Analysis of the Problems of the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction in Private International Law of Ukraine
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Cross-border cases of wrongful removal or retention of a child violate the personal non-property rights of the child and parents to communicate. In numerous situations of international child abduction, the best interests of the child are violated. The return of children to their state of habitual residence is too lengthy and complex. This is due to the peculiarities of national legislation and the workload of national courts. Cases on the return of «abducted», wrongfully removed (retained) children are cases with a foreign element, which are resolved through the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The purpose of the article is to analyze the legal issues and problems of the civil aspect of international child abduction by persons having the right to custody (guardianship). The article presents an analytical and research view of the problem of the civil aspect of child abduction from the habitual residence.
Author: Olena Sushch
Institution: University of Helsinki
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403487952