(ICMEC) In October 2005, representatives from 20 countries, the United Nations, EU institutions, and the Council of Europe participated in the first‐ever U.S./European Summit on Missing and Exploited Children. This report is a summary of those proceedings.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Spain’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on New Zealand’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on the Netherland’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Italy’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Israel’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on the United Kingdom’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Mexico’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Ireland’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Germany’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on France’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Canada’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Australia’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report is meant to be an objective analysis of the procedures and systems of 7 of the states with the highest Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction caseloads: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The report aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each State, offer practical recommendations for reform in the countries investigated, and offer possible models to those States considering accession to the Hague Convention. This Good Practice report is designed for use by Central Authorities, legal professionals, judges, and Contracting States as a guide for improved practice; newly Contracting states as a guide for establishing good practices; and legislators, parents, and interested parties to enact and implement improvements within their own countries.Read More

(NCMEC) In September 1998, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children hosted an International Forum composed of an unofficial group of more than 50 concerned experts from 11 different countries. Their task was to discuss international parental child abduction and evaluate the effectiveness of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the main piece of international law designed to address this problem. This report provides a summary of those proceedings, and the resulting action agenda.Read More