International Movement of Children: Law, Practice and Procedure

*Introduction and summary of the major international instruments involved when dealing with cross-border issues concerning children *Jurisdiction and applicable law *The Revised Brussels II Regulation: Introduction, background, scope and interpretation *Jurisdiction in matters of maternal responsibility governed by the Revised Brussels II Regulation *Jurisdiction and the applicable law in cases governed by the Hague Protection Convention *Jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1986 *The application of wardship and the inherent jurisdiction of the high court *Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Revised Brussels II Regulation *Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Hague Protection Convention *Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the European Custody Convention *Recognition and enforcement of orders under the Family Law Act 1986 *International Child Custody Jurisdiction in the United States *International relocation of children *Placing children abroad - the Application of Article 56 of the Revised Brussels II Regulation and Article 33 of the Hague Protection Convention *Preventing child abduction *Tracing an abducted child *The Hague Abduction Convention: Introduction and history *The Hague Abduction Convention: Central authorities *The Hague Abduction Convention: Convention concepts *The Hague Abduction Convention: Declaratory relief *The Hague Abduction Convention: The obligation to return a child *The Hague Abduction Convention: Exceptions to the obligation to return a child - the Article 12 Exception *The Hague Abduction Convention: Exceptions to the obligation to return a child - the Article 13(a) Exceptions *The Hague Abduction Convention: Exceptions to the obligation to return a child - the Article 13(b) Exception *The Hague Abduction Convention: Exceptions to the obligation to return a child - the Child's Objection Exception *The Hague Abduction Convention: Exceptions to the obligation to return a child - the Article 20 Exception Enforcement *The application of the Revised Brussels II Regulation to international child abduction *The application of the Hague Protection Convention to international child abduction *Recovering children brought to England and Wales from a Non-Convention country *Recovering children taken from England and Wales to a Non-Convention country *The role of Children in abduction proceedings *International abduction - Practice and procedure in England and Wales *International access *International aspects of adoption *International aspects of surrogacy