In June 2016 the Advocate General Melchior Wathelet issued his opinion in Child and Family Agency (CAFA) v. J. D. (Case C‑428/15) – a case concerning Article 15 of Brussels II bis Regulation. In this opinion, the Advocate General suggested
The ECHR confirms discretion of States to refuse marriage to same-sex couples
“The State must provide for rights and legal recognition for same-sex couples, but is not forced to extend the marriage to these couples”. Such statement was made by the European Court of Human Rights in the recent decision Chapin and Charpentier
RIDOC 2016: Rijeka Doctoral Conference
Rijeka Doctoral Conference is intended for doctoral candidates who wish to present and test their preliminary research findings before academics and practicing lawyers, as well as to discuss these findings with their peers. It is limited to topics of law
HIGHLIGHTS AND PICTURES FROM THE JUDICIAL TRAINING ON DIVORCE AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (Milano, 17 June 2016)
As we announced in a previous post, on last June 17th the Bicocca University of Milano hosted a Judicial Training on divorce and parental responsibility, which was part of the program “EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South
Rijeka, 29 April 2016: TESTING TRAINING SESSION IN CROATIA
The first testing training session organised as a part of the project EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South to East headed “Divorce and Parental responsibility under the Brussels II bis Regulation” took place at the Faculty of
Trainings on Regulation Brussels II bis took place in Lithuania
On 21 June 2016, the judicial trainings on the Regulation Brussels II bis were organized by the Law Institute of Lithuania in Vilnius. The event, entitled “Dealing with child abduction cases under the Brussels II bis regulation” was mean to
Milan, 17 June 2016: JUDICIAL TRAINING ON DIVORCE AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE BRUSSELS II BIS REGULATION
The University of Milano-Bicocca will host on 17 June 2016 a Judicial Training on divorce and parental responsibility, part of the program “EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South to East”, co-funded by the Justice Programme of
CJEU CASE LAW
Below you can find all the decisions of the Court of Justice on the Brussels IIa Regulation. These judgments resolve disputes concerning jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility. They are grouped by
A LESSON WITH NIGEL LOWE ON THE 1996 HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF MINOR
Nigel Lowe, Emeritus Professor at Cardiff University, held a lecture on 5 May 2016 at the University of Milan-Bicocca on the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention and its relationships with the Brussels II Regulation – a current topic in the