French family law and the European convention on human rights

Dadomo, Christian

Abstract

The jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) relating to family law issues is abundant and is a testimony of its interpretative dynamism. The family benefit from the Court’s vigilant but qualified protection. Combined with the jurisprudence of the French Constitutional Court, the compatibility of French family law with fundamental freedoms and rights is guaranteed by judicial review and supervision at both national and European levels.
Following a brief presentation of the relationship between French law and the European Convention of Human Rights, and the reception of the latter by French civil courts, this paper will analyse the development of the jurisprudence of the ECtHR on family law with particular reference to French cases.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family - Symposium on the Jurisprudence of Family Relations
• Start Date: Jun 15, 2016
• End Date: Jun 16, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: French family law, human rights, European convention on human rights
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/918251
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Family and Human Rights