child abduction

International Child Abduction Database

The International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) was established by the Hague Conference on Private International Law and is freely available on their website. INCADAT contains national court decisions regarding the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It can be browsed by state, or searched by case name, court, judges, state, date, legal basis or keyword. The full record (requires free registration) for each case also includes a summary of the facts.

Crimes Against Children Research Center

Website of the Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC) which is based at the University of New Hampshire in the United States. The aim of the CCRC is to "combat crimes against children by providing high quality research and statistics to the public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners". The site has profiles of researchers, details of publications and links to related websites.

Child Abduction Section

Child Abduction Section of the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Includes the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (in a range of languages) and a list of countries who have signed or ratified it. Contact details for the relevant government authority in each country are given, along with documentation relating to the Convention and relevant HCCH publications.

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