Children are being conceived with growing frequency through in vitro fertilization. Therefore, the law must determine who their parents are. Parenthood has long been based on genetic origin, but what is the governing principle for the legal classification of children conceived by in vitro fertilization? This question and the problem of deciding who should be regarded as the parents of these children is the central concern of this work.

Nina Dethloff, LL.M., Universität Bonn.