International abduction of children and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

"International abduction of children and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" Keywords: International abduction of children, Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The aim of the submitted doctoral thesis entitled "International abduction of children and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" is to examine the issue of international child abduction from the domestic, international and European perspectives and show their interconnections. To demonstrate this, the thesis will analyze the practices of national courts, the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as the ECHR) and the European Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as the ECJ). Attention will be paid mainly to the interpretation of one of the most important international child abduction instruments, The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (hereinafter referred to as the Hague Convention), by the ECHR. As cases of international child abduction concern only the right to respect for one's private and family life within the meaning of Article 8 of the..