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2010

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The Ali Principles' Approach To Domestic Partnership, Martha M. Ertman Aug 2010

The Ali Principles' Approach To Domestic Partnership, Martha M. Ertman

Martha M. Ertman

No abstract provided.


Marriage As A Trade: Bridging The Private/Private Distinction, Martha M. Ertman Aug 2010

Marriage As A Trade: Bridging The Private/Private Distinction, Martha M. Ertman

Martha M. Ertman

No abstract provided.


The Rise, Fall And Rise Again Of The Genetic Foundation For Legal Parentage Determination, Yehezkel Margalit Jan 2010

The Rise, Fall And Rise Again Of The Genetic Foundation For Legal Parentage Determination, Yehezkel Margalit

Hezi Margalit

Recently, we have witnessed dramatic changes in the formation of the family and parenthood. One of the results of those shifts is a growing number of children growing up outside of the traditional marriage framework. Therefore, the dilemma of determining a child's parentage, which was usually resolved by a legal fiction as to the child's legal parents, is becoming increasingly problematic. It is appropriate that any discussion of the establishment of legal parentage should start with a study of the rise of the most popular modern model, the genetic model.

It is relevant to point out that from the beginning …


Funcionamiento De Los Tribunales De Familia De Santiago, Felipe Marín Verdugo, Erick Ríos, Claudio Fuentes Jan 2010

Funcionamiento De Los Tribunales De Familia De Santiago, Felipe Marín Verdugo, Erick Ríos, Claudio Fuentes

Felipe Marín Verdugo

The Chilean government launched new family courts in October 2005. This was the second major judicial reform in Chile after the Criminal Procedure reform in 2000. After few months, the system collapsed. After analyzing the reasons of the failure, a new bill was passed in September 2008 with modifications to the family law system. Also, the Chilean Supreme Court elaborated internal regulations aiming to fix the main problems. At the beginning of the 2010 some said that the situation was overcome. The goal of this report was to check whether this was true.


The Upside Of Baby Markets, Martha Ertman Dec 2009

The Upside Of Baby Markets, Martha Ertman

Martha M. Ertman

Few think there is an upside to baby markets. This chapter challenges conventional wisdom by suggesting that marketizing parenthood through the sale of gametes and other reproductive technologies facilitates family formation by single and gay people. After briefly reviewing literature, it defends commercialization of human eggs and sperm and applies those defenses to embryo markets.