What international family law is ‘necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market’? An analysis of international family law within the European Union from a multidisciplinary approach was needed to tackle this central theme. Articles 61c and 65 of the EC Treaty expressly place civil judicial cooperation in the perspective of the proper functioning of the internal market and thus appear to grant it a distinct ‘economic’ flavour. Still, the link between civil cooperation and family law on the one hand and economic integration on the other hand, is not self-evident. A key question today is to what extent and according to what framework the European legislator can and should act in the field of international family law.
This book offers new insights by scholars from Central Asia, Europe, and the United States into the contemporary dynamics of gender politics in a critical area of the world. The volume includes case studies of Romania, Russia, and Tajikistan: comparative analyses of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan: and regional examinations of Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia. The interdisciplinary contributions focus on issues such as the influence of global and regional norms on women's rights, the impact of international political economy on women's social and economic positions, and the implications of international and regional migration and human trafficking for women's lives.
Based on research and collaboration across Europe this book provides cutting edge debate on issues in the practice and policy of trafficking in women. Practitioners, academics and policy-makers contribute their up-to-date and comprehensive analysis. The authors look at how globalization and gender discrimination fuel the increasing numbers of women trafficked in Europe. To what extent is trafficking a result of decreasing opportunities to migrate legally into the European Union? Would an economic analysis of trafficking support measures to combat the practice? Who are the traffickers and who are the victims? They look at legislative models that can be used to combat trafficking across Europe. How can victims of trafficking be better protected and the human rights approach can add something.