The New Hague Child Protection Convention

At the conclusion of the Eighteenth Session of the Hague Conferenceon Private International Law on 19 October 1996, the delegatesadopted a Draft Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law,Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of ParentalResponsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.This article examines in detail the clauses of the Conventionand compares the Convention with other conventions in this area,including the Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abductionof 1980.