· oflil!:tl 'Ilk~:iy m'l'!;,maln &tI~rflC:llIl 31'ld IUlefl'.eQW:ll.J !I!-!'ld~ :s:u~h ume ns i h~}' relate du reci~)' 10. OJ ~d where ];iiOSr
· $~bk i:IIi¥: rroIT1{ltedi%[lV~lgh, IOCOI!1 ":\.1 II IjJ r.I~. 1"eI.igial.!!1 m:I.~ mh:e-r l:mdiHOJlJl,1 ~oonmy~h i~~" ln Ih is Tes;pec~. the besrirneresrs p'~i.ll,1; Ir~I'e rlOllY!' :jl]!l .irnpnn;lnrLJ;lC ii ~1~!uf1l\!: rule', 6y I he gOlirn~ wke'!iI. it '"'<'In. never be ~nvlok~ 10 "O'\f~t'!id~ ~1'Ie ",Jpliclitio:!'! Or(hf'Nlrl)L;)Ul~ ~!,J.bslO'lI1tiV:e r~gIH$ r~(;O~l:rl,j~!!d in U)e eRC lh~"'!1nl£LI'y~ !\i~ i~gl'es 1:tI!U U~e-:.n"dall~ mi lilll~Y .el'.iH'!\Ili'~r j,~lp~ to~,~pl~ irrbl.oth Ul~ n~h~ a~d fhf· ;'i;igrtl rk.l!lrl.ce Qn h~rlliii~," ciple. The Ctinvent1cm asa wllcle: g_(Je;S..a·h;:mg W:a1l!Jw .. m~ :I~,'(j"\tjdhlg th~ bFQ® e:tI'l.h;;;'!~ or\l:l~Yef,,~·t'lle-· 'worJt lIi'mi i ~ o:r~~iI E"iai:m'eD to bEl thi!i .miS~~il;g ~I]gtfldiertt ~'tlljt w.Qluldg.:i~. ,a gmll~~r :1if:e,:grB~ ¢f ,()erl,~irny 'I:~} ~Il~ CDJiltent of~~e beSt ~rltereWt~ pJJirJl1:]:pl!:l, It pH.'O'It ud~s, ill' ~llrefullJ .forlfl~t1.1.a&ed a:fl.Jdbii}ilnced s!,,~em~I!t 'oi V~hie8' .. ~,O w}v[ch: !St~te~~~TTl~.h!iH: 'ro,}rn~Hy ~~,dtISJ!Jrib~tL T~e ('on¥elllt~[J,!! do~s '!lot st:(lt .to pm.vi d~, a!\y ~efi n idvJ1l ~l'It~l1'le:ntor how'" en iJd's ~,~~tC!;lIh1~5- wOUM b~Slb~~~I"\il'11 m !l g,~VTf(ru" 'i!i~lli[l[~lm._A·ny Sblrc~ prereli1l~~:Oflv.'bulkl b~ m~s,pl!lc~d. fi'ililte I'I;O:!lem:r~JI rnl('::s ~jP'll~~ ~ecU:v~IY'pr~hfid~~~1:'i il '~l"'M:mill'n~"hi$ !:;leotr. ~pm.~ \Ull: IP'~iii-e. i In:pJ ~.,::aiiM~Q{ :rl:t~ .p'r~I'I'\':~:rl~ ,'IN U~ ,,:~ry @yi~r il'~~N~ ",.rnd frQa~ M~' s~ie[y wj r~ jlll$ow n e.!.l]' ~ur!lJ. i"lm::t>!'ll an'dl~rhi'.r \i.'llhl~:t~j~cl ~aHHci, ~o' anc;ltihe:r: .[t w'ilt~~1$.o v,Ilry flcwrd ~ng to fill in'" iNI\'il:ll~t(";hi Id ~.~ s.~HJJ~tit)·I1 •.
'THE B,EST INTERESTS PRINCIP'LE IN DIOMES11'C AND! INTE,RNATIOiNAL LAW
T HH~n:lCIg{:l1Joe ·tlfl1!e b~rJjlu~~ts pi'itu::iple in .hiter.I1:tl!honlll1aw ~s ]iIlr,gel,. d,lIe lo~he fat~ - dmt It has lOJ:l! been ;l.ce'J]II;rji· teature ln 'famA
ily law til th~ Ul~UO{fl!lJ. I,ev~] III varicuscounmes, Att:hm.t~hche e.J.tpen¢!l'loe' ,of many Qt dtenl", iJrcJud:lin$. m paTl.icm'I~~,t lht': Ur.i,lr;~d S'l{l[1t:5". Ilugln w1it"H wruranm c:areful srudy. [he appmaches ilidopu~d m the I I1im~d .K~I'l£;djonl .lInd Frllnc.e.'~ 8S:pftclId ~y rele:Y'<l~ l bot,h because olthelil"lJl~rn~'lIG IIiJ~er~s·t l1!.ld' ~b;el"r.- perv ~l vC:~,l.lin~~nC6 i.!!iI the' <lipprQilIch ad,lYpt~ w~th~n fh~jr {Qr.mll.f ·~QI'm.~i;e~, 'rhl]~', befor.e too!k.n!_g "<l.t the: Set/it UI$ off "l:h~ p.~.·l~lclp1~ !~lil1reffilah(mal,la,...,.. we: wlllcon&id~i iL~ e:vQoll!~ IlQJ'ii i n1I the ~a"" of lh.c$ed!iiiO oom1ltrie:~.
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PrJ!itlf to rll.e 6.1.'t n.tlcth cf.;i'i:U:u.ry, .eriti8J!C~!illtnm!' II3i\'o' 'l1'I;tnlf~'s1ied '~~'~fY kiw regard fo!:' dn i Idren ~\'J~'h wi~hi~ 8ociet2 a~ ~<1['~e :~nd wir~1i:'1r,I~it~I'f-'Iiiy:,' b'l~~~d wny c.Ji;):rl(;ep~ ~f tl:n;:;m~h!ts 6J t~e ·(]hi·~d Wil~ ~iltheJy I!i:i~en 1:Q', 'lh~ .L!(immflbJ ~·u...w, l~£E~a:~, lt ncc"Q·j'dj~d . strml\g ~.i)i~l,lHO[1 h;t .llhesl1[JogJ'iQW pa:rel11t;t1 Jlghl.'af a. man: fn ~ fmmi ly. unlit. t:jV6~le:d1 w,i,*fJiJ m;l..ITi,II.g~~~'rld W;;'!Sfll~t'fe. (;Ioncerne:~ ow uU~ ~afe:gualid!i 1CIg_ his' ~:nel}l.lI ~ights ~han TI:I~ il'll~~~I~ or' eh~lcl~!ii~' (GQnl1~C)kere, 1~94~ p_.1 19). ~Li~ n!)ilth~.n s~ci$i.ng.! (~".fi:Ji!.d. LliffiJ~ the law cO:llta iWleil few pro"":l~iQi~S. dcsig;rn.elCi. ~o s,lIfe:g:ullul 11w" illUltest~of children, ]"he.re W@~. (in'e~l1Implr, Ill) le,gl1i ~'Llt.y urt p.are[!i~· !Q ~!,IP'PQrt the:k cilU~re{l. Similruly., ell Htl~n ·wu:!Li.ll.:n~t:&l,1~ a. 'pe~r! ~fi'p~ru,ibl~ lOr ~he dMr.~! ~f a p1l!re;~L for- J!aml Itll~~ l'I1~gbl: r~SH It r~l)nil'~o% of pru.'\illt~t ·SIJ;P.l'lort, lilcl,eerli j l}i.ru:· ~iI1l ~hQwrl th<~t iTI~ny fiT tlle lllws Hurt II~ fuc:~ I;!:ll:ue ~ppea5-ed to prtltec::t' '~~!1:righ~ Cl:f. ~he. .chad w~,rea,crLlaUy c~esig'led OW serve S,Qi'I'Il!: othc,1i tm"ef-' ests. ThUG 'whi le (athe~ lEad Qtlght.lO the ccust~diy . o~ CheJir nemk Ihe~ were neverlhde:s'~L rree to reJec~ an heir, Aii!~her could ,eXJerCI ~e ~ WnJ Q1 w.3!{ld~h~p '·~if h~~Q~~~k :Pe~ll1:n[$. Qi'"·a -. p<:Iti'iJiJ,tlaUy auracllve l'U1ar1'l~gcq~m(l,,~he famHy by me nl1I"]sh-
ment dt" k}la wlIul'" (E~~til~!lt.ir, 198'6, p;1 M t The· IFather Q®"1.I1i:! dfl'lI'i1 for ~o.gSOr ~er\1'lce:~ 1:h.~t would h9Wc[)ee:n iPlfQvidi1id to hum by the .chiJclihht latreI' C"';'e rc injm'u~ ,W t!:;s8enl1e. rth~ ,co.mmon law wl1(ldvedi of tJle cltl,ld .• as a t~SClilrt.e for the:.IJ~~·of hlsdl' her' fm}luand souglluo prLHilcl the f:atirur 's [inand..,] ~lI'1Idillhe, It'lle:nm.:s, ~cilt~1.ngly.
GliadLI1lUy lhe lllw evolved HI the El!irectinil of !:reilli::r S)'llil pillhy wWiu:ds'il mdi.~r limit€lcl I.ltllt~t'l ,of €:bildlfen,'s ·ri;g~l$. These (hal:'lges tniwd.ly OOClJirf.ed dU1)Jug:h .the use ()iF eqilltt,Y as '~r~d to the cmnruen ttl.';(i. U i>ing e.qu.~t~bl .. e ru!es, I~he Cou,rl (It Cha.ne.elY Wtils :aM~ 10' IIilIJ'l!.l''W':nt. Qilil behal101 tJle C'riJwn m mifer lb m~~c the'child m, W~Jl'lir ot [1'leC)Olltl O!'.ellt[oa:retil"ilers ,dahri;g [0 his; m ~ilIel etchJ ~1l:lmill <nOOMseke~" 19'94,. lJ. i r9 L Nevedhde:ss, lite' courts l'(~fITl:f~h:l0d 1'~lw:::t:!Int to p.rwe-( I ch lMren ~s mlli.r~·M~ ,pilI' ~i1" and wern mate conce;rned 10 ~ pho!d wh<lt th(!y Ir:m~rprete::d Ol~. be.inglhe gu~mer SOCIa] geod (EdceJ8!1I1:"IlJj8:6. p, 16B~; These deve'lQp.ments ~nequity Je.d tothe mr..mu'latH:lI'l and ~Lpp'1 i",a;tio.n of the hest.~nre;res!S p!iiU.nt:i ple a n:d gnrouan~ .proo I.me(l a OOrR~prll'ltl" jngchm.nge. ut the. priru::l.pies aftmflfi'il.Gll law, se that fly the be.gl.rm lug oflhe: !twe,ndeth ee 1iI~1JiI7 !~h:e OQI]UllOlI III w ha(Lcome ~:() tte<l[ the pn:nc.lp'ie <IS a p.ara~1QI1l nl: ,co:rl~ld'ern[lC:)n In. cus.~J1 ,d ispl.l tes .. LeJil LS~<J;Hon s ub~quenl1Y n~nected lhii!> .1IPPJ:OOtJ~. Thus, ·fa:. e;(ailltpk~he GUOlj.,y IMiMp or lnfants A1c~. of ~ 9.25' PIJ;O\' ided lh.~,t Ln m.lIb.ng deelSJb[lIS' f€~I.a:l.mg ~:o' dl.e C'U ~W~}!3j~~ IJ;pbr-L~l:,glfl:jl!Cir clJ lldlre:[I. ;:he courrsshculd mak.e~l-ie.chiM·s we~r<lre. "the. J1b:St· .ll,lld p<lr.'lf,!~crL!m . eensrdersaen" n;::;oo'I1e.~ke:I'e~ t994.. p, ] WJ,
Oil'nn~ (ne umeofl:l:l¢' 'Bnl.l.Sih Empire. 111w8 w~;[eeuacm,d cf:':"pw:ssly: I ni;orpora:t~!lg So,me ·fom'i, or .~h¢ beSit Inmres!s· ~I'1'nc!.ple!nto the l1l\~ a~' I1l,1U'l'~roIlJS .eelom.¢~.. S.orn,~ Qr !:I'lese_ 1a~"'<$e ~lket sri II applY.lM.ay or haveu ifl>uallc~~ the kg<1.t ipm) V hWlJirlis, $llb:seque:Jin:l:r adop[li':d by Lhe for(lIlc;rC(:)l.orllJe'i.:., As Goc;mf;sekere lhll;$rn{H~ed '1n r~l:l,tl(HJ It) Sand:! All>l~, the ~ r.lu-s'h P.aib 8 ment f:l'lfIcrt:ed dLe·
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:s.he :H)Itlrn[4r.i~, I~~ ~'rofi)i);r::l as fo!!!ITQoW~:
TiiC: i"i.c:L rpt!;h:ltL~ ~!Ofl 'BI'I~ish Ta1,;;,o LiI~ the IIHliii lit'll I thit.r:1!:fmill '!7Ilrtt:~di!l~ Ib~ '5'IJll~!ini pr~i~I'[!j[ji rl;!!rnt of'1ilC:! ra1heu. ~rlr"h.'\i.I~il,'pIDZ:~,illl 1!Ii.lIE~S 111::' :i~ ! ~III f'wl ~~ l~ PI ~lIil1rrhl!li; N~\'uIJIif]f'!i~, Hie A~l .'t&l}l,~llireS.u t::ru~[I'
,PWC!l!S:~ C~,J[l!~.e.of the Urn tte_d Sl{ll.~S f'...ems:t:ilutinn "forbid's (he State .i.tself urdc:prJv.e:'lllidividualsOf ~ i f'e. H~n}l. Or pn1~l1!y wilho.ut'due; pro~s' (;If 1'!liYo' '. bu ~ Its lal:ltfIJ.:Ei.g:e 'C<l!1tWl :~;;iit];y. be (l:.l(!end0.d. 10 Impo'$e ,m,11] OlfifiJ'rmflilive ()hiig~llig:n M th~'Sl:lte I~ ense rerhat 'mose mterests (J.il) ner eerne to b:IU:r11 I h rm,~g:h lothel rneans", g1n~ the otber H]~flrl!ll in ·qUe-Slron \IIol'~.() the r3~her, whese a¥Jtlsiv(!: WlI)';; were :Iull:y doc ~une I:!ted' (wei fi long p~)(i.()d [iftliUe: by the, SHIt~" thll ·chOllruue'rj,zalJon of !~~ St:<I,le's lc,(~mdl(l'Ct "iSO!"rII~,$I(lfl .rnd'~et thOll~ as a posl U ve al:~, ~f abdJO:lIuOH ()f res,p~r1,s~b-ni,ty has.'bl!£;l'lSM;tlJT£.dy c r~~lcI.;:;.ed by Ame))icm1.f:,otll:me.nthto!t:'S- cA1Mcm .. Il9.~Mb> pp: 13-14).
TIle bmJ~~ of lhe ]errJl '\:;om:::etTIJ r~§ t" ffiTff also all f::fll~ li:Ih to ,dl~CE':rn. V,lh1l!t degu:e fJi rrnpa.'Ct 0 n chHd~e~1 1$ ~eql]~Jjed b~f)JHl flfl· aenon call be s!lld I:G, j'col1a!'!m~' ~~lenllMU3t au' acl:io:rl bediree l1y OQtlremed~'dth Ii' .l?ilnlCIJI,vc:MId IS O!" :g;roup of ohl ld ren 's hr~e.reSfb.~ slUlcb asa >Guswdyuecicswh (}f a den ~10n. ~oexdiUdC,tho-~e ¢hildren. from scnQ~17 Or: does .I~: Irndude rl'lore I nd troeCt "c,muifS sud ~lj, 'to:trn.lllaIIQ[).Qf goverrl:!JlenwJ 1)6] icy te:~auIJg to. the c;l(a.m:pt:t:; dIe ~mV'u:J()nof 'p[;IlJihc hQ~shlg .m; the cJ\O,sll~g or gO\l~Inl('!m,sr::hGol&? The dl'aJf~n ; 9f dle: eRe. d ld nm dh(::~$S d~ ISt5tl!lR HQwev;ef~ I,l is s.~gnhlcflm ((lnO!t:' (11,11 dun I{g lhe dnlm ug, cir the COlilvenuoo pr:o,posil'ls: w Iii III itwe- appliG-afi~ru Q:r the article 'Wlt're rCJMLi'!:d Oac de I'eg;f!llon );t1g~t~d '~~.u T he- p[J.I'l,;~p!e s:n.ould DrIly b6 ~1ev m-til In '<lCl'U:lflS H! \!Q~vmg lh~' weJr <IIJ-e,' of ~l c~Hd 1'hiS WilE OPP-Os.c'li b~ <I f1ll'1'11.b~n)f cleh~g,aTLon$ Ql'l tbt. grollloo th~H tr ,WQll.ld f1f!if;OOW l:he :sc-{ll.l'le:of the, aftlcle T~e resu H was, thf'l~ theJ ter.r.m • w.e.1r fl~' w<! s HoT: !TIC I !,IdeJo!n t he :finO'll dmft
h !,8· -iii tsp ! mpQI'Ul..!\'! ~ l1;1 HO'~il rh~.~ ~he rerru r:hl!~ ,dren r~lth~ tho1J7I the -SJ,ng!1 taw" ch~ Id i 1$ used hl [h I S ~~n11e1'~C(;:, C ~e:iiU"]y IJIfitrerl) rn~y 111l!(.e- ~Qm.e releV~,lil,ce tQ ch, 1,:;1'J;en as <I WlK~k wh 1c11 11 ~)Je nareleV-~ no(- to EI part:m~i I~F ~hr~d, The use 9f I ht~ UrXJad,t.L' ll!lIlg~:rng~> e.8~C'!a!Jy m Il~h~ ofthe (h:(If'~~[ll g h'l:nm.y~ $llgg.eM'.~ .that fin u:~'~rly ]:'eSHlCll V~
W!l;I!!:LiL 1!l'!i be gl~11 ee ~1;if.·~8"i"IKipJc= may lI,t;'Jt'il ~;~&Tdllli1, r,h "'lr,"~llfI~fli~ oIil.l:hfJuetr, T Ih ~~~i)' Ieasl i~ ifrUIliJ Il¢ ll'M i 1~~{l_l;'I~ 'OL' r:;rlfJIlL'F)i O(l!'ls.ldou\.
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~ipl.e, m1J2l;~ l;:1L'l fliPlpBed Ml:d wlwlt weig.n t :It sholillki 00 [LcC'ordeil, 'l'rl~,re·re.i]~Jli~:s, ~he ft~dflet en aJle:,l~gEl ~f b(lW to LlippiliY die prnrlci_p'li!;. trO:pr:llJ.®ti~aJ:pff)1J.. ~e(IilfIS .• 'ntis s~t:tiO!l! disCltls~$ w h;1l1 i ~al5 .~ .~orfll~ lhl.!' p:wb'Te-ll!l of· hlde.le r:m hmcy ', or "Op.e.i1- lem±6~JliIl'S:5, ir1li,s refe:rs lei the ,view lIla>!. ;lIPl,~lia<!· UO:i~ 0 r ~h~be S~uil~e'(e$U pmlt:ljple: d()e~.ti()( kild to !Ii dle~~rmUHIM:: 1l11,$we. HI '~ny parnenlar case, In P[~)~!; word8. nldllC8,~.~)' ,Ufh::relltres u lts could be J ~l8ufied i,ll JI pam5:' u lar S Itll:la tlon, hut in each ·CJ:;e kCI(I~J!d pl auslbly ,be axgu~Jdt!l:mnhe besr ~ntere8it5 PI1I)Qp t~ h,we been ~'PpH~d. Wt: ~I.lm JQ9W lQ> CQI!]· 8kle~rwt;l p:f I he: pdl'lchml !jfjell:lttd~)lbg!,e!l dll'!f cau b(:f Ll~e~t~1 J~ L~ ti.fy Ihe l~u:le:re:rmIJJ,::It:j' th~~ I~: They ,~I'~ l'll[ IO[l~d ChQiOeand rule ~epli>ci Sm,
'Ril:lIQin<!J C'hCHCI:! d)~Gry. ;lschlir<lC~t~" by Stephen .p~r:k~r; sped n~ tnt!.rn1;lJlY d'ecU8;IOfcl p'BQbllj:m Zt 1d.,~l'e!'!illi[l!nC:!)~n~w:e~: will Iml gc!:)1"m;rll~ ~(Ioi [I:; ~ha't .the fol1Q1w~ng J;:ltow~ea!ge ~ond ihullc5 3I~ ~~i$nJoo;
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Cultnfail ~iderflt1~~~ m<I,y~ III (j"9m~ c1rc!!Jm;>[tJjn<;es., he ·s·~id i;;l bere:~e:\';:"rlt to !'II ~Il:lri:rrni!in~~i.;m oiw Ii ali '~,~n ~he ~hjldl'~ '~~'I in,l~re.~~$-ir a~uSit.Q4y rO!!tLeri T!liUI:J~lrntt how th.i$ rl1ighl be-the C~ le~ 'Ustf'l~~ the e;llllrl P\~~" 'ot' ~he ttlfl(.eP[ tlf fa inl] 1~'1~1 es, i'lppH,~~ jl'SQ1lne'iradltlQ;~~:1 AiI'U;:'lfl wd.e'liei), AB, r<weUlutal'~OO 1'\.rmslil'oJ"\g M~, ~he '!!lI;i~LWy ,M ,,:lhli fd ren in '~!Jch Ij~c;il!'tie~ i·$ i:nHma.tcly Lm!~t!!.d ~[1 the .~vh(j~i!l··sOG·l:d strm~ l!IFf" F~t$.l~ ~t' j& 'related m th~' pn:tc i lti ,QbniITI'i~.g~ t~bnughl h~e.Xf. h AlfI'g(l ,of h~d~w~il.hh~ ~. Wez:;:U'~r-a deE_e:rHx:'~' the . ~o1illpl~!i. relMtQll]5:hlp ret\"'e~!l chiklf~n,'~rld 11l~~ prO'lol;tiCE:-1!s 11 :r~1 ~fe~ [\~ ~hiHd i;:u8todj""~~ :rQJ k,lw~:
ill moot p<!tJi]lnea~ African ooc!etl~$ I11mL"iO!,E.e 1 ~ dfecnedl bx the 1mFi,$;fl':rof resousces bOW~l, ·gen,~]iC<I~ Iy l:1$ bndew:eallh, The Tr<tll~iei Qf Imdt'Av~lt~ hum ,rne . fan-lily or the husband .19 (he (cimi i b' Qf l.he~[Q>Scr,leC:live brJdfl. h\l$. lWQ mam 'rl[J]1~~ lion~. T~~ flisl I~, ~(), v~Hd!Me tl~ rJ;]~~gt, The- . M,;(;o~d 1 ~ lO' effec.T it t1'~fef elf 'the ~]~.'~ p:roor.ative CEl~~Ij' frornber fmti'ly tiD rMr ':Df her h"tlsb.:l1l1d. Tn us ~8futl! e:nli.tlt1uh~h~~ ;md bis fumily IQ.t1,:tIim :&!lIllie dliJ.dren ~tJ;re w:ifebt..w whet,h~r ~f 'ill)t he 6 Ihe ·bi,ologi~al p3i(e'i11, B~\C;tJ.u$:e [!!l'ltru if~i1' $X~fies ooil1sltkr tha~ <l]J chn~ (Irefll bern d wing. nHll!'lli~glll bd@l7TJj' ttl the
hus bruWl and hiiS".~rni IYj o;;!.I$too)1. of .;;hiid:~n ·I!Il.ltre hm~'of s:ep~ti.QH or dlV!Q\I'Clil is; cJ£iim6d~ ~.Tllit{u.et of ri:gJH '~'Y 'tho;; 'l?atl:J.~r ..
RWe;l1lllrr.1 gives €X:ilr)l l'l'1~~· of thes~ 'prffi>c,~ii)es on I,he'p\~n 'O,F II~e ZtlLl1 'of Nat,lt thy Kuhfi of'Thoz<I" !If .. , 'flnd the T~W.<'!flill <'!~'I SW?ll<1, pe®ple:,s
('Rwe+l1:Lll'l1, 1994. pp. 86·87). .
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