Professor Nigel Lowe

2015

• Douglas, G. and Lowe, N. V. 2015. Bromley's family law [11th ed.]. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2013

• Boele-Woelki, K.et al. 2013. Principles of European family law regarding property relations between spouses. European family law series Vol. 33. Cambridge: Intersentia.

2012

• Lowe, N. V. 2012. A supra-national approach to interpreting the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention – a tale of two European courts - Part 2: the substantive impact of the two European Courts' rulings upon the application of the 1980 Convention. International Family Law 2012(June), pp. 170-179.
• Lowe, N. V. 2012. A supra-national approach to interpreting the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention – a tale of two European courts: Part 1: setting the scene. International Family Law 2012(March), pp. 48-52.
• Lowe, N. V. 2012. Inherently disposed to protect children – the continuing role of wardship. In: Probert, R. and Barton, C. eds. Fifty Years in Family Law: Essays for Stephen Cretney. Antwerpen: Intersentia, pp. 161-173.
• Lowe, N. V. and Stephens, V. H. 2012. Global trends in the operation of the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention. Family Law Quarterly 46(1), pp. 41-85.
• Lowe, N. V. 2012. Prenuptial Agreements: the Developing English Position. In: Verberke, A. et al. eds. Confronting the Frontiers of Family and Succession Law: Liber Amicorum Walter Pintens. Antwerpen: Intersentia, pp. 867-885.
• Lowe, N. V. and Stephens, V. H. 2012. Children's welfare and human rights under the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention - the ruling in Re E. Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law 34(1), pp. 125-135. (10.1080/09649069.2012.675469)

2011

• Lowe, N. V. and Cobley, C. 2011. The statutory “threshold” under Section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – time to take stock. Law Quarterly Review 127, pp. 396-422.
• Lowe, N. V. and Stephens, V. H. 2011. Operating the 1980 Hague Convention: The 2008 statistics. In: Family Law. Jordan Publishing Ltd, pp. 1216-1226.
• Lowe, N. V. 2011. Working towards a European concept of legal parenthood. In: Buchler, A. and Muller-Chen, M. eds. Private law : National, Global, Comparative : Festschrift für Ingeborg Schwenzer zum 60. Geburtstag., Vol. 2. Bern: Stämpfli Verlag AG, pp. 1105-1124.
• Lowe, N. V. 2011. J v C [1970] AC 668. J v C: placing the child’s welfare centre stage. In: Gilmore, S., Herring, J. and Probert, R. eds. Landmark Cases in Family Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, pp. 27-45.
• Lowe, N. V. 2011. La justice des mineurs: perspectives anglaises. In: Favier, Y. and Ferand, F. eds. La Justice des mineurs en Europe – Une question de Specialite?. Collection Droit européen de la famille ; European Family Law Vol. 28. Intersentia, pp. 57-73.
• Lowe, N. V. 2011. The enforcement of custody and access decisions under the revised Brussels II Regulation. International Family Law, pp. 21-30.
• Lowe, N. V. and Stephens, V. H. 2011. A statistical analysis of spplications made in 2008 under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the civil aspects of International Child Adoption Preliminary Document No 8A - C (2011). Documentation. Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference. Available at: http://www.hcch.net

2010

• Lowe, N. V. 2010. The impact of the revised Brussels II Regulation on Cross-Border Relocation. The Judges Newsletter (Special Edition)(1), pp. 69-72.
• Lowe, N. V. 2010. A review of the developing law on residence, contact, prohibited steps and specific issue orders under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Journal of Children's Services 5(2), pp. 39-51. (10.5042/jcs.2010.0300)
• Lowe, N. V. 2010. The jurisdictional rules under the 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children’. Journal of Family Law and Practice 1(1), pp. 14-22.
• Lowe, N. V. 2010. The applicable laws provisions of the 1996 Hague Convention on the protection of children and the impact of the Convention on International Child Abduction. International Family Law, pp. 51-58.

2009

• Lowe, N. V. 2009. La justice des mineurs: perspective anglais. Presented at: La Justice des Mineurs Perspectives Francaises et Europeennes, University of Jean Moulin, Lyon, France.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. Child law update. Presented at: HMCS Wales, Family Law Seminar and Family Proceedings Conference.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. A study into the rights and legal status of children brought up in various forms of marital and non-marital partnerships and cohabitation: A Report for the attention of the Committee of Experts on Family Law. Project Report. [Online]. Strasbourg: Secretariat of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs. Available at: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/family/Other_documents_en.asp
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. Who is my parent?. Presented at: Tel Aviv Colloquium: In Loco Parentis - who should raise our children?, Tel Aviv, Israel, 10-13 Sept 2009.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. Why we should come to grips with the 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children 1996. Presented at: 5th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 23-26 Aug 2009.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. The applicable law provisions of the 1996 Convention on the Protection of Children and the impact of the Convention on International Child Abduction. Presented at: International Family Justice Judicial Conference for Common Law and Commonwealth Jurisdictions, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 04-08 August 2009.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. EU family law and children's rights: a better alternative to the Hague Conference or the Council of Europe?. Presented at: The Children and the European Union: Legal, Political and Research Prospectives Conference, University of Liverpool, UK, 20-22 April 2009.
• Douglas, G. and Lowe, N. V. eds. 2009. The continuing evolution of family law. Bristol: Family Law.
• Douglas, G. 2009. The continuing evolution of family law. In: Douglas, G. and Lowe, N. V. eds. The Continuing Evolution of Family Law. Bristol: Family Law, pp. 1-37.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. Where in the world is international family law going next?. In: Douglas, G. F. and Lowe, N. V. eds. The Continuing Evolution of Family Law. Bristol: Family Law, pp. 261-291.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. The continuing evolution of family law. In: Lowe, N. V. and Douglas, G. F. eds. The Continuing Evolution of Family Law. Bristol: Family Law, pp. 1-37.
• Lowe, N. V. 2009. A review of the application of Article 11 of the revised Brussels II regulation. International Family Law, pp. 27-34.

2008

• Lowe, N. V. 2008. The status of pre-nuptial agreements in English law - should we move to a continental European approach?. Presented at: 13th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law, Vienna, Austria, 16-20 Sep 2008.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Child law updates. Presented at: Temple Chambers Event, Cardiff, UK, 16 July 2008.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. The Council of Europe's family law programme: where does it go from here?. In: Helms, T. and Zeppernick, J. M. eds. Lebendiges Familienrecht - Festschrift fur Rainer Frank. Germany: Verlag für Standesamtswesen, pp. 513-533.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Child law updates. Presented at: Cornwall Street Chambers Event, Birmingham, UK.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Does the Council of Europe's family law programme matter?. Presented at: Annual Family Law Conference, University of Staffordshire, UK, 2008.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Where in the world will international family law go next?. Presented at: Cardiff Law School, Family Law Conference, Cardiff, UK.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. A review of the application of Article 11 of the revised Brussels II regulation. Presented at: Anglo-Germanophone Judicial Family Law Conference, Schwechat, Vienna, Austria.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Child law updates. Presented at: Annual Welsh Circuit Conference.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. Does the Council of Europe's family law programme matter?. International Family Law, pp. 75-85.
• White, R., Carr, A. P. and Lowe, N. V. 2008. The Children Act in practice (4th ed.). London: Butterworths Law.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. A statistical analysis of applications made in 2003 under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the civil aspects of international child adoption (2007 Update). HHCH: Hague Conference on Private International Law.
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. National country reports: enforcement under the 1980 Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction (edited).
• Lowe, N. V. 2008. A study into the rights and legal status of children being brought up in various forms of marital and non-marital partnerships and cohabitation. Documentation. CJ-FA.

2007

• Lowe, N. V. 2007. The current experiences and difficulties of applying Brussels II revised. Presented at: 3rd Anglophone/Francophone Family Law Conference, Edinburgh, UK, June 2007.
• Lowe, N. V. and Horosova, K. 2007. The Operation of the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention - A Global View. Family Law Quarterly 41(1), pp. 59-103.
• Lowe, N. V. 2007. England. In: Spickhoff, A. et al. eds. Streit um die Abstammung: Ein Europäischer Vergleich [The Dispute Over the Parentage - A European Comparison]. Beiträge zum europäischen Familienrecht Vol. 11. Bielefeld: Gieseking, pp. 319-341.
• Lowe, N. V. 2007. The legal position of grandparents under the Children Act 1989. In: The Children Act - What's in it for Grandparents? (4th ed.). Harlow: The Grandparents' Association, pp. 9-20.
• Boele-Woelki, K.et al. 2007. Principles of European family law regarding parental responsibilities. European Family Law Vol. 16. Oxford: Intersentia.
• Lowe, N. V., Patterson, S. and Horosova, K. 2007. Good practice report on enforcement under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the civil aspects of international child abduction. Project Report. [Online]. Alexandria, VA: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Available at: http://www.icmec.org/en_X1/icmec_publications/Good_Practice_Enforcement_EN.pdf

2006

• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Report for the attention of the Committee of Experts on Family Law (CJ-FA) containing an evaluation of the Council of Europe legal instruments in the field of family law. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. Available at: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/family/CJ-FA%20_2006_%201%20Rev.pdf
• Lowe, N. V. and Douglas, G. 2006. Bromley's family law (10th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Lowe, N. V.et al. 2006. A statistical analysis of applications made in 2003 under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - national reports. HCCH: Hague Conference on Private International Law. Available at: http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/abd_pd03efs2006.pdf
• Lowe, N. V., Patterson, S. and Horosova, K. 2006. Enforcement of orders made under the 1980 convention - an empirical study. Discussion Paper. The Hague: HCCH: Hague Conference on Private International Law. Available at: http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/abduct2006infodoc.pdf
• Lowe, N. V. and Horosova, K. 2006. Good practice report on access. Alexandria, VA: International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Updates to part 1. In: Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Butterworths
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Updates to parts of part 2, division 1, on private law. In: Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Butterworths
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Updates to parts of part 2, division 2, on child abduction. In: Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Butterworths
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Updates to parts of part 2, division 4, on financial provision. In: Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Butterworths
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Updates to parts of part 2, division 5, on family protection. In: Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children. Butterworths
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. The 2003 statistical study. The Judges' Newsletter 11, pp. 77-79.
• Lowe, N. V. 2006. Gewöhnlicher aufenthalt, internationale kindesentführung and Brüssel II – verordnung. iFamZ 9, pp. 181-185.

2005

• Lowe, N. V. 2005. To the best of the child? Handling the problem of international parental child abduction. In: Marauhn, T. ed. Internationaler Kinderschutz: Politische Rhetorik oder effektives Recht? [International Protection of Children: Political Rhetoric or Effective Right?]. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, pp. 73-95.
• Lowe, N. V. and Beilfuss, C. G. 2005. Country report: Spain. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. and Hollingsworth, K. 2005. Country report: New Zealand. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. and Ruitenberg, G. 2005. Country report: Netherlands. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. and Vassalli di Dachenhausen, T. 2005. Country report: Italy. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. and Schuz, R. 2005. Country report: Israel. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

2004

• Boele-Woelki, K.et al. 2004. Principles of European family law regarding divorce and maintenance between former spouses. European Family Law Vol. 7. Oxford: Intersentia.
• Ferguson, N.et al. 2004. Grandparenting in divorced families. Bristol: Policy Press.
• Lowe, N. V. 2004. In the best interests of abducted children? securing their immediate return under the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention. In: Fulcheiron, H. ed. Les Enlévements D'Enfants Á Travers Les Frontiéres [Child Abduction Across Borders]. Brussels: Bruylant, pp. 245-264.
• Lowe, N. V. 2004. Negotiating the revised Brussels II regulation. International Family Law(Nov), pp. 205-217.

2003

• Lowe, N. V., Everall, M. and Nicholls, M. 2003. International movement of children: law, practice and procedure. Bristol: Jordans.
• Douglas, G. and Lowe, N. V. 2003. Annual review of international family law. In: Bainham, A. ed. The International Survey of Family Law. Bristol: Family Law, pp. 1-24.
• Lowe, N. V. 2003. The growing influence of the European Union on international family law - a view from the boundary. Current Legal Problems 56(1), pp. 439-480. (10.1093/clp/56.1.439)
• Lowe, N. V. 2003. Regulating international parental child abduction - Brussels style. Contemporary Issues in Law 6(4), pp. 315-339.

2002

• Carr, A. P., Lowe, N. V. and White, R. 2002. The Children Act in practice. London: Butterworths Law.
• Douglas, G. and Lowe, N. V. 2002. Annual review of international family law. In: Bainham, A. ed. The International Survey of Family Law. Bristol: Family Law, pp. 1-20.
• Lowe, N. V.et al. 2002. The plan for the child: adoption or long-term fostering?. London: British Association for Adoption and Fostering.
• Lowe, N. V. and Armstrong, S. 2002. Good practice in handling Hague Abduction Convention return applications. Project Report. Alexandria, VA: National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V. 2002. Article 5 (3) of the draft EU regulation on parental responsibility - dealing with child abduction. International Family Law, pp. 36-41.
• Lowe, N. V. 2002. The Family Law Act 1986 - a critique. Family Law(Jan), pp. 39-60.
• Lowe, N. V. 2002. The 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children - a fresh appraisal. Child and Family Law Quarterly 14(2), pp. 191-206.
• Lowe, N. V.et al. 2002. Country report: France. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: United States. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: United Kingdom. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: Mexico. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: Germany. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: Canada. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2002. Country report: Australia. Working paper. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

2001

• Lowe, N. V., Armstrong, S. and Mathias, A. 2001. A statistical analysis of applications made in 1999 under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the civil aspects of international child abduction. Project Report. The Hague, Netherlands: Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference.
• Lowe, N. V. and Murch, M. 2001. Children's Participation in the family justice system - translating principles into practice. Child and Family Law Quarterly 13(2), pp. 137-158.
• , . 2001. New international conventions affecting the law relating to children - a cause for concern?. International Family Law, pp. 171-181.

2000

• Lowe, N. V. 2000. The work of the Hague Convention on private international law relating to children. Presented at: Fifth International Interdisciplinary Course on Children's Rights, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, December 2000 Presented at Verhellen, E. ed.Understanding Children's Rights. Ghent Papers on Children's Rights Vol. 6. Gent: Ghent Children's Rights Centre, University of Gent pp. 491-502.
• Lowe, N. V. 2000. The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: an English viewpoint. New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 33(1), pp. 179-206.

1999

• Churchill, R. R. and Lowe, N. V. 1999. The law of the sea. Melland Schill Studies in International Law. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
• Lowe, N. V. and Perry, A. 1999. International child abduction — the English experience. International and Comparative Law Quarterly 48(1), pp. 127-155. (10.1017/S0020589300062904)
• Thomas, C.et al. 1999. Adopted children speaking. London: British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering.
• Lowe, N. V.et al. 1999. Supporting adoption: reframing the approach. London: British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering.
• Carr, P. et al. eds. 1999. Clarke Hall and Morrison on children. London: Butterworths.

1996

• Lowe, N. V. and Sufrin, B. 1996. Borrie and Lowe: the law of contempt. 3rd ed.. London: Butterworths.