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International Society of Family Law

The International Society of Family Law (Association Internationale de Droit de la Famille / Internationale Gessellschaft fur Familienrecht) is an independent scholarly association for academics and practising lawyers. Its website has details of its publications, including indexes to the International Survey of Family Law; it also provides the ISFL newsletter. The site also provides details of past and forthcoming conferences. Parts of the site are restricted to members.

Family Court of Australia Cases

An AustLII database containing judgments of the Family Court of Australia from 1976 onwards. Cases by be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute, was developed by the University of Technology in Sydney to provide public access to primary legal materials.

Family Court of Hong Kong Judgments

A HKLII database containing selected judgments of the Family Court of Hong Kong from 1973 onwards, in English. Cases can be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) free access to law project by the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law and AUSTLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Family Division Decisions

A collection of decisions carried by a CanLII database including all judgments rendered by the Family Division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from January 2001 onwards. Decisions can be searched or browsed by date. CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute, is a key service providing free access to Canadian primary legal materials. The service has been designed by LexUM at the University of Montreal (using software developed by AustLII) on the initiative of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

England and Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions

A British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) database containing selected decisions of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales, 1995 onwards. Cases are listed by party name and year, and there is a search facility. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) provides free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Natalie Gamble Associates

Website of Natalie Gamble Associates, a UK law firm specialising in fertility and parenting law. The site provides information on the services offered by the firm and news updates on fertility and parenting law. It also has a knowledge centre with guidance on donor conception and co-parenting, surrogacy law, adoption and parental rights; includes information for same-sex couples and transgender people.

Child Abduction Section

Child Abduction Section of the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Includes the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (in a range of languages) and a list of countries who have signed or ratified it. Contact details for the relevant government authority in each country are given, along with documentation relating to the Convention and relevant HCCH publications.

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

Website of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) the body with responsibility for facilitating the work of the Children's Reporters and providing accommodation for Children's Hearings. Children's Hearings are distinct to Scotland and deal with both young offenders and children in need of care and protection. The site provides history, background and organisational information about the SCRA. There is information on the Children's Hearings System covering procedure and decision making.

Abuse claims

Information about claiming compensation for sexual or physical abuse, provided by English law firm, Simpson Millar. The site provides brief guidance on types of abuse claim, making a claim, compensation levels and related matters, and has a set of FAQs.

Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family

Repository of material produced by the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF), an independent research organisation that was established at the University of Calgary in Canada in 1987 and closed in 2018. CRILF's activities are focused on research and education in the field of family law. A large proportion of its publications can be downloaded in full here, but for some older material only publication details and abstracts are available.

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