Children’s Representation in Family Law Proceedings

Abstract

In the debate on child participation in family law proceedings, a pertinent question is whether or not to provide children with representation and if so, how to provide it. Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (uncrc) provides minimum standards for the child’s right to express views and to do so, in judicial proceedings, through a representative. This article takes these minimum standards as a yardstick to evaluate the legal frameworks of child representation in the family law proceedings of four jurisdictions: Australia (New South Wales), France, the Netherlands and South Africa. On the basis of a systematic legal comparison and evaluation, this article presents a “compliance report card” and concludes with new insights and questions regarding children’s representation and Article 12, uncrc.

Zastupanje u vezi s bitnim, osobnim pravima djeteta

“…664/06, Odluka od 9. studenog 2010., ESLJP je naveo kako je osobno ime glavno sredstvo osobne identifikacije u društvu, "jedan od ključnih aspekata koji treba uzeti u obzir u vezi s pravom na poštivanje privatnog i obiteljskog života". 24 Hagmann-Hüsler protiv Švicarske, Zahtjev br. 8042/77, Odluka od 15. prosinca 1997.…”