child abduction

International Child Abduction Database

The International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) was established by the Hague Conference on Private International Law and is made freely available on their website. INCADAT provides access to decisions taken by national courts in respect of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Decisions can be browsed by state or searched for using parameters such as case name, court, judges, state, date, legal basis or keyword. The full record (requires free registration) also includes a summary of the facts of the case.

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). There is a full text copy of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 and a list of countries who have signed or ratified the Convention. Contact details for the relevant government authority in each country is given along with documentation relating to the Convention and relevant HCCH publications.

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