C.L.A.S.S.4EU

The “4 EU Training Sessions on Family Law Regulations for Cross-border Lawyers and Social Services” (C.L.A.S.S.4EU) aimed at dealing with the difficulties arising from the regulation of cross-border family lives. Family matters cover not only transnational cases involving parental responsibility, but also the circulation of personal status. Given the different types of relationships (same-sex marriages, civil partnerships or de facto unions) recognised by the national legal systems of the countries involved, their recognition in another State may entail difficulties and persons’ rights and duties may vary. This leads to uncertainty also when children are involved, thus requiring better understanding and improved knowledge. The aim of this project was to provide greater knowledge for lawyers and social service staff on EU Regulations (like Brussels II bis Regulation, Maintenance Regulation) and International Conventions (such as the 1996 Hague Child Protection and 1980 International Child Abduction Conventions, and the 2007 Hague Maintenance Protocol) on family law, developing a common expertise between these interrelated categories, especially when the protection of children is at stake.

Duration: 2018-2019.

JusGov PI: Anabela Gonçalves

Team: Cristina Dias, Diana Coutinho.

Partners: Universita Degli Studi di Verona (UNIVR – Italy); Lietuvos Teises Institutas (Law Institute of Lithuania, TEISE – Lithuania); Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem (ELTE – Hungary); Universita’ Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB – Italy); Universidade do Minho (Uminho – Portugal); Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE – Hungary).

Funding: European Commission

JusGov Research Groups: JusLab