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Table of contents

Special Focus

The Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention, Part I, 1-10 June 2011

Case Comments and Perspectives

  • A Brief Comment on Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland (2010), European Court of Human Rights, Professor Linda Silberman 

Judicial Communications

  • Report on the Training of Moroccan judges on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, Catherine Gaudet
  • Report of the Dutch Office of the Liaison Judge International Child Protection (BLIK)

Other Regional Perspectives

  • Battered Mothers Seeking Safety Across International Borders: Examining Hague
    Convention Cases involving Domestic Violence, Professor Jeffrey Edleson and Professor Taryn Lindhorst 

International Child Protection Conferences and Seminars

  • Mexico Inter-American Meeting of International Hague Network Judges and Central Authorities on International Child Abduction (23-25 February 2011)
  • Finnish-Russian Expert Conference on International Child and Family Law (23 March 2011)
  • First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters (20-22 June 2011)
  • Fourth Asia Pacific Regional Conference (26-28 October 2011)

Hague Conference Update

  • The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Program (ICATAP): An Update 

Hague Children’s Conventions Status

Members of the International Hague Network of Judges

Personal Note

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