Family Law Committee

Committee Overview

The Family Law Committee provides a unique forum for members from different countries and different legal systems to exchange views, meet during conferences and debate issues concerning the substantive and procedural aspects of family law. The work of the committee has focused on developments of international significance, involving all aspects of family law, for example, marriage, divorce, inheritance, human rights in the family, adoption, international child abduction, etc. There is a close interaction within the committee and its members through newsletters and via e-mail.

The committee has ambitious aspirations for the future. It hopes to expand its membership and to encourage others to join the committee. Family law is at the core of general legal practice.

Additionally, the Family Law Committee works with the following committees to form the Law and Individual Rights Section:

Human Rights Law
Indigenous Peoples
Medicine and the Law

Committee Conferences

For further information on any forthcoming or past IBA event, go to the conference homepage  or contact the marketing department.

Committee Projects

Fifth meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Representatives from the IBA Family Law Committee attended the above session at the Hague, 30 October - 9 November 2006. Download a report.

Report on the draft convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance.

Download the report.

Committee Publications

The Family Law Committee produces an annual newsletter.

For further details of all IBA publications including books, journals, newsletters, conference papers and free guides and materials go to the publications homepage.

Members