Abstract
Child abduction is one of the more distressing consequences of family breakdown and is increasing. Reunite, the National Council for Abducted Children, has estimated that each week during 1991 up to 26 children (mostly under the age of eight) were abducted to 53 different countries, of which only a third were Convention countries. Factors such as the high divorce rate and greater worldwide mobility resulting in more international marriages have increased the incidence of abduction.
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De Cruz, ‘International child abduction and custody: the judicial response in the English courts’ (1990) J Ch L 83.
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Everall, ‘The Hague Convention, the Children Act and other recent developments’ (1992) Fam Law 164.
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Standley, ‘International child abduction: the Hague and European Conventions’ (1991) J Ch L 137.
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Standley, K. (1993). Child Abduction. In: Family Law. Macmillan Professional Masters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13082-5_12
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