family law, worldwide
Posted in 5 questions, Asia on Jun 11th, 2008
A new feature of Familienpolitik is the 5 questions interview. This week I spoke with Faizah Marzuki, a 31-year-old Malaysian who is an account director for an advertising company.
In the interview Marzuki refers to the fact that in Malaysia the different ethnic and religious populations are governed by different laws. Muslims, who make [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2008
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Posted in North America on Jun 2nd, 2008
CNN.com reports that today Judge Barbara Walther signed an order allowing all of the children seized from the Yearning For Zion ranch to be released to their parents. The order requires:
The Department of Family and Protective Services will have the right to make unannounced visits to check on the children’s medical and psychological well-being.
The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 2nd, 2008
Corporal punishment of children is slowing disappearing in many countries. This Economist article says the U.S. may soon be one of the only wealthy countries and one of the only countries in the Americas to continue to allow spanking.
In recent years, several European countries (Greece and Portugal, for example) have quietly abolished parental smacking [...]
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