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                                                Annual Report from the Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales published.   
       

 

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Office of the Head of International Family Justice

News
1 May
2013

Office of the Head of International Family Justice

Latest Update

01 May 2013

At midnight on Wednesday 1 May, the Office's Annual Report for 2012 was released. The following, is an extract from the Preface to the Report...

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News
3 Jan
2013

Office of the Head of International Family Justice

December 2012

03 January 2013

All judicial collaboration in international family cases should be facilitated through the Office of the Head of International Family Justice. This...

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Latest News

News
1 May
2013

Latest News

Annual Report - International interventions rise steeply

01 May 2013

  Annual Report from Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales The number of cross-border family legal disputes...

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News
29 Apr
2013

Latest News

CALL FOR PAPERS

29 April 2013

ISFL REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN ISRAEL, 29-31 DECEMBER 2013  Theme: International Family Law with Emphasis on the Work of the Hague Conference on...

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International Blogs

News
16 May
2013

International Blogs

India - Child protection law awaits invoking

16 May 2013

Anil Malhotra Before amending existing laws or introducing new ones, all states must ensure the proper implementation of the wholesome Protection of...

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News
17 Apr
2013

International Blogs

Israel - Failure to Obey a Return Order Constitutes Criminal Abduction under the Israeli Penal Law

17 April 2013

Rhona Schuz[1] Introduction In a decision handed down last week, the Israeli Supreme Court convicted a mother of the criminal offence of ‘removing...

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International Family Law Journal

News
2 Apr
2013

International Family Law Journal

The Hong Kong International Family Justice Judicial Conference: Opening Address

02 April 2013

It gives me immense pleasure to open the International Family Justice Judicial Conference in Hong Kong, the second such conference following the success...

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News
1 Apr
2013

International Family Law Journal

The Commonwealth/Common Law Standing Conference for International Family Judges

01 April 2013

It was about 15 years ago that I was struck by the idea that an alliance of common law jurisdictions in international family law, and particularly in...

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Human rights

News
29 Aug
2012

Human rights

Å neersone and Kampanella v Italy (Application No 14737/09)

29 August 2012

Human Rights - custody/access - return order - Article 8 12 July 2011 ECHR Facts Child born in Italy in 2002 to a Latvian mother and Italian father...

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News
11 Jul
2012

Human rights

Karrer v Romania (App no 16965/10)

11 July 2012

21 February 2012 Abduction - Article 13(b) harm defence - Psychological and other medical evidence - Whether breach of father's rights under ECHR...

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Relocation

News
17 Apr
2013

Relocation

BRUSSELS II REVISED, ART 15: T v T [2010] EWHC 3928 (Fam)

17 April 2013

(Family Division, Singer J, 19 August 2010) The father was a German citizen and the mother had dual New Zealand and British citizenship. During the...

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News
15 Apr
2013

Relocation

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

15 April 2013

Failure to return child - Hague Convention - Art (15(6) Facts The parents married in the United States of America in 2003 but moved to the UK soon...

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