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Prima applicazione della procedura consultiva prevista nel «protocollo n. 16» cedu e tutela dei minori
2020
Il saggio analizza il primo parere consultivo formulato dalla Corte europea dei diritti dell?uomo. Particolare attenzione è rivolta al riconoscimento della genitorialità intenzionale, nonché alla tutela del diritto all?identità dei figli; diritto posto in primo piano dalla Corte di Strasburgo.
The “Law in Context” for (Stepchild) Adoption in Same-Sex Couples: The Italian Models
2019
This essay focuses on a recent development in Italian family law with respect to stepchild adoption in cases involving same-sex couples. Resorting to arguments of both the continuity of the affective relationship and the best interests of the child, courts have been willing to permit adoptions in these cases under Article 44 of L. 184/1983 (“Adoption Act”), which provides for “adoption in particular cases” (“APC”). This article provides a special (not exceptional) tool, that, at the time it was drafted, was not contemplated for stepchild adoption by a parent’s same-sex partner, but could be adapted for such situations. This has remained the case even after the legislative choice not to gran…