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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 37
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When international parental child abduction occurs, left-behind parents can seek the help of the federal government in two ways: (1) through a civil process as part of an international effort to gain access to or the return of the abducted child and (2) through a criminal process to bring the abducting parent to justice. The State Department's Office of Children's Issues is responsible for helping left-behind parents locate and visit their abducted children and for reporting on their general welfare. The Department is also responsible for providing left-behind parents with a point of contact to provide information on the status of judicial and administrative proceedings in other countries and to make contacts on behalf of left-behind parents with local officials in foreign countries. Most cases are handled under civil procedures established by the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of international Child Abduction, which covers 54 countries. See appendix I for a list of the participating countries.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 12
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There are a number of problems and issues related to the federal response to international parental child abduction. These problems have been identified by the key agencies involved the State and Justice Departments and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children-as well as left-behind parents and other. Together, they present obstacles to left-behind parents in their attempts to locate, gain access to, and return their children. Four problems and issues have received substantial attention. These are ̂gaps in federal services to left-behind parents, which make it difficult for parents to recover their abducted children; ̂weaknesses within the existing State Department case-tracking process, which impair case and program coordination; ̂lack of systematic and aggressive diplomatic efforts to improve international responses to parental child abductions; and ̂limited use of the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993% to pursue abducting parents and bring them to justice. The State and Justice Departments have developed recommendations, which they believe will address most of the problems if implemented. While we found that action has been taken to implement a number of the recommendations, many await further action and most require resource commitments. In addition, some of the recommended actions are not expected to be implemented for several years. These shortcomings raise questions about the likelihood the recommendations will be put in place.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations Publisher: ISBN: Category : Conflict of laws Languages : en Pages : 140
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Abstract: This hearing reports on the issue of international child abduction and the U.S. response. Testimony is given by several parents who had their children abducted and removed to another country. The difficulties of attempting to legally repair custody and the work of the international community in this area (e.g. The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction) are discussed.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Publisher: ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 184