Children's right to contact and international child abduction

The means to limit the child's fundamental right and the relevant legal regulations

Abstract

„The joint responsibility of the parents towards their child does not cease with the dissolution of the marriage or cohabitation.”  It is in the child's best interest to be able to rely on both parents. Any party that impedes or neglects parental contact violates the child's fundamental rights, and thus cannot express its responsibility and love towards the child appropriately. The rights of children are laid down in both international conventions and in individual countries’ legislation. However, procedural guarantees to facilitate the fulfilment of these rights are indispensable.