Family Law

Starting next week, the course will cover all international instruments affecting cross-border families, looking at aspects of national and international policy in respect of status, formation and termination of relationships, the protections for children, financial outcomes and other significant concerns.  It will look at how governments and legislatures around the world have dealt with distinctive aspects of international laws where they may conflict with national systems, faith-based systems of law and traditional family life expectations.  It will not be specific to any one jurisdiction but look at national laws in a number of countries and how they deal with international families.  It will challenge and question future policy of law for the increasing number of international families in all countries.