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1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction: A Resource for Judges
Overview
This website provides resources to help federal judges adjudicate cases under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The site contains
- the significant sources of law related to a Hague case (including text of the Convention)
- commentaries on and analysis of Hague cases
- answers to frequently asked questions
- video tutorials
- articles about the Convention sample forms
- a checklist
- the FJC monograph The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: A Guide for Judges (3d ed. 2023)
- the 2024 publication Supplemental Entries to the 1980 Hague Convention Guide, which provides updates to the case law of the 2023 monograph
- To read the FJC case commentary, click here.
An introductory video, featuring Judge Jeremy Fogel (former director of the Federal Judicial Center) and Judge James Garbolino, is also available.
The site is continually updated and expanded with additional written materials and videos.