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Disaster Politic, Law and Insurance in Climate Change Era: The Case of Taiwan Chun-Yuan Lin (download) As climate-related disasters become more frequent and catastrophic, the capacity of disaster management system is under challenges. Scholars have put efforts on reforming disaster law, yet the impact of politics on disaster management is…
The Reluctant Acceptance of Same-Sex Unions and Parents in Israel Zvi Triger (download) Israeli marriage law is religious in nature, and makes no provision for civil marriages. It is thus remarkable that same-sex unions have been recognized, albeit to a limited extent, by Israeli courts, and that same-sex marriages performed…
Citizenship on Paper. On the Risk of Statelessness of Polish Children Raised in Same-Sex Unions Abroad Dorota Pudzianowska & Piotr Korzec (download) The paper discusses a new cause of statelessness of children that is currently emerging under Polish law. Statelessness in children can arise in situations where their foreign birth…
Global Trends in Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Couples: Cohabitation Rights, Registered Partnership, Marriage, and Joint Parenting - Robert Wintemute(download) This article examines four global trends with regard to the legal recognition of same-sex couples: access to the rights of opposite-sex cohabiting couples, access to a registered partnership law as an…
Status of Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in Japan - Masahiro Sogabe (download) This article provides an overview of the status of same-sex marriage legislation in Japan. While there are lawmakers in Japan who advocate for recognition of same-sex marriage through legislation, conservatives committed to the traditional family view predominate in the…
Family Law in Taiwan: Historical Legacies and Current Issues - Yun-Ru Chen & Sieh-Chuen Huang (Download) This article provides a bird’s-eye view of Taiwan family law by highlighting its major historical transformations, special characteristics and current issues. It begins with a historical outline of the successive legal regimes which brought…
Family Law and Politics in the Oriental Empire: Colonial Governance and Its Discourses in Japan-Ruled Taiwan (1895-1945) (downloads) - Yun-Ru Chen This article challenges the common misconception that in Japan-colonized Taiwan, family law was considered marginal and secondary in the arena of legal reforms. Instead, through multi-faceted analysis of family…
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