Commission on European Family Law


The Commission on European Family Law was established in September 2001 and has, as its main objective, the role of working for the harmonization of family law throughout Europe. The CEFL consists of approximately 26 experts in the field of family and comparative law from all European Union member states, as well as several other European countries.

Principles

One accomplishment of the commission has been the creation of a set of common principles in the area of family law based upon research of national legislation of European states.