Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00001427482016-09-15Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural familyAdolphe, JaneThe paper argues that Art. 16(3) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has become customary international law, and therefore, all States are obliged to promote, protect and give preference to the natural family based on marriage between one male and one female (in a nuclear or extended family arrangement) over so-called ¿new family forms¿ (e.g. cohabitating opposite-sex and/or same-sex couples). This means that States breach their obligation under Art. 16 (3) when they treat so-called alternative forms of families as equivalent to the family based on heterosexual marriage (i.e. giving the same benefits). The paper uses Canada as a case study to illustrate how it has breached its obligations. To this end, the paper will consider how and why the Canadian federal government has contributed to the crisis of the natural family in Canada as manifested through increasing rates of separation and divorce as well as of alternative family forms (i.e. cohabitation arrangements and so forth) and their treatment as equivalent to the natural familyUniversidad de La Sabana: Facultad de Derecho2006text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=2292128(Revista) ISSN 0120-8942Díkaion: revista de actualidad jurídica, ISSN 0120-8942, Nº. 15, 2006engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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The paper argues that Art. 16(3) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has become customary international law, and therefore, all States are obliged to promote, protect and give preference to the natural family based on marriage between one male and one female (in a nuclear or extended family arrangement) over so-called ¿new family forms¿ (e.g. cohabitating opposite-sex and/or same-sex couples). This means that States breach their obligation under Art. 16 (3) when they treat so-called alternative forms of families as equivalent to the family based on heterosexual marriage (i.e. giving the same benefits). The paper uses Canada as a case study to illustrate how it has breached its obligations. To this end, the paper will consider how and why the Canadian federal government has contributed to the crisis of the natural family in Canada as manifested through increasing rates of separation and divorce as well as of alternative family forms (i.e. cohabitation arrangements and so forth) and their treatment as equivalent to the natural family

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Adolphe, Jane

Adolphe, Jane
Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Adolphe, Jane

Adolphe, Jane

Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

securing a future for children: the internacional obligation to protect and assist the natural family

Universidad de La Sabana: Facultad de Derecho

2006

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