AN OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION PROVISIONS OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION

The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction is an international convention that is central to ensuring the families remain as intact as possible and that countries respect each others decisions with regards to minor children. Not only should countries be a party to the Convention, but should also have national leglsation to give effect to the Convention. Still, there are wide disparities in the adherence of countries in conforming to the treaty, so a culture to commit to its provisions is necessary. Because the treaty applies in the same manner in signator countries, these partner countries can learn from each other s Hague Convention application through statutory and case law.