The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction

Download or read book The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction written by P. R. Beaumont and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1999 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hague Child Abduction Convention has proved to be one of the most widely ratified treaties ever agreed at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. This book provides a much needed systematic analysis of the way in which the Convention has been applied in England and Scotland,with extensive reference to the case law of Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and the United States. All the key provisions and terms of the Convention are thoroughly explored. The book also provides broader insights into the role of the Hague Conference and the use of habitual residence as acorrecting factor. The aim of the Oxford Monographs in Private International Law series, edited by Peter Carter QC, is to publish works of quality and originality in a number of important areas of private international law. The series in intended for both scholarly and practitioner readers.