ANNOUNCEMENT

The Commission on European Family Law (CEFL), established in September 2001, has drafted the Principles of European Family Law in the field of divorce and maintenance between former spouses. They are based upon in-depth and comprehensive comparative research that includes twenty-two European jurisdictions. The Principles are expressed in the form of legal provisions, but must be read in conjunction with the supplementary comparative overviews and comments, which elucidate the rules and offer comparative information. In drafting the Principles, the CEFL has applied both the common core method and the better law approach. The time has come to place the choices that have been made before scientific scholars and practitioners alike in order to obtain a critical assessment and discussion concerning the CEFL’s work thus far. With this in mind, the CEFL is organising a three-day conference on the Principles of European Family Law, to be held in Utrecht from 9th-11th December 2004. The plenary sessions with presentations by prominent experts in the field of family law and comparative law will be combined with three workshops with presentations by young researchers, all of which will be followed by discussions.

For more information, please consult the attached brochure and/or the CEFL website http://www.law.uu.nl/priv/cefl.