International Parental Child Abductions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Kidnapping.

Sentences (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses applicability of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction of 1988 and current U.S. laws, both civil and criminal, which seek to address the problem of children abducted by a parent to foreign nations. Highlights the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993, to impose criminal punishment on parents who illegally remove a child from U.S. borders. Summarizes pending U.S. legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. International Parental Child Abductions

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