International movement of children : law, practice and procedure / Nigel Lowe (emeritus professor of law, Cardiff University, Wales and consultant to Fourteen of Gray's Inn Square), Michael Nicholls QC (Francis Burt Chambers, Perth, Western Australia and 1 Hare Court, Temple).
At head of title: Lowe Everall Nicholls. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
International aspects of surrogacy. Jurisdiction and applicable law -- The revised Brussels II Regulation : introduction, background, and scope -- Jurisdiction in matters of parental responsibility within the revised Brussels II Regulation -- Jurisdiction and applicable law in cases governed by Hague Protection Convention -- Jurisdiction under the Family Law Act 1986 -- Wardship and the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court -- Recognition and enforcement of judgments under the revised Brussels II Regulation -- Recognition and enforcement of judgments under the Hague Protection Convention -- Recognition and enforcement of orders 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 international child abduction -- Tracing an abducted child -- Hague Abduction Convention : introduction and history -- Hague Abduction Convention : central authorities -- Hague Abduction Convention : convention concepts -- Hague Abduction Convention : declaratory relief -- Hague Abduction Convention : the obligation to return -- Exceptions to the obligation to return : the Article 12(2) exception -- Exceptions to the obligation to return : the Article 13(a) exceptions -- Exceptions to the obligation to return : the Article 13(b) exception -- Exceptions to the obligation to return : the child's objections exception -- Hague Abduction Convention : exceptions to the obligation to return : 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 abductions : practice and procedure in England and Wales -- International access -- International aspects of adoption -- International aspects of surrogacy.
Summary:
"[This] updated title deals with both lawful movement and abduction of children into and out of the UK, including coverage of the criminal law, international adoption, and surrogacy. It contains information and case-law from important overseas jurisdictions to enable practitioners to advise parents of abducted children on the likely responses of foreign courts. Also included are relevant source materials and precedents, as well as full details of central authorities and other relevant agencies both in the UK and abroad."-- Provided by publisher.
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