Topics

A list of key topics, which was discussed during LEPCA I, is presented below.

    •    Case law: discussion of the newest and most important case law
    •    The Brussels II bis Regulation in relation to the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention
    •    Application of the grounds of refusal
    •    The voice of the child in the 1980 Hague Convention proceedings
    •    The timing of the 1980 Hague Convention proceedings
    •    Liaison judges: their role in the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention cases
    •    The practical challenges of the enforcement of return orders
    •    The 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention: what can it do for you?
    •    Cross border family mediation in international parental child abduction cases
    •    Interaction between criminal law and civil law in international parental child abduction cases
    •    The role of the Central Authority
    •    Relocation