text: cohabitants to inherit from each other, However, the Government did not intend to extend the "divorce" régime regarding maintenance and property distribution to unmarried couples, mainly because it would remove much of the significance of the institution of marriage and might thus jeopardize the family unit. , 53. There were no specialized family courts in the United Kingdom. Procedural improvements in that field could only be achieved along with reform of substantive law. 54. Regarding the extension of the Convention to the dependent territories of the United Kingdom, the Government of the United Kingdom had no doubt as to British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and therefore rejected the statement made on that subject by Ms. Alfonsin de Fasan. Montserrat and Anguilla were not covered in the United Kingdom report, as those two Territories had not ratified the Convention. In answer to questions, she also confirmed that the Convention actually applied to the four dependent Territories, although the Administration of the Isle of Man had pointed out that it would take several years to bring its legislation fully into line with the Convention. Finally, she indicated that there were no women refugees in those Territories. 55. After those general observations, she examined the application of the Convention in the Territories article by article. 56. Regarding article 6, it had been asked if persons guilty of rape were tried in the courts. According to information furnished by the British Virgin Islands, around 60 per cent of rape victims did not appear before the courts when their cases were brought to trial. 57. She confirmed that in the British Virgin Islands, prostitution was a minor problem, as no case of prostitution had been brought to court in the past 20 years.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation and application of a convention, specifically article by article, in the United Kingdom and its dependent territories. The topics covered include family law, rape trials, and prostitution, which suggests that the text is related to social and legal issues rather than economic or environmental ones.