Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the
1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention
(10-17 October 2023)
Preliminary Documents:
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of October 2022 - Draft Table of Conclusions and Recommendations of previous Meetings of the Special Commission (SC) on the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1996 Child Protection Conventions that are still relevant today
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of October 2022 - Questionnaire on the Practical Operation of the 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of January 2023 - Statistical study of applications made in 2021 under the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention – Questionnaire and guidelines – Currently available in English only (Excel Questionnaire for Central Authorities to complete)
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of January 2023 - Questionnaire on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of June 2023 - Document to inform lawyers and judges about direct judicial communications, in specific cases, within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges
- Prel. Doc. No 6A of June 2023 – Compilation of responses received to the October 2022 Questionnaire on the Practical Operation of the 1996 Child Protection Convention (responses from Contracting Parties (HCCH Members and non-Members))
- Prel. Doc. No 6B of June 2023 – Compilation of responses received to the October 2022 Questionnaire on the 1996 Child Protection Convention (responses from HCCH Members non-Contracting Parties)
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of June 2023 – Compilation of responses received to the January 2023 Questionnaire on the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 8 of June 2023 - Information on the legal basis for direct judicial communications within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ)
- Prel. Doc. No 9 of July 2023 - Draft Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of June 2024 - Revised Request for Return Recommend Model Form and new Request for Access Recommended Model Form under the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention (final revised version)
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of June 2024 - Revised Request for Return Recommend Model Form and new Request for Access Recommended Model Form under the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention (final revised version) - track change version
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of July 2023 - Draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention & Explanatory Note
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of August 2023 - Delays in return process under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 13 of August 2023 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 1980 Child Abduction Convention, in particular on the use of information technology
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of August 2023 - Tools available to ascertain whether a removal or retention is wrongful under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention (Arts 8, 14 and 15)
- Prel. Doc. No 15 of August 2023 - Access / contact under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 16 of August 2023 - Discussion paper on international child abduction return applications where the taking parent lodged a parallel asylum claim
- Prel. Doc. No 17 of August 2023 - Transfer of jurisdiction under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (Arts 8 and 9)
- Prel. Doc. No 18 of January 2024 (revised version approved by the 2023 SC) - Revised Country Profile for the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 18 of January 2024 (revised version approved by the 2023 SC (in track changes)) - Revised Country Profile for the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 19A of September 2023 - Global Report – Statistical study of applications made in 2021 under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention - Currently available in English only
- Prel. Doc. No 19B of October 2023 - Regional Report – Statistical study of applications made in 2021 under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention - Currently available in English only
- Prel. Doc. No 20 of September 2023 - Placement or provision of care of the child in another Contracting State under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (Art. 33)
Information Documents:
- Info. Doc. No 1 of February 2023 - ISS – General information & Response to Prel. Doc. No 2 of October 2022
- Info. Doc. No 2 of August 2023 - International Law Institute (ILI) – Observer Note
- Info. Doc. No 3 of September 2023 - International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) – Observer Note
- Info. Doc. No 4 of September 2023 - International Association of Child Law Researchers (IACLaR) – Observer Note
- Info. Doc. No 5 of October 2023 - Child Identity Protection (CHIP) – Observer Note
- Info. Doc. No 6 of October 2023 - “A mistake waiting to happen: the failure to correct the Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(1)(b)” – Article by Professor Rhona Schuz and Professor Merle Weiner
- Info. Doc. No 7 of October 2023 - Roundtable meeting Agenda - Return and access applications concerning temporarily relocated children outside Ukraine with an accompanying parent
- Info. Doc. No 8 of October 2023 - Washington Declaration on International Family Relocation
- Info. Doc. No 9 of October 2023 - Study by Asociación Internacional de Juristas de Derecho de Familia (AIJUDEFA)
- Info. Doc. No 10 of October 2023 - Certificate under Article 38 of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention
- Info. Doc. No 11 of October 2023 - “Circular of 8 February 2021 on the procedural framework for the care
of unaccompanied Moroccan minors, and its annexes” [translation by the Permanent Bureau] - available in French only - Info. Doc. No 12 of October 2023 - Children deprived of their family environment due to the armed conflict in Ukraine: Cross-border protection and intercountry adoption. Information Note from the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH
- Info. Doc. No 13 of October 2023 - Factsheet prepared by the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters on displaced children from Ukraine
- Info. Doc. No 14 of October 2023 - ISFL - Information Document for the 8th Special Commission on the 1980 Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions
- Info. Doc. No 15 of October 2023 - Joint Letter to the HCCH from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Info. Doc. No 16 of October 2023 - ISS Cross-border Services within the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Info. Doc. No 17 of October 2023 - ISS Cross-border Services within the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Info. Doc. No 18 of October 2023 - EAPIL - Position Paper on the Need and Role of Protective Measures in Abduction Proceedings
- Info. Doc. No 19 of October 2023 - IOM - Migrant children are children first and foremost. They should be treated the same regardless of where they are from, why they have left their homes and their migratory status
- Info. Doc. No 20 of October 2023 - CHIP: Information document 2: Sharing information regarding agenda items for the 2023 HCCH Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Info. Doc. No 21 of October 2023 - Information Note from Türkiye regarding response to Prel. Doc. No 7
- Info. Doc. No 22 of October 2023 - UNICEF Child Alert: The Changing face of Child Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean