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Cross-border family mediation in parental child abduction cases

In: Research Handbook on International Child Abduction

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  • Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome

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The advantages of mediation in family conflicts involving children are well known and widely acknowledged by research studies. Since its inception in the 1970s, mediation in domestic family disputes has been widely promoted and practiced. With a view to safeguarding the best interests of the child, mediation in international parental child abduction cases started gaining momentum only a decade ago. A number of hard and soft law instruments, as well as the pioneering efforts of the three specialist mediation NGOs - reunite (UK), MiKK (Germany) and the Center IKO (the Netherlands) - have greatly aided this and the development of cross-border family mediation (CBFM) into a distinct discipline. The complexity and high escalation of child abduction cases involving different cultures, languages and two legal systems requires specialist training for mediators to equip them with the knowledge, skills and understanding of the best practices to mediate such cases under immense time pressure.

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  • Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome, 2023. "Cross-border family mediation in parental child abduction cases," Chapters, in: Marilyn Freeman & Nicola Taylor (ed.), Research Handbook on International Child Abduction, chapter 24, pages 367-385, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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