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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL]

Child Abduction

Peter McEleavy

Content type:
Encyclopedia entries
Product:
Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law [MPIL]

Module:
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL]
Article last updated:
July 2021

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 22 January 2025

Subject(s):
Children, rights — Foreign judgments, recognition and enforcement — Judicial assistance — Human trafficking

Published under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law under the direction of Professor Anne Peters (2021–) and Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum (2004–2020). 

1 Within the realms of private international law and public international law, child abduction is not to be confused with either kidnapping for financial gain or human trafficking. Child abduction involves the wrongful removal of a child across an international frontier (Abduction, Transboundary) or the wrongful retention of a child within a foreign jurisdiction (Jurisdiction of States). The removal or retention will most likely be carried out by a parent or close family member with whom the child is well acquainted. That individual may believe that their actions...
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