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Lawyers specialized in family law, to complete a rich and updated database,
which includes european and national legislation and the jurisprudence
of the european Courts, to establish a network between european lawyers
specialized in family law
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EU Organization
Court of Justice of the European Union
Citizenship of the Union
Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-310/08, C-480/08 Ibrahim, Teixeira
A parent caring for the child of a migrant worker who is in education in the host Member State has a right of residence in that State
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EU Commission
For stronger sanctions against child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and child pornography
Studies suggest that between 10% and 20% of children in Europe will suffer one or other form of sexual abuse during their childhood. Some forms of sexual violence are still on the rise. The number of websites devoted to child pornography is growing, 200 images containing child pornography are put into circulation every day. child victims portrayed in pornography are getting younger, and the images are becoming more graphic and more violent. Some 20% of sex offenders go on to commit new offences after conviction.
The European Commission proposed new rules obliging EU countries to impose more severe punishment on those who sexually abuse children. Today's proposal would make it easier to fight these crimes through different tools:
- by providing severe criminal sanctions across the EU for sexual abuse and exploitation, as they are serious crimes. New forms of abuse will also be covered, like 'grooming' - luring children through internet and abusing them, viewing child pornography without downloading files or making children pose sexually in front of webcams.
- "Sex tourists" travelling abroad to abuse children will face prosecution when they come home.
- Child victims will be protected against additional trauma resulting from interviews by law enforcement and judicial authorities, or having to be exposed in front of the public in court, and will be helped by a free lawyer.
- Every offender should be assessed individually and offered tailor-made treatment so that they don't abuse again.
- Prohibitions on activities involving contact with children imposed on offenders should be effective not just in the country where they were convicted but across the EU.
- Member States will be obliged to ensure that access to websites containing child pornography can be blocked, as they are very difficult to take down at the source, especially if the site is outside the EU. The proposal will leave it to Member States to decide exactly how the blocking should be implemented but legal safeguards will always apply.
They will now be discussed in the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers and once approved should be translated into national legislations.
Council of the EU
Free movement of third country nationals with a long stay visa within the Schengen area.
The Council adopted a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the convention implementing the Schengen agreement and regulation (EC No 562/2006) as regards movement of persons with long-stay visas (7392/10).
Concerning free movement, third country nationals with a long-stay visa are put on the same footing as third country nationals holding valid residence permits: They will be able to move freely for up to three months in any six-month period within the territories of the other Schengen states.
EU Commission
Asylum: common standards and higher efficiency
New rules proposed to put a stop to European ‘asylum lottery’
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EU Commission
Simplification of regulation on international successions.
The proposed Regulation on successions is aimed at helping settle international successions involving people living in the European Union. It is also aimed at unifying and simplifying the rules governing successions, increasing their predictability and providing more effective guarantees for the rights of heirs (children and spouses) and/or legatees and other persons linked to the deceased, as well as creditors of the succession.
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Court of Justice of the European Union
The Treaty of Lisbon and the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Treaty of Lisbon makes changes to the organisation and jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union
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EU Countries
Bulgaria
Divorce for one day marriage
The court will decide divorce by mutual consent for even one day marriage. Three modes of property relations of spouses on purchased property of marriage: common, separate and a contract.
Italy
High court upholds same-sex marriage ban
April 15, 2010
Italy's Constitutional Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the country's ban on same-sex marriage. After hearing arguments from several same-sex couples who had been denied [...]
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International community
The Hague Conference On Private International Law
Perù
On 13 January 2010, Peru deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
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