The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an international treaty that established a uniform set of laws for countries with respect to child abduction. Countries ...

In their classic song, "The Long and Winding Road," the Beatles famously sang: "The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear, I've seen that road before, it always leads me ...

International agreements are never going to be perfect. They seek to manage a vast array of competing interests and various degrees of state power. As a result most agreements muddle through, seeking ...

On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Golan v. Saada, a case about how to interpret the Hague Convention on Child Abduction in which the Frederick K. Cox International Law ...

This article discusses the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, which provides an international legal framework to resolve disputes about the return of abducted children. The process involves legal ...

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave federal trial courts more discretion over whether children in some international custody disputes must be returned to their home countries. The unanimous decision ...

In the 10 years since Donny Conway’s daughters Christina and Chihiro were taken by their Japanese mother to her home country without his consent, he has kept their bedroom in his California home ...

In a case involving an ongoing application with the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to adjourn an ...

On Tuesday the justices considered what obligations, if any, U.S. courts have to consider measures that might reduce the risk of harm if a child who has been abducted is returned to the country where ...