Article 8 Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights, Päivi Hirvelä and Satu Heikkilä pp. ebae007.

Carmen Draghici

Eschewing the discretionary court-based approach to child maintenance in Singapore: towards a consistent and predictable legal framework pp. ebae008.

Ming Ren Tan

Surrogate Born Children’s Access to Information About Their Origins pp. ebae009.

Elaine O’Callaghan

Surrogates’, intended parents’, and professionals’ perspectives on ways to improve access to surrogacy in Australia pp. ebae009a.

Ezra Kneebone, Karin Hammarberg and Kiri Beilby

Autonomy, Care and Family Law, Anna Heenan pp. ebae010.

Bill Atkin

Broken kinship: family property disputes and the common intention constructive trust in Singapore pp. ebae012.

Hang Wu Tang

Volume 37, issue 1, 2023

Redressing the balance: how Australia’s approach under the Hague Abduction Convention is still endangering victims of domestic violence pp. ebac021.

Annabelle Gray and Miranda Kaye

What is ‘good’ domestic violence lawyering?: views from specialist legal services in Australia pp. ebac034.

Jane Wangmann, Francesca Bartlett, Becky Batagol, Tracey Booth, Heather Douglas, Miranda Kaye and Kate Seear

The relationship between compliance and compulsion, and dynamics of diversion, in child welfare decision-making pp. ebac035.

Michelle Donnelly

Volume 35, issue 1, 2021

Adoption from Care: International Perspectives on Children’s Rights, Family Preservation and State Intervention, edited by Tarja Pösö, Marit Skivenes and June Thoburn pp. xiv-272

Brian Sloan

Compendium of Inclusive Family Law, Søren Laursen pp. 33

Alina Tryfonidou

Cohabitation and Religious Marriage: Status, Similarities and Solutions, edited by Rajnaara C. Akhtar, Patrick Nash and Rebecca Probert pp. 176

Russell Sandberg

A History of Divorce Law: Reform in England from the Victorian to Interwar Years, edited by Henry Kha pp. 200

Jennifer Aston

Legal Recognition of Non-Conjugal Families: New Frontiers in Family Law in the US, Canada and Europe, Nausica Palazzo pp. 218

Robert Leckey

The Interaction between Family Law, Succession Law and Private International Law: Adapting to Change, by Jens M. Scherpe and Elena Bargelli pp. 240

Laure Sauvé

Safeguarding Children’s Rights in Immigration Law, Klaassen, M., Rap, S., Rodrigues, P. & Liefaard, T pp. 263

Sara Lembrechts

The Queer Outside in Law: Recognising LGBTIQ People in the United Kingdom, edited by Senthorun Raj and Peter Dunne pp. 287

C L Quinan

Divorce in China: Institutional Constraints and Gendered Outcomes, Xin He pp. 297

Lei Shi

Family Law in America (Third Edition), by Sanford N. Katz pp. 319

N V LoweQC

Fundamental Rights and Best Interests of the Child in Transnational Families, by Elisabetta Bergamini and Chiara Ragni pp. 320

Aoife Daly

Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective, by Imogen Goold, Cressida Auckland and Jonathan Herring (eds) pp. 390

Stevie Martin

Die Familienschiedsgerichtsbarkeit in Recht und Praxis—eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung des deutschen und englischen Rechts [Family Arbitration in Law and Practice—A Comparative Study of German and English Law], by Saskia Constanze Zellerhoff pp. 396

Christiane von Bary

La autoinseminación: decisiones reproductivas privadas y formación de relaciones familiares, Amaia Forcada Rubio pp. 400

Giulia Giovannini

La responsabilidad civil en el ejercicio de la parentalidad. Un estudio comparado entre Italia y Colombia, Natalia Rueda pp. 531

Laura Esteve Alguacil

A Magna Carta for Children? Rethinking Children’s Rights, Michael Freeman pp. 566

Katrien Klep

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article-by-Article Commentary pp. 672

Tristan Cummings

Principles of European Family Law Regarding Property, Maintenance and Succession Rights of Couples in de facto Unions, edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny and Velina Todorova, Intersentia pp. ebaa014.

Andy Hayward

Informal Caregivers along the Work–Eldercare Axis: A Comparative Analysis of Australia, England, and Israel pp. ebaa015.

Hedva Vinarski-Peretz and Dafna Halperin

One Trend, a Patchwork of Laws. An Exploration of Why Cohabitation Law is so Different throughout the Western World pp. ebaa017.

Elise Goossens

Nicole Busby and Grace James, A History of Regulating Working Families: Strains, Stereotypes, Strategies and Solutions, Hart Publishing Plc, 2020, 174pp, £60.00, Hardback, ISBN 9781509904617 pp. ebaa018.

Chris Barton

What is the Family of Law? The Influence of the Nuclear Family, Alan Brown pp. ebaa019.

Kathryn O’Sullivan

Children’s Rights—the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Danish Law, edited by Trine Schultz, Anne Mørk and Hanne Hartoft, Djøf Forlag pp. ebaa020.

Pernilla Leviner

The Hague Child Abduction Convention and Re-relocation Disputes pp. ebaa021.

Rhona Schuz

Intersection between Domestic Violence and International Parental Child Abduction: Protection of Abducting Mothers in Return Proceedings pp. ebab001.

Katarina Trimmings and Onyója Momoh

Review of Domestic Abuse and Human Rights, Jonathan Herring pp. ebab002.

Ronagh McQuigg

The Experience of Religious Same-Sex Marriage in England and Wales: Understanding the Opportunities and Limits Created by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 pp. ebab003.

Silvia Falcetta, Paul Johnson and Robert M Vanderbeck

Wedlock or Wed-Lockup? A Case for Abolishing Restitution of Conjugal Rights in India pp. ebab004.

Saumya Uma

Understanding Arranged Marriage: An Unbiased Analysis of a Traditional Marital Institution pp. ebab005.

Naema N Tahir

Adults and Children in Postmodern Societies: A Comparative Law and Multidisciplinary Handbook, by Jehanne Sosson, Geoffrey Willems, and Gwendoline Motte pp. ebab006.

Noam Peleg

We Are Family: What Really Matters for Parents and Children, by Susan Golombok pp. ebab007.

Alice Margaria

Legal Progress and Socio-Economic Reflections on Child Marriage in Latin America pp. ebab008.

Denise Wiedemann

Surrogate Born Children’s Access to Information About Their Origins pp. ebab009.

Elaine O’Callaghan

Taming the Unruly Public Policy Horse in Private International Law in Family Law: A Pragmatic Singaporean Approach to the Recognition of Foreign Same-Sex Marriages and Divorces pp. ebab010.

Leon Vincent Chan

Accommodating the ‘Best Interests of the Child’ in Custody Disputes in the Indonesian System/s of Family Law pp. ebab011.

Saraswati Rika

International Survey of Family Law 2020, by Margaret Brinig (ed.) pp. ebab013.

Dafni Lima

Children and the European Court of Human Rights, by Claire Fenton-Glynn pp. ebab014.

Dr Samantha Davey

Bringing the Adult Guardianship Regime in Line with the UNCRPD: The Chinese Experience pp. ebab016.

Daisy Cheung

Plus One: Who Decides Who is One’s Significant Other? pp. ebab017.

Sharon Shakargy

Parental Responsibility after Divorce: the Case of North Macedonia pp. ebab018.

Dejan Mickovik and Arta Selmani-Bakiu

Corrigendum to: Intersection between Domestic Violence and International Parental Child Abduction: Protection of Abducting Mothers in Return Proceedings pp. ebab020.

Katarina Trimmings and Onyója Momoh

Children’s Constitutional Rights in the Nordic Countries, edited by Trude Haugli, Anna Nylund, Randi Sigurdsen, and Lena R.L. Bendiksen pp. ebab021.

Ton Liefaard

The Misuse or Abuse of Continuing Powers of Attorney: What Are Appropriate Safeguards? pp. ebab022.

Rieneke Stelma-Roorda

Legal Pluralism and the Future of Personal Family Laws in Africa pp. ebab023.

Anthony Chima Diala

Love, Labour and Law: Early and Child Marriage in India, edited by Samita Sen and Anindita Ghosh pp. ebab024.

Shraddha Chaudhary

Illegitimacy under Hindu Law: A Case for its Abandonment pp. ebab025.

Ravi Gangal and Ravi Shankar Pandey

Parental Equality in Turkey: Understanding Gender Roles Through the Legal Treatment of Working and Divorced Mothers pp. ebab030.

Özgün Çelebi

Compromised ‘consent’ in Australian Family Law Proceedings pp. ebab033.

Miranda Kaye, Tracey Booth and Jane Wangmann

Funeral Wills and the Autonomy of a Dying Person: Experiences of Older People in Palliative Care and their Carers pp. ebab034.

Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen and Suvi-Maria Saarelainen

Reasoning between Rules and Discretion: A Comparative Study of the Normative Platform for Best Interest Decision-Making on Adoption in England and Norway pp. ebab036.

Hege Stein Helland

Bride Price in the Patriarchal South Sudanese Society: A Legal Perspective pp. ebab039.

Mark A W Deng

Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into National Law, Ursula Kilkelly, Laura Lundy and Bronagh Byrne (eds.) pp. ebab040.

Hanne Hartoft

Law and the Relational Self, Jonathan Herring pp. ebab041.

Sharon Shakargy

Relational Vulnerability: Theory, Law and the Private Family, Ellen Gordon-Bouvier pp. ebab042.

Alan Brown

Erratum to: La autoinseminación: decisiones reproductivas privadas y formación de relaciones familiares, Amaia Forcada Rubio pp. ebab043.

Giulia Giovannini

Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity. Historical, Sociological and Legal Perspectives, Elisabeth Alofs and Wendy Schrama pp. ebab044.

Paula Távora Vítor

Erratum to: Funeral Wills and the Autonomy of a Dying Person: Experiences of Older People in Palliative Care and their Carers pp. ebab047.

Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen and Suvi-Maria Saarelainen

There’s No Place Like Home: The Role of Informal Carers under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child pp. ebab049.

Sheila Varadan

Social Scientists Operating in the Law: A Case Study of Family Assessment Experts in the Australian Family Law System pp. ebab051.

Zoe Rathus

Understanding Sharia Processes: Women’s Experiences of Family Disputes, Farrah Ahmed and Ghena Krayem pp. ebab052.

Islam Uddin

The Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology to Create Posthumous Grandchildren pp. ebab054.

Lisa Cherkassky