"Collected contributions from the International Miller du Toit Cloete Inc/UWC Conferences on Child and Family Law (2001-2008)."

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Zenobia du Toit, Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Judy Cloete -- Trials and tribulations, trends and triumphs : the state of the nation's child and family law and their institutions for the administration of justice / Julia Sloth-Nielsen -- The globalisation of child and family law / Willie McCarney -- Recognising relationships : the new role of the state / Claire L'Heureux-Dube -- The co-ordination of European child and family law and the revised Brussels II Regulation / Henry Setright -- Regional developments and the Hague Children's Conventions, and the draft Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and other forms of family maintenance / William Duncan -- The case for judicial activism / The Rt. Hon Lord Justice Thorpe -- Law reform : the emerging protection of children in Botswana? / Monica Tabengwa, Awuah Khan & Partners -- The Lesotho Child Protection and Welfare Bill 2004 : why the delays in enacting the children's law? / Itumeleng Kimane -- The Child Law reform process in Southern Sudan / Akur Magot -- Muslim personal law : an update / M.S. Navsa -- Making rights real : facing the challenges of recognising Muslim marriages in South Africa / Rashida Manjoo -- Still out in the cold? The Domestic Partnership Bill and the (non)protection of marginalised woman / Pierre de Vos -- Mediation in the Children's Act 38 of 2005, and the mediation in family law / Craig Schneider -- Revolutionary changes to the parent-child relationship in South Africa / Amanda Boniface -- The increased jurisdiction of the children's courts and implications for family law practice in light of the new mechanisms that promote alternative dispute resolution / Denni Leppan and Jacqui Gallinetti -- Family group conferencing in the proposed Chld Justice Bill : Implications for the child care system / Ann Skelton -- Maintenance as a chld's rights issue : an analysis of recent decisions that give substance to the 'best interests of the child standar' / Pat Moodley -- From Kramer versus Kramer to Batman and Robin : the concept of parental responsibility : a comparison of the Children Act 1989 with the South African Children's Act 2005 / Kharin Cox -- Adoption of children : how we got there and current developments / Henry Setright -- Special assignment : interpreting the right to legal representation in terms of section 28(1)(h) of the Constitution of South Africa / Ann Skelton -- Children's right to legal representation in divorce proceedings : proposed guidelines concerning when a section 28(1)(h) legal practitioner might be deemed necessary or appropriate / Daksha Kassan -- Practical implementation of representation for children / Upkaar Mungar -- The role of the liaison judge under the Hague Convention / Ben Griesel -- Increasing visibility and protection for children in conflict with the law : presentation on the manual for the measurement of juvenile justice indicators / Seamus MacRoibin -- The development of family/divorce mediation in South Africa / Praveena Sukhraj-Ely -- Publication of information pertaining to divorce proceedings / Ananda Louw.