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No abstract provided. / Thesis (LL.M.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011.

in English I have chosen as the topic of my thesis "Enforcement of judgment regarding the raising of minors", extended of matters related to international child abduction. Such topic is not being found interesting by me only it is also a very current topic and is being widely discussed in today's society. And yet it is not a topic covered thoroughly enough, in my opinion. I have intended to present those issues of legal regulations that are causing certain difficulties when has been applied in practices, and therefore widely discussed among the professionals as well as the general public. Given the scope of my thesis I was not only engaged in theory, but I was also trying to find items in current legal regulations that shall be improved, despite its recent amendment. I do justify my choice of this topic in the introduction part of the thesis and adumbrate the current social atmosphere of the area. In the second chapter entitled "Management in matters of custody held by the juvenile court," I analyze the issues related to the so called "best interests of the child". In the third chapter I am specifically dealing with various aspects of enforcement of judgment regarding the raising of minors, which primary contains the legal regulations that have been issued pre and post the latest amendment,...

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‘(…) to ensure equality for all children, this Regulation covers all decisions on parental responsibility, including measures for the protection of the child, independently of any link with matrimonial proceedings.' [Recital 5 of Brussels II bis] Brussels II bis (Council Regulation 2201/2003) complements the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, with its well-established set of international rules and the related definitions based on a considerable body of case law. The interrelation has given rise to difficulties of application and issues of interpretation despite the existence of a set of rules supposed to regulate the complementary structures. Besides this interrelation, the Regulation interacts with the Hague Convention on Child Protection. Though Brussels II bis has been analysed with regard to different single aspects, it has not yet been considered which consequences the actual provisions of the Regulation and the ECJ’s decisions have both on the interrelation and its application in the national courts. It has further hitherto not been critically analysed whether the Regulation and the judgments of the ECJ take the right direction to meet the ambitious aim defined in the preamble and throughout the text, respecting the ‘best interests’ of the child. Now that a decade of Brussels II bis has passed and with a series of pioneer cases decided by the ECJ and with an intervention of the ECtHR in Convention and Regulation cases, the Regulation’s effectiveness is worthy of critical consideration. Despite the existence of some specific rules on the interrelation of the Regulation and the Conventions, their very co-existence gave rise to various interacting situations and questions of interpretation. For courts familiar with the rules of the Convention on Child Abduction and with at least their own respective national case law arising under it, the application of the added layer of rules of the Regulation and the interpretation of its different concepts was and still remains a challenge. A comparison of Brussels II bis with the two international instruments with regard to the role of ‘habitual residence’ and the suitability of the other central concepts of the provisions for the particularity of family disputes will demonstrate the differences of cases involving the Regulation and those involving the Conventions. III By governing jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments and orders relating to parental responsibility, the Regulation has a very wide application covering, for example, custody, access, guardianship and even placement of children in foster or institutional care. Further, Brussels II bis takes up concepts which lie at the very heart of the application of the Convention on Child Abduction and about which there is extensive jurisprudence. This thesis will explore a selection of legal issues arising from the interrelation between these private international law instruments dealing with parental responsibility and child abduction which the national courts applying the Regulation are confronted with. The question whether Brussels II bis is an effective instrument which has strengthened the return mechanism under the Convention on Child Abduction and can work hand in hand with the Convention on Child Protection is also important to critically evaluate. It will be considered if the provisions in the Regulation have been drafted clearly enough and the concepts defined so well that they promote the interests of the children concerned, where the provisions are complementing the Convention on Child Abduction, and has learned from the latter’s flaws so as to enhance the recognition and enforcement processes related to child abduction. It will be concluded whether or not the Regulation is an advancement only in terms of having implemented efficient, intra-Community provisions on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement or a real advancement supporting the ‘best interests’ of the child(ren), despite the complications of application it has introduced.

Magister Legum - LLM

The diploma thesis is entitled "Protection of a child as a subject of human rights within the scope of international and European Union regulation of international abductions" and deals with the position of a child within the legal norms governing human rights, children's rights and international child abductions. The thesis examines how a child is viewed, whereas as an object or as a subject of rights. The thesis is divided into three chapters, which gradually move from a general explanation of the basic concepts to the specific regulation of the child's position within the framework of international child abductions. The first chapter defines the basic concepts of the object and subject of human rights, generally analyses the position of a man as a subject of international human rights regulation and subsequently the position of a child as a specific category of human rights protection. Finally, the first chapter answers the question of how the concepts of object and subject of human rights differ. The second chapter deals with the legal standards governing the protection of human rights with the emphasis on the protection of the child as a human rights subject. The presented legal standards are analysed from the perspective of the regulation of children's rights and international child...

Uncontested proceedings in cases involving minors The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive overview of non-contentious proceedings in cases involving minors with a defined focus on the adoption proceedings and court custody of minors. The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the area of international child abduction and the proceedings of that. Chapter One describes the contentious and non- contentious proceedings and distinction between that with an overview of non-contentious proceedings in cases involving minors and their distribution. For the purpose of this text, non- contentious proceedings in cases involving minors are divided into two subdivisions, namely the adoption proceedings and court custody of minors. Chapter Two concentrates on court custody of minors. Chapter Three focuses on the international child abduction, which is selected from court custody of minors. New substantive law was the cause of creation of the new system of procedural law, which shows a certain degree of shortcomings regarding the procedure for the adoption of an full age. The issue of international child abduction and proceedings of that is regulated by Czech and supranational law. All these regulations have common several principles which are important for all the proceedings in the court custody of...

Diploma Thesis: International Child Abduction and Private International Law The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the issue of international child abductions through the lenses of private international law. The paper focuses mainly on the international documents regulating this area. These are, above all, The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction 1980 and the Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (new Brussels II Regulation). The research endeavours to answer the question whether the current legislation comply with the needs of the parties concerned. The thesis is composed of eight Chapters. All the Chapters are supplemented by relevant case law. Chapter One is introductory and presents the most important pieces of legislation in the area of international child abduction. Their mutual relationship and application is explained. Moreover, the causes of the cases of international child abduction are described in this Chapter. Chapter Two represents the core part of the whole thesis. It deals with The Hague Convention. Chapter is subdivided into five Parts. First two Parts concentrate on the formation of the Convention and its aims. Part Three provides definitions of the four main concepts of the Convention, namely wrongful removal or retention of a child, habitual residence of a child,...

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