2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report

2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to 2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report: In April 2013, the Department of State submitted to Congress its Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Convention”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 11611. The report evaluates compliance by treaty partner countries with the Convention. The Convention provides a legal framework for securing the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children to the country of their habitual residence where a competent court can make decisions on issues of custody and the child's “best interests.” The compliance report identifies the Department's concerns about those countries in which implementation of the Convention is incomplete or in which a particular country's executive, judicial, or law enforcement authorities do not appropriately undertake their obligations under the Convention. The 2013 report, covering the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, identified Costa Rica and Guatemala as “Not Compliant with the Convention” and named the Bahamas, Brazil, and Panama as states demonstrating “Patterns of Noncompliance.” The report is available at (link resource) travel.state.gov/content/dam/childabduction/complianceReports/2013Co mplianceReport.pdf.

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1. 2013 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law