Author (Person) | Bower, Helen |
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Publisher | ProQuest Information and Learning |
Series Title | In Focus |
Series Details | 7.10.02 |
Publication Date | 07/10/2002 |
Content Type | News, Overview, Topic Guide | In Focus |
The European Commission proposed on 2 October 2002 that the European Community should sign the Council of Europe's convention on contact concerning children, which aims to strengthen the fundamental right of children and their parents and other persons having family ties with the child to maintain contact on a regular basis. The origins of the Convention stem from the third European conference on family law, held in the Spanish city of Cadiz in April 1995, when delegates noted that the question of transfrontier access to children was becoming more topical and agreed that the Council of Europe should examine ways to improve matters relating to access. A Working Party on custody and access was duly established by the Committee of experts on family law and this group prepared a draft Convention on contact concerning children. The draft Convention was approved by the Committee of family law experts on 14 September 2001 and by the European Committee on legal co-operation in December of that year. in Vilnius, Lithuania on 3 May 2002 the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted the text of the Convention and agreed that it should be opened for signature on 14 October 2002 to coincide with the 6th European Conference on family law. The Convention has three key objectives:
Speaking about the European Commission's proposal, the Commissioner responsible for Justice and Home Affairs, António Vittorino, said:
The European Commission has already sought to enforce the principle of the right of children to maintain contact with their parents in a proposal on mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments, which was put forward on 3 May 2002. Links: Helen Bower The European Commission proposed on 2 October 2002 that the European Community should sign the Council of Europe's convention on contact concerning children, which aims to strengthen the fundamental right of children and their parents and other persons having family ties with the child to maintain contact on a regular basis. |
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Subject Categories | Geography, Values and Beliefs |
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