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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Hague Child Abduction Convention: A Critical Analysis by Rhona Schuz
International child abduction is an emotionally charged and fascinating area of family law practice. The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was the response of the international community to the growing phenomenon of parental child abduction. The Convention has had a conspicuous impact and has been ratified by more than 80 states but behind the headlines lie personal tragedies academic controversy and diplomatic tensions.This book brings together the various strands of what is now a diverse and global topic to provide an up-to-date and readable discussion of the operation of the Abduction Convention together with critical analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on analysing the interpretation of the Convention in the light of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child while throughout examples are given from the case-law of many jurisdictions and reference is made to relevant legal and social science literature and empirical research.Particular focus is placed on procedural issues such as separate representation for children undertakings judicial liaison and mediation which have emerged as being especially significant in the case law. The book analyses these developments and the extent to which they help resolve the tension between the objectives of the Convention and the interests of individual children.This book will be essential reading for judges practitioners researchers and students seeking informed analysis of international abduction law and practice.