Chapter 13 Self-test questions

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. Which of the following is the traditional connecting factor under English law that connects an individual with this jurisdiction?

Residence correct incorrect

Habitual residence correct incorrect

Domicile correct incorrect

Nationality correct incorrect

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. Which of the following will be most influential in determining a child's habitual residence?

Where the child was born correct incorrect

Where the child has the closest connection and is most integrated correct incorrect

Where the parents and, if appropriate, the child, consider themselves to be habitually resident correct incorrect

Where the child is domiciled correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements apply to the recognition of foreign marriages? Please select all that apply.

The foreign marriage must be celebrated in accordance with the rules in this jurisdiction correct incorrect

The marriage must be celebrated in accordance with the rules in the jurisdiction in which the marriage takes place correct incorrect

The marriage is only valid in this jurisdiction if it complies with the essential validity rules in this jurisdiction correct incorrect

The marriage is generally valid in this jurisdiction if it complies with the validity rules in the jurisdiction of the domicile of the spouses correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the principal connecting factor that will generally confer jurisdiction on the English courts to hear a divorce case?

Domicile correct incorrect

Nationality correct incorrect

If the English courts are the first to consider the divorce correct incorrect

Habitual Residence correct incorrect

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. Article 15 (1) of the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children 1996 confirms that courts should apply the law of the child's habitual residence in cases concerning children

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements best describe the underlying purpose of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980?

To provide a civil remedy where children are criminally kidnapped by strangers correct incorrect

To ensure the prompt return of children unlawfully removed or retained away from the state of their nationality correct incorrect

To ensure the prompt return of children unlawfully removed or retained away from the state of their domicile correct incorrect

To ensure the prompt return of children unlawfully removed or retained away from the state of their habitual residence correct incorrect