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Protection of Abducting Mothers in Return Proceedings:
Intersection between Domestic Violence and Parental Child Abduction

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First German Training Workshop

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The first German training workshop took place successfully online via Zoom on Friday, 18 September 2020. 32 participants registered and attended the training session. The majority of the participants were judges and lawyers dealing primarily with child abduction cases, as well as social workers. The aim of the workshop was to train key stakeholders in the application of the Protection Measures Regulation in the specific context of parental child abduction cases committed against the background of domestic violence.

After a welcome and a short introduction to the project, Professor Anatol Dutta began the training session with explaining the legal and factual background. In particular, it was pointed out that tensions between the Convention summary return policy and considerations over the safety of the abduction mother exists. In the second part of the Training Session, it was explained how this gap can be closed with the help of the Protection Measures Regulation. Tatjana Tertsch began with an overview of the protection measures which exist under German law and then presented the Protection Measures Regulation and the European Protection Order Directive and their differences. The main focus was on the Protection Measures Regulation, since only the latter is relevant for German protection measures. Professor Dutta then illustrated the five possible ways of establishing jurisdiction for the Hague Convention return court to order protective measures. He also discussed the applicable law governing protection measures and explained how German protective measures may then circulate under the Protection Measures Regulation. In the end, the participants were able to ask questions and discussions followed.

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Directorate of External Relations, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272014

Issued on: 7th October 2020
POAM Project Links
  • 1980 Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
  • Regulation 606/2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters
  • Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order

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