Familienpolitik

My classmate Christa Hillstrom, who blogs about human trafficking here, found this article about a new family law in Mali on the United Nations’ Integrated Regional Information Networks news site. Family law in this African country hasn’t changed much since the 1960s, shortly after Mali gained independence from France.

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A little wacky news today. This German couple is arguing over whether their 15 month-old son, David Laurin Raphael Julian, needs a fifth name. After the boy’s first birthday, the city of Munich began charging the couple 50 euros a month for not resolving the issue.
When I lived in Hamburg, I knew several [...]

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