Publication Type
Report
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2017
Abstract
Modern litigation between spouses regarding their children is ofteninternational. Such cross-border disputes are especially common inSingapore, as an international commercial centre with a diverse andcosmopolitan society. More importantly, Singaporeans are becoming anincreasingly mobile labour force, working in international businesses.Orders made by Singapore courts involving local parties and local childrenwill increasingly require recognition and enforcement overseas.
Keywords
law reform, family law, protection of children, cross-border
Discipline
Family Law | Law and Society
ISBN
9789811143168
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
THEAN, Valerie; ONG, Debbie; LIM, Audrey; SZE, Thian Yee; TAN, Yvonne; and YEO, Tiong Min.
Report of the law reform committee on the 1996 Hague convention on the protection of children. (2017).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2493
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Additional URL
https://www.sal.org.sg/Portals/0/2017-08 - 1996 Hague Convention on Protection of Children.pdf?ver=2017-09-04-183621-273