1 Introduction
2 Background and overview of the 1980 Hague Convention
3 Wrongful removals and retentions and rights of custody
4 Habitual residence
5 Consent and acquiescence
6 Article 13(b) – grave risk of harm
7 The voice of the child and child objections
8 Settlement
9 The inherent jurisdiction
10 The 1996 Hague Convention
11 Procedure for incoming and outgoing applications
12 Locating children and preventing further abduction
13 Enforcement of return orders
14 Procedure for appeals and setting aside orders
Materials
Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
List of Contracting States to the 1980 Hague Convention
List of Contracting States to the 1996 Hague Convention
Family Law Act 1986, Part I, Chapters I, II, V and VI
Family Procedure Rules 2010, Part 12, Chapter 6 and PD 12D, PD 12E, PD 12F, PD 12J; Part 16, Chapters 1–3, 6–8 and PD 16A; Part 31 and PD 31A
President's Practice Guidance: Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceedings (13 March 2018)
Family Justice Council Guidelines for Judges Meeting Children (April 2010)