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Re Banda

Malawi, High Court.  28 May 2008 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 — African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990 — Malawi Adoption of Children Act 1949 — Interpretation — Inter-country adoption — Residency requirement in Section 3(5) of Act — Constitution of Malawi — Malawi’s obligations under Convention and Charter — Whether Court constitutionally obliged to uphold binding international law — Foreign case law — Best interest of child paramount — Whether Malawi law allowing for inter-country adoption — The law of Malawi

Keywords

Relationship of international law and municipal law
Type
Case Report
Information
International Law Reports , Volume 154 , 2014 , pp. 410 - 422
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014

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