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International Child Abduction in Spain
1 University of Barcelona
This article examines the way international child abduction is dealt with in practice in Spain. Its main focus is on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. A variety of Spanish cases is examined, and some weak points in the operation of the Convention are discussed. The article also considers the European Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning the Custody of Children (the Luxembourg Convention) and the bilateral Convention between Spain and Morocco on Judicial Co-operation, the Recognition and Enforcement of Custody and Access Decisions and the Return of Children (the Morocco Convention).