Title Page
ABSTRACTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Contents
Chapter I. INTRODUCTION 14
1.1. Introduction 14
1.2. The Study's Scope and Structure 21
1.3. Research Methodologies 24
Chapter II. OVERVIEW ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN PARENTAL IDENTIFICATION FOR ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 25
2.1. Introduction 25
2.2. Fundamental Notions and Definitions 27
2.2.1. Children 27
2.2.2. Illegitimacy 33
2.2.3. Illegitimate Children 36
2.2.4. Parental Identification 41
2.2.5. Subsidies/Support Right 43
2.3. The children's rights under international law: The Convention on the Rights of the Child and related legal instruments 47
2.3.1. The General Principles related to parent-child relationships of the CRC 50
2.3.2. The children's rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 23), and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (Para. 21) 61
Chapter III. THE LEGAL STUDY ON THE PARENTAL IDENTIFICATION FOR ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN UNDER VIETNAMESE LAW 66
3.1. The parental identification rights of illegitimate children under Vietnamese law 66
3.2. Legal methods and procedures of parental identification for illegitimate children under Vietnamese law 71
3.2.1. The legal methods for parental identification of illegitimate children 72
3.2.2. The legal procedures for parental identification of illegitimate children 75
3.3. The setbacks of the parental identification for illegitimate children mechanism under Vietnamese law 85
3.3.1. The identity of illegitimate children in cases of deceased parents 85
3.3.2. The subsidies/support rights for illegitimate children 90
3.4. Conclusion 96
Chapter IV. THE COMPARISON BETWEEN VIETNAMESE LAW AND CALIFORNIA LAW, AND KOREAN LAW IN IDENTIFYING PARENTS FOR ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN 98
4.1. The California Case Study: "Steven W. v. Matthew S." and related cases 98
4.1.1. Overview 98
4.1.2. The presumption of parents under California law in comparison with Vietnamese law 108
4.2. The Korean Case Study: "Kara Bos (Kang Mee Sook)" and related cases 113
4.2.1. Overview 113
4.2.2. The Korean laws' strengths and weaknesses in ensuring rights and welfares of illegitimate children and comparison with Vietnamese laws 121
4.3. Conclusion 128
Chapter V. SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF VIETNAMESE LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO PROTECTING RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN 129
5.1. Legal proposals for enhancing the effectiveness and practicality of the parental identification for illegitimate children under Vietnamese law 129
5.1.1. The legal proposals relating to the governing scope 130
5.1.2. The legal proposals relating to the procedure 133
5.1.3. The legal proposals relating to the application for parental identification for illegitimate children 136
5.2. Legal proposals for enhancing the subsidies/supports of illegitimate children under Vietnamese law 139
Chapter VI. CONCLUSION 146
ANNEX 153
REFERENCES 154