Special Issue on Families, Individuals and Human Rights

A new special issue of the Utrecht Law Review is out! Edited by UCERF researchers, this issue examines the intersection between human rights, family law and the law of persons in situations where the individuals or families involved fall outside ‘the norm’.

Articles address adults with declining cognitive abilities and children, intersex and transgender persons and sex workers, and families in conflict. The range of topics shares a focus on human rights and states’ obligations in maintaining a balance between autonomy and protection. The contributions show how the interpretation and implementation of human rights law can evolve to encompass, protect and empower individuals and families who often fall outside ‘the norm’.

The special issue contains four contributions by researchers from UCERF - Utrecht Centre for European Research into Family Law:
🔸 ‘No-bodies Human Rights. An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Bodies in Human Rights’ by Jet Tigchelaar & Brenda Oude Breuil
🔹 ‘Comparing the Decision-making Rights of Adults with Declining Cognitive Abilities with Those of Children' by Charlotte Mol & Fiore Schuthof
🔸 ‘The Legal Representation of Parents and Children During Placement Procedures in the Light of Article 8 ECHR’ by Iris Reinders & Joost Huijer 
🔹 ‘The Right of Contact Between Grandparents and Grandchildren and the Implementation of Article 8 ECHR in Dutch National Law: A comparative study of Dutch, Belgian, English and Norwegian law' by Merel Jonker & christina jeppesen de boer: 

The special issue commences with an editorial by guest editor Charlotte Mol, ‘Not ‘the Norm’: Families, Individuals and Human Rights’

🔗 Each article is available for download. You can find the entire special issue on the website of the Utrecht Law Review.