This thematic volume in the series Studies in Private International Law – Asia outlines the general choice of law and recognition rules relating to family matters of 15 Asian jurisdictions: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. The book examines pressing questions and proposes ways in which their systems may be reformed. A concluding chapter considers the extent to which Asian cross-border family law systems can and should be harmonised.
The book provides a comprehensive analysis of cross-border family law challenges, including child surrogacy, child abduction, the recognition of same-sex unions, the recovery of maintenance, and the regulation of intercountry adoption. These are among the matters now testing Asian institutions of private international law and acting as forces for their modernisation.
With contributions by leading Asian private international law experts, the book proposes necessary reforms for each of the jurisdictions analysed as well as for Asia as a whole.
1. Introduction, Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court, Singapore) 2. China, Zhengyi Zhang (Shanghai University, China) 3. Hong Kong, Wilson Lui (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) 4. Taiwan, Rong-Chwan Chen (National Tapei University, Tapei) 5. Japan, Kazuaki Nishioka (Chuo University, Japan) and Michael Weber (University of Zurich, Switzerland) 6. South Korea, WooJung Jon (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea) 7. Singapore, Debbie Ong (Singapore High Court, Singapore) 8. Malaysia, Goh Siu Lin (High Court of Malaya, Malaysia) 9. Vietnam, Tam Thanh Nguyen (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) 10. Cambodia, Nobumichi Teramura (University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei) 11. Myanmar, Khin Khin Oo (Yangon University of Education, Myanmar) and Issei Sakano (Kingdom of Cambodia, Cambodia) 12. Philippines, Elizabeth H Aguiling-Pangalangan (University of the Philippines, Philippines) 13. Indonesia, Afifah Kusumadara (Brawijaya University, Indonesia) and Tiurma M Pitta Allagan (University of Indonesia, Indonesia) 14. Thailand, Akawat Laowonsiri (Thammasat University, Thailand) 15. Sri Lanka, Saleem Marsoof (Supreme Court of Fiji, Fiji) and Niroshika Liyana Muhandiram (Open University of Sri Lanka) 16. India, Sai Ramani Garimella (South Asian University, India) and Dharmita Prasad (O.P. Jindal Global University, India) 17. Conclusion, Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court, Singapore)
Anselmo Reyes is Guest Professor at the Law Faculty of Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, and an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Wilson Lui is Lecturer and Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong. Kazuaki Nishioka is Visiting Research Fellow at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
