Current Developments

2003 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1039-1049
Author(s):  
Peter Mceleavy
Keyword(s):  
Time Delay ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
The Third

Belgium has now become the second jurisdiction worldwide, after the Netherlands,1 to allow same-sex marriages. The bill opening marriage to persons of the same-sex and modifying certain provisions of the Civil Code2 was adopted by a large majority and without modification by the Belgian parliament on 30 January 2003. While the new law was promulgated by King Albert II on 13 February 2003 and published in the third edition of the Moniteur beige on 28 Febuary3, it did not enter into force until 1 June 2003. This somewhat unusual time delay was required to ensure that all officials with competence to celebrate marriages (officiers de I' état civil) had sufficient time to become familiar with the scope of the new rules.4

Formation of Contract and Third Parties in Cambodia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ly Tayseng
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Third ◽  
Contract Formation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Formal Requirements

This chapter gives an overview of the law on contract formation and third party beneficiaries in Cambodia. Much of the discussion is tentative since the new Cambodian Civil Code only entered into force from 21 December 2011 and there is little case law and academic writing fleshing out its provisions. The Code owes much to the Japanese Civil Code of 1898 and, like the latter, does not have a requirement of consideration and seldom imposes formal requirements but there are a few statutory exceptions from the principle of freedom from form. For a binding contract, the agreement of the parties is required and the offer must be made with the intention to create a legally binding obligation and becomes effective once it reaches the offeree. The new Code explicitly provides that the parties to the contract may agree to confer a right arising under the contract upon a third party. This right accrues directly from their agreement; it is not required that the third party declare its intention to accept the right.

Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties Under the Taiwan Civil Code

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Lin JAN
Keyword(s):  
Civil Code ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Third ◽  
Legal Relationship ◽  
The Third Party ◽  
Privity Of Contract

This chapter discusses the position of third party beneficiaries in Taiwan law where the principle of privity of contract is well established. Article 269 of the Taiwan Civil Code confers a right on the third party to sue for performance as long as the parties have at least impliedly agreed. This should be distinguished from a ‘spurious contract’ for the benefit of third parties where there is no agreement to permit the third party to claim. Both the aggrieved party and the third party beneficiary can sue on the contract, but only for its own loss. The debtor can only set off on a counterclaim arising from its legal relationship with the third party. Where the third party coerces the debtor into the contract, the contract can be avoided, but where the third party induces the debtor to contract with the creditor by misrepresentation, the debtor can only avoid the contract if the creditor knows or ought to have known of the misrepresentation.

scholarly journals Dominance relationships and coalitionary aggression against conspecifics in female carrion crows

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedikt Holtmann ◽  
Julia Buskas ◽  
Matthew Steele ◽  
Kristaps Solokovskis ◽  
Jochen B. W. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Social Rank ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
The Third ◽  
Dominance Relationships ◽  
Dominant Individual ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Cooperation is a prevailing feature of many animal systems. Coalitionary aggression, where a group of individuals engages in coordinated behaviour to the detriment of conspecific targets, is a form of cooperation involving complex social interactions. To date, evidence has been dominated by studies in humans and other primates with a clear bias towards studies of male-male coalitions. We here characterize coalitionary aggression behaviour in a group of female carrion crows consisting of recruitment, coordinated chase, and attack. The individual of highest social rank liaised with the second most dominant individual to engage in coordinated chase and attack of a lower ranked crow on several occasions. Despite active intervention by the third most highly ranked individual opposing the offenders, the attack finally resulted in the death of the victim. All individuals were unrelated, of the same sex, and naïve to the behaviour excluding kinship, reproduction, and social learning as possible drivers. Instead, the coalition may reflect a strategy of the dominant individual to secure long-term social benefits. Overall, the study provides evidence that members of the crow family engage in coordinated alliances directed against conspecifics as a possible means to manipulate their social environment.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of Usufruct in the Countries of Roman-German Law: Implementation of Best Practice in Ukrainian Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Roman A. Maydanyk ◽  
Nataliia I. Maydanyk ◽  
Natalia R. Popova
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
German Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Real Right ◽  
The Law

The article examines the features of usufruct in the European countries of Romano-Germanic law, determines the terms for the implementation of the best European practice of usufruct in the law of Ukraine. The law of European countries of continental law recognizes the usufruct as a real right of personal possession for use, which is considered an independent real right to another's property or a kind of easement. The peculiarities of usufruct in some countries of Romano-Germanic law, in particular in Germany, France, Georgia, Moldova and Russia, are researched. The peculiarities of usufruct in some countries of Romano-Germanic law, in particular in Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Georgia, Moldova and Russia, are researched. The issues of usufruct implementation in the law of Ukraine are considered. The issues of usufruct implementation in the law of Ukraine are considered. The authors came to the conclusion that it is necessary to introduce the institute of usufruct into the Ukrainian law by supplementing the Civil Code of Ukraine with a new chapter “Uzufruct”, the framework provisions of which are proposed in this paper.

scholarly journals Parentalization of Same-Sex Couples: Family Formation and Leave Rights in Five Northern European Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 397-428
Author(s):  
Marie Evertsson ◽  
Eva Jaspers ◽  
Ylva Moberg
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Married Female

AbstractThis chapter introduces the concept of parentalization, defined as the ability to become parents and be recognized as such, both legally and via social policies. Applying the concept to same-sex couples, we examine how states may facilitate or hinder the transition to parenthood through laws and policies in five Northern European countries; Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Trends in the number of children zero years of age in married/cohabiting same-sex couples suggest a link between parentalization and realized parenthood. As partly indicated by these trends, parentalization is a gendered concept, and parenthood is more readily available to some couples than to others. Perhaps most importantly, very few same-sex couples have been able to jointly adopt a child. The fact that married female couples face fewer barriers to parentalization than other non-traditional couples partly reflects dominant norms on gender and motherhood.

scholarly journals Black Pete, King Balthasar, and the New Orleans Zulus: Can Black Make-Up Traditions Ever Be Justified?

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bouke De Vries
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
South African ◽  
Black People ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Cultural Traditions

Wearing black make-up to impersonate black individuals has become highly controversial in many countries, even when it is part of long-standing cultural traditions. Prominent examples of such traditions include Saint Nicolas celebrations in the Netherlands (which feature a black character known as “Black Pete” who hands out candy to children), Epiphany parades in Spain (which feature impersonations of the biblical king Balthasar who is traditionally portrayed as black) and the annual Zulu parade in New Orleans (which features impersonations of South African Zulu warriors). In this article, I challenge the widely held view that black make-up traditions are categorically wrong. Specifically, I argue that these traditions can be morally vindicated if (i) the large majority of individuals who help to maintain them do not believe that they denigrate black people; (ii) the relevant traditions do not depict black people in denigrating ways; and (iii) the relevant traditions are not gratuitously offensive. While the Dutch Saint Nicholas tradition fails to satisfy these conditions, the New Orleans Zulu tradition is found to satisfy them, as is the Spanish Epiphany tradition in certain cases. I end by identifying another set of conditions under which black make-up traditions might be morally justified.

scholarly journals POSISI HUKUM ADAT DALAM HUKUM KONTRAK NASIONAL INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paripurna P Sugarda ,
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Civil Code

<h2>Abstract</h2><p>Cepat atau lambat Indonesia akan memiliki hukum perjanjiannya sendiri. Alasan dari pernyataan ini adalah bahwa, pertama, hukum kontrak Indoensia sekarang adalah sebenarnya hukum yang diatur dalam Buku III dari KUH Perdata Lama yang tidak lagi digunakan di negera Belanda. Kedua, karena dalam Hukum Kontrak Indonesia tidak sesuai dengan sifat dari bangsa Indonesia. Dari penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa, pertama, asas-asas hukum perdata barat jika dihadapkan dengan asas-asas hukum perdata adat maka asas-asas hukum perdata barat cenderung bersifat individualistik sedangkan asas hukum perdata adat cenderung bersifat komunalistik. Hukum barat dalam perkembangannya mengalami proses koletivisasi sedangkan hukum adat mengalami proses indvidualisasi. Kedua, ada dua faktor yang mempengaruhi terbentuknya suatu hukum yakni faktor idiil dan faktor riil. Asas-asas kekeluargaan, gotong-royong, dan tolong-menolong merupakan asas yang hukum adat yang merupakan faktor idiil dalam pembentukan hukum kontrak Nasional, sedangkan asas rukun, kepatutan atau kepantasan dan laras (harmoni) merupakan asas hukum adat yang merupakan faktor riil dalam pembentukan hukum kontrak nasional. Ketiga<strong>, </strong>hukum perjanjian Indonesia (KUH Pdt Belanda Lama), di Belanda, dengan <em>the Netherlands New Civil Code </em>(NBW) kearah yang lebih jelas, lebih luas cakupannya, dan lebih terarah penerapannya. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari bagaimana Hukum Perdata Belanda mengembangkan peraturan yang mengandung asas itikad baik. Keempat, dengan perkembangan pengaturan asas itikad baik yang terjadi di Belanda, asas-asas hukum adat berpeluang untuk tampil dan dipergunakan dalam hukum kontrak nasional. Cara yang mungkin dilakukan untuk menampilkan asas-asas hukum adat dalam hukum kontrak nasional adalah dengan menggunakan proses konkretisasi asas itikad baik dalam hukum kontrak sebagai sarananya. Dengan demikian, seyogyanya asas-asas hukum adat tersebut di atas merupakan landasan dan latar belakang pembentukan hukum kontrak Indonesia yang akan datang.</p> <p><strong>Kata kunci: </strong>Hukum Kontrak Indonesia yang akan datang, Prinsip-prinsip Hukum Adat</p>

The Rôle of the General Assembly of the United Nations in the Admission of Members

1949 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Stuart Klooz
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Security Council ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Third ◽  
The United Nations

The effort of the delegate from Argentina to press the admission of certain states into the United Nations despite the negative vote of one of the five permanent members of the Security Council was denounced by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Belgium, Pakistan, The Netherlands, and France as being contrary to the provisions of the Charter in the discussion on the adoption of the agenda during the Third Session of the General Assembly. These states held that even discussion of such an item by the Assembly was illegal.

The Missing Concept of Cohabitation of the Couples of the Opposite-Sex in de facto Unions in the Czech Civil Code

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdeňka Králíčková
Keyword(s):  
Civil Code ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Married Mother ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Registered Partnership ◽  
The Status ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Married Mothers

The paper deals with couples in de facto unions, especially the ones formed by a man and a woman. It seeks to define cohabitation and differentiate the rights and duties of cohabitees from the ones connected with the status relations between both the opposite-sex couples (marriage) and the same-sex couples (registered partnership). As there are seldom any kinds of agreements between cohabitees, special attention is devoted to the relevant legal rules in all the Books of the Czech Civil Code and their applicability to cohabitees during their relationship and after the break-up or upon the death of one of them. It is stressed that there is no difference between children born out of wedlock and within marriage. Once parenthood is legally established, there is no discrimination of non-married mothers and non-married fathers towards the children. And besides, there are special provisions that protect the weaker party: property claims of the non-married mother from the child´s father for a reasonable time and within adequate limits.

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