Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Australia: Defragmenting the Ever-Growing Family Law System
- Australia: Recognition of Children’s Rights and the High Court of Australia
- Belgium: What is a Parent? Answers and Questions
- Chile: Comments on the Regulation of the ‘First Welcome’ in the Protocol of the Interinstitutional Technical Table of Chile
- China: Research on the Necessity and Feasibility of Recognising Same-Sex Couples’ Status Under Civil Law in China
- China: The Protection of Property Rights and Interests of Divorced Female Family Caregivers
- Czech Republic: On Couples in De Facto Unions in the Czech Republic
- England and Wales: Abortion in England and Wales: The Ethical Challenge
- France: A Chronicle of French Family Law: 2021
- Hong Kong: Hello, Can You Hear Me? Implementing Article 12 of the UNCRC in the Hong Kong Legal Setting
- Ireland: LGBT + Family Rights in Ireland: Stretching Traditional Conceptions of Parenthood
- Italy: Italy’s 2021 Family Law Reform: A Missed Opportunity to Harness Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Minors
- Norway: Legal Capacity in Family Law Matters: Implementing Article 12 of the CRPD in Norway
- Poland: Legal Effects of Incapacitation in Polish Family Law
- Seychelles: Ground(s) For Divorce in Seychelles
- Slovenia: The Impact of Covid-19 on Family Relations in Slovenia
- South Africa: Homosexual Muslims in South Africa Some Legal Implications, Including Constitutional, Marriage and Succession
- South Korea: Grandchild Adoption in South Korea
- Sweden: Harmonising Family Law Across Borders in Europe
- United States of America: The Surprising Continuing Lack of Consensus Under US Law for the Award of Spousal Support After Divorce
- Index
Australia: Recognition of Children’s Rights and the High Court of Australia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 November 2023
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Australia: Defragmenting the Ever-Growing Family Law System
- Australia: Recognition of Children’s Rights and the High Court of Australia
- Belgium: What is a Parent? Answers and Questions
- Chile: Comments on the Regulation of the ‘First Welcome’ in the Protocol of the Interinstitutional Technical Table of Chile
- China: Research on the Necessity and Feasibility of Recognising Same-Sex Couples’ Status Under Civil Law in China
- China: The Protection of Property Rights and Interests of Divorced Female Family Caregivers
- Czech Republic: On Couples in De Facto Unions in the Czech Republic
- England and Wales: Abortion in England and Wales: The Ethical Challenge
- France: A Chronicle of French Family Law: 2021
- Hong Kong: Hello, Can You Hear Me? Implementing Article 12 of the UNCRC in the Hong Kong Legal Setting
- Ireland: LGBT + Family Rights in Ireland: Stretching Traditional Conceptions of Parenthood
- Italy: Italy’s 2021 Family Law Reform: A Missed Opportunity to Harness Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Minors
- Norway: Legal Capacity in Family Law Matters: Implementing Article 12 of the CRPD in Norway
- Poland: Legal Effects of Incapacitation in Polish Family Law
- Seychelles: Ground(s) For Divorce in Seychelles
- Slovenia: The Impact of Covid-19 on Family Relations in Slovenia
- South Africa: Homosexual Muslims in South Africa Some Legal Implications, Including Constitutional, Marriage and Succession
- South Korea: Grandchild Adoption in South Korea
- Sweden: Harmonising Family Law Across Borders in Europe
- United States of America: The Surprising Continuing Lack of Consensus Under US Law for the Award of Spousal Support After Divorce
- Index
Summary
Résumé
Cet article étudie la prise en compte des droits de l’enfant dans les jugements relatifs aux affaires familiales rendus par la High Court of Australia, la plus haute juridiction australienne. Nous analysons l’impact qu’aurait une approche substantielle des droits de l’enfant, basée sur les valeurs et les principes de la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant, sur les jugements et les décisions. En se concentrant sur les deux seuls jugements en matière de droit de la famille rendus au cours de la dernière décennie, et en s’appuyant sur des affaires plus anciennes, les auteurs observent que la High Court n’a pas réussi à adopter une approche substantielle des droits de l’enfant. En ce qui concerne les deux affaires les plus récentes, l’approche de la High Court en matière de droits de l’enfant était inexistante, dans la mesure où elle n’a pas du tout abordé le concept de droits de l’enfant. Les auteurs affirment que cette attitude ne permet pas de considérer les enfants comme des détenteurs de droits à part entiére et qu’elle contrevient aux obligations internationales de l’Australie. Nous soutenons qu’une approche substantielle des droits de l’enfant devrait être adoptée pour garantir que l’Australie respecte ses obligations envers les enfants et le droit international, pour faciliter le développement de la common law et la promotion des droits de l’Homme, et pour que les décisions prises soient meilleures.
INTRODUCTION
Internationally, judicial decisions increasingly frame legal issues concerning children in terms of children’s rights. Courts in many countries expressly reference the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), discuss the importance of upholding the rights of children where it is within the power of the court to do so, and give rights-based considerations substantial weight in their decisions.
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- International Survey of Family Law 2022 , pp. 23 - 46Publisher: IntersentiaPrint publication year: 2022