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Surrogacy French Law & European ThrustBy Priscille KulczykArticle published on Gènéthique on 11 January 2019 While the Comité consultatif national d’éthique [National Consultative Ethics Committee (hereinafter CCNE)] has reiterated its desire to maintain...
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ART-Surrogacy What Role for the ECHR?By Grégor PuppinckArticle published in French in FigaroVox 18/09/2018 FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE – While the European Court of Human Rights has accepted several cases relating to the ART and surrogacy, Grégor Puppinck stresses...
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A New Pro Surrogacy OffensiveBy Priscille KulczykOn 23 May 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) communicated to the French government the application Martine Maillard and others v. France (no 17348/18) lodged on 10 April 2018. With the...
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HCCH: February 2018 MeetingsBy Claire de La HougueThis article will be translated as time permits. Du 6 au 9 février 2018 s’est réuni le Groupe d’experts sur le projet filiation / maternité de substitution de la Conférence de La Haye de droit...
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Comment Paradiso & Campanelli v. ItalyBy Grégor PuppinckPublished in the French Journal: Revue Lamy de Droit Civil RLDC, N°146, March 2017 By Grégor PUPPINCK, PhD in Law & Claire de LA HOUGUE, PhD in Law . The Grand Chamber judgment of 24 th January 2017,
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Victory in the case Paradiso (GC)By Grégor PuppinckOn the 24 th January, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, in formal formation, has published an important decision which overturns a prior decision of January 2015 as regards...
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Grand Chamber Case Paradiso to ComeBy Grégor PuppinckOn the 24 th of January, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will publish its ruling in the Paradiso and Campanelli v. Italy case as regards surrogacy. It is the first time that...
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PACE rejects surrogacy recommendationBy ECLJ On Tuesday, 11 October 2016, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected the draft recommendation on "Children’s rights related to surrogacy" which endorsed the principle of...
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Surrogacy/CoE: Final VoteBy Christophe FoltzenlogelToday, 11 October, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will give its decision regarding the draft recommendation and the report “Children’s rights related to surrogacy” adopted by the...
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PACE Rejects a Resolution not a Recom.By Claire de La HougueOn Wednesday, 21 st September, the Committee on Social Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) dismissed the draft resolution of Pettra de Sutter which underlined the...
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Audition: Woman & Child in Surrogacy By ECLJ A conference organized by "No Maternity Traffic" at the Council of Europe took place Wednesday, April 22, during the session of the Parliamentary Assembly. Three very specific aspects of surrogacy...
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"Altruistic Surrogacy": Trojan Horse?By Grégor PuppinckTribune publiée sur le FigaroVox , 16 juin 2016. Le 21 juin prochain, le Dr Petra De Sutter, députée belge et gynécologue spécialisée en GPA et PMA, tentera une nouvelle fois de faire accepter la GPA...
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Italy requests a referral of ParadisoBy Grégor PuppinckThis article will be translated as time permits. Lundi 1 er juin 2015, un collège de cinq juges de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme examinera la demande du Gouvernement italien de renvoyer...
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The Liberalisation of SurrogacyBy Grégor PuppinckThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is progressively legitimising surrogacy by a rapid succession of decisions each carrying further the liberalisation of this practice and the logic of the...
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Surrogacy: Women and Children FirstBy Claire de La HougueTo be translated. Non à la gestation marchande mondialisée Article paru dans Causeur.fr le 19 juin 2014.
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