Children in Migration and International Family Law

Bettina Heiderhoff is Director of the Institute for German and International Family Law and Professor for Private International Law, International Civil Procedure and German Private Law at the University of Münster. From 2006 to 2013, she held a Chair for Private Law at Hamburg University. Her research interests include international family law and the interface of migration law and family law. She is also specialised in EU private law and consumer protection.  Stefan Arnold is Director of the Institute of International Business Law and holds the Chair for Private Law, Philosophy of Law, and Private International Law at the University of Münster. From 2014 to 2017, he held the Chair for Private Law, Comparative Law and Private International Law at the Karl Franzens University of Graz. He habilitated in 2013 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and was a member of the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities from 2011-2014. His research interests include international family law and philosophy of law.

• Children in Migration and International Family law – an introduction Children in Migration and International Family law – an introduction.- An Introduction to FAMIMOVE, its accomplishments and its challenges.- The child’s best interests in international jurisdiction under the Brussels IIter Regulation.- The Child’s Best Interests Principle in EU Law on Third-Country Nationals.- Binding effect of an age assessment.- Guardianship of children in the context of migration in Hungary.- Guardianship and other protective measures for minor refugees in Germany.- A European Approach to Cross-Border Guardianship.- Early Marriages in Sweden.- Early Marriage in Germany – Law and Politics of Cultural Demarcation.- Early Marriages in Austria – private international law and ordre public assessment.- Early Marriage – a European Perspective.- Beyond kafāla: How parentless children are placed in new homes in Muslim jurisdictions.- Kafāla in France.- Kafāla in the Netherlands.- Kafāla in Belgium: private international law as an essential tool to establish migration law consequences?.- Principles to ensure a cross-border kafāla placement is in the best interests of the child.- Recognition of kafāla in European member states – need for a uniform approach?.- The Role of the Court of Justice in Shaping the Right to Maintain Family Unity for Beneficiaries of International Protection.- Polygamous marriages and reunification of families on the move under EU law: an overview.