Wrongful Removal of Children

Kolaković-Bojović, Milica (2019) Wrongful Removal of Children. In: Yearbook. No. 2, Human rights protection : protection of the right's of the child : 30 years after the adoption of The Convention on the Rights of the Child. Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman ; Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Novi Sad ; Belgrade, pp. 429-450. ISBN 978-86-89417-10-4

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Abstract

Considering a seriousness of the wrongful removal of children, but also its actuality in various forms, cultural, socio-economic and political contexts, this paper shad a light on the existing gap between the status of this phenomenon as a subject of international human rights instruments and still insufficient level of awareness of the main national stakeholders and academic community across the World. The author analyses the background of recognition of the wrongful removal of children by international treaties, but also the main aspects of this phenomenon. Among others, the author addresses this issues from the angle of guaranties provided by the International Convention for Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the light of the right to the truth and personal identity. The last, but not the least, author discussing the relevant provisions of the Serbian penal and civil legislation that deal with wrongful removal of children.

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