FAMIMOVE Awareness Raising Seminar at the University of Paris Saclay, Versailles On the 13th of June 2023 the French awareness seminar took place at the Ministry of Justice in Paris. The seminar was characterised by a very rich discussion on the interaction between international family law, private international law and migration/asylum law. Professionals from various fields (Ministry of Justice, Mission de l’adoption internationale, Associations, Lawyers) met […] 16 June 202316 June 2023
FAMIMOVE Awareness Raising Seminar at Ghent University On 1 June 2023, the first awareness raising seminar organized within the context of the FAMIMOVE project took place at Ghent University (Belgium). It was a very interesting and rich discussion on the interaction between international family law, private international law and migration/asylum law. Professionals, both from migration and child protection authorities, met and shared […] 13 June 202313 June 2023
FAMIMOVE Awareness Raising Seminar at Maastricht University On 5 June 2023, an awareness raising seminar took place at Maastricht University (UM) within the framework of the FAMIMOVE project. This event focused on the interaction between international family law and migration law (incl. asylum) and was attended by Dutch officials and practitioners specialised in these areas. It offered an excellent opportunity to exchange […] 7 June 20237 June 2023
The German Constitutional Court on early marriages: lights and shadows In 2017, the Act to Combat Child Marriages (Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Kinderehen) introduced a regulation in Germany according to which marriages concluded abroad are invalid without exception, if one spouse had not yet reached the age of 16 when entering into the marriage. This law has raised constitutional concerns from the outset and it […] 18 May 202318 May 2023
Blog Family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection: the EUAA overview In November 2024, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) published a fact sheet, providing an overview of the most significant developments in the realm of family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection, as drawn from the EUAA Asylum Report 2024. Family reunification plays a key role in the integration within the EU of beneficiaries […] 13 December 202420 December 2024
Blog Research Output: Publication of the Book “Children in Migration and International Family Law” We are happy to announce that the book “Children in Migration and International Family Law” has been recently published and is available open access on the website of the publisher. The book is one of the main deliverables of the FAMIMOVE Project (together with the Awareness Raising Seminars, the Transnational Roundtables, the European Conference, and […] 11 December 202424 December 2024
Blog The Spanish reform of migration law: swimming against the tide? On 21 November 2024, the Spanish government adopted one of the largest migration law reforms recently seen in an EU Member State. To date, this reform is the only attempt in Europe to make migration law less restrictive. This will be achieved by introducing a procedure to regularize a high number of undocumented migrants currently […] 29 November 20241 December 2024