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Incadat Correspondent Meeting – Report and Recommendations THE INCADAT CORRESPONDENT MEETING – REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONFÉRENCE DE LA HAYE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL PRIVÉ ENLÈVEMENT D'ENFANTS HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CHILD ABDUCTION THE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION DATABASE (INCADAT) CORRESPONDENT MEETING * * * * * LA REUNION DES CORRESPONDANTS DE LA BASE DE DONNÉES SUR L’ENLÈVEMENT INTERNATIONAL D’ENFANTS (INCADAT) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RAPPORT ET RECOMMANDATIONS Bureau Permanent de la Conférence . Scheveningseweg 6 . 2517 KT La Haye . Pays-Bas Permanent Bureau of the Conference . Scheveningseweg 6 . 2517 KT The Hague . Netherlands 1 THE INCADAT CORRESPONDENT MEETING – REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES PARTICIPANTS AUSTRALIA / AUSTRALIE CHINA / CHINE The Honourable Justice Joseph Kay (HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION) Judge of the Family Court of Australia Mr James Ding PO Box 9991 c/o Hague Conference on Private International GPO Melbourne, VIC 3001 Law Tel.: +61 (3) 8600 4219 Scheveningseweg 6 Fax: +61 (3) 8600 4211 2517 KT Den Haag, Netherlands [email protected] Tel.: +31 (70) 363 3303 Fax: +31 (70) 360 4867 AUSTRIA / AUSTRICHE The Honourable Mrs Gudrun Stöger CZECH REPUBLIC / RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE Judge, Ministry of Justice Mr Rostislav Záleský Bundesministerium für Justiz Director, Office for International Legal Abteilung I 10 Protection of Children A-1016 Vienna Benešova 22 Tel.: +43 (1) 52152 2133 Tel.: +420 (5) 4221 2836 Fax: +43 (1) 52152 2829 Fax: +420 (5) 4221 2836 [email protected] [email protected] CANADA DENMARK / DANEMARK Dr Martha Bailey Ms Maria Isabel Jensen Associate Dean Head of Section Faculty of Law Department of Private Law Queen's University Civilretsdirektoratet Macdonald Hall ?beløgade 1 Union Street DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 Tel.: +45 33 92 3302 Tel.: +1 (613) 533 6000 ext 77734 Fax: +45 39 27 1889 Fax: +1 (613) 533 6509 [email protected] [email protected] FINLAND / FINLANDE Professor Dominique Goubau Ms Outi Kemppainen Faculté de droit Senior Adviser Université Laval Ministry of Justice Laval, Québec G1K 7P4 PO Box 1 Tel.: +1 (418) 656 2131 ext 2384 00131 Helsinki Fax: +1 (418) 656 7230 Tel.: +358 (9) 1825 7576 [email protected] Fax: +358 (9) 1825 7524 [email protected] Ms Manon Dostie Counsel - Private International Law Team GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE Public Law Policy Section Ms Andrea Schulz Department of Justice Legal Adviser 284 Wellington, Room 5303 Bundesministerium der Justiz Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8 Mohrenstrasse 37 Tel.: +1 (613) 957 7882 D-10117 Berlin Fax: +1 (613) 941 4088 Tel.: +49 (30) 2025 9203 [email protected] Fax: +49 (30) 2025 9525 [email protected] 2 THE INCADAT CORRESPONDENT MEETING – REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Honourable Mrs Angelika Rieger POLAND / POLOGNE Judge at the Regional Court The Honourable Mrs Katarzyna Biernacka Bundesministerium der Justiz Judge, Head of the International Law Division 10104 Berlin Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwosci Tel.: +49 (30) 2025 9155 Warszawa 00-950 Fax: + 49 (30) 2025 9248 Al. Ujazowskie 11, Skr. Poczt. 33 [email protected] Tel.: +48 (22) 521 2384 Fax: +48 (22) 521 2820 Ms Karin Linhart [email protected] Assistant, University Wurzburg Lienhart-Beys-Strasse 30 97922 Lauda PORTUGAL / PORTUGAL Tel.: +49 (931) 312832 (office) Mr Pedro Miguel Duarte Tel.: +49 (170) 3520689 (home) Central Authority Officer [email protected] International Conventions Unit Instituto de Reinserção Social Ministério da Justiça IRELAND / IRLANDE Avenida Almirante Reis, 101 - 5° Mr Brian Ingoldsby 1150-013 Lisboa Principal Officer, Civil Law Reform Division Tel.: +351 (21) 317 6175 Department of Justice, Equality and Law Fax: +351 (21) 317 6171 Reform [email protected] 43-49 Mespil Road Dublin Tel.: +353 (1) 663 2660 SWEDEN / SUÈDE Fax: +353 (1) 667 0367 Mrs Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg [email protected] Professor of Private International Law and International Civil Procedure Mr Frank Martin Faculty of Law, Uppsala University Lecturer in Law Box 512 Department of Law 75120 Uppsala National University of Ireland Tel.: + 46 (18) 471 2628 Cork Fax: + 46 (18) 471 7666 Tel.: +353 (21) 490 2531 [email protected] Fax: +353 (21) 427 0690 [email protected] SWITZERLAND / SUISSE Mlle Carla Schmid ITALY / ITALIE Avocate auprès de l'autorié centrale en Mr Simone Ranieri matière d'enlèvement international d'enfants Central Authority Officer Office fédéral de la Justice Ministero della Giustizia Section du droit international privé Dipartimento per la Giustizia Minorile Taubenstrasse 16 Via Giulia, 131 CH-3012 Berne 00186 Roma Tel.: +41 (31) 323 8864 Tel.: +39 (06) 6818 8327 Fax: +41 (31) 322 7864 Fax: +39 (06) 6880 8085 [email protected] [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / ROYAUME-UNI DE GRANDE- NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS BRETAGNE ET D’IRLANDE DU NORD Mrs Marian H.J. Soutendijk T.M.C. Asser Instituut Mrs Laura McPolin Researcher and Legal Consultant Head of Civil and Family Branch Beekstraat 34, 5673 NA Nuenen Northern Ireland Courts Service Tel.: + 31 (0)40 283 4798 Belfast BT2 7LT, NORTHERN IRELAND Fax: +31 (0)40 283 4798 Tel.: +44 (28) 9032 8594 [email protected] Fax: +44 (28) 9031 4854 [email protected] 3 THE INCADAT CORRESPONDENT MEETING – REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mlle Aude Fiorini Ms Laura Mulheron Attachée temporaire d'Enseignement et de Policy Adviser Recherche Scottish Executive Justice Department Université de Paris I Pathéon-Sorbonne Civil Justice and International Division 38 bis, rue du Fer à Moulin Hayweight House 75005 Paris 23, Lauriston Street FRANCE Edinburgh EH3 9DQ SCOTLAND Tel.: + 33 (1) 4331 3137 Tel.: +44 (131) 221 6813 Fax: +31 (1) 4331 3137 Fax: +44 (131) 221 6894 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARIAT / SECRÉTARIAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Mr Hans van Loon ETATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE Secretary General / Secrétaire général Mr Adair Dyer Former Deputy Secretary General Mr William Duncan Hague Conference on Private Deputy Secretary General / International Law Secrétaire général adjoint Attorney At Law P.O. Box 30020 Mr Christophe Bernasconi Austin, Texas 78755-3020 First Secretary / Premier secrétaire Tel.: +1 (512) 343 7899 Fax: +1 (512) 343 7299 Mr Philippe Lortie [email protected] Secretary / Secrétaire Ms Marion Ely Mr William Hilton, CFLS Legal Officer / Collaboratice juridique Attorney At Law Box 269 Mlle Mariama Diallo Santa Clara, California 95052-0269 Legal Officer / Collaboratrice juridique Tel.: +1 (408) 246 8511 Fax: +1 (408) 246 0114 [email protected] PRESENTERS / PRÉSENTATEURS The Honourable Dr Peter E. Nygh Barrister 7/17 Holbrook Avenue Kirribilli, NSW 2061 AUSTRALIA Tel.: + 61 (2) 9929 5872 Fax: +61 (2) 9929 5872 [email protected], [email protected] Dr Peter McEleavy Legal Consultant to INCADAT Barrister and Lecturer in Law Aberdeen University Law Department, Taylor Building Aberdeen AB24 3UB UNITED KINGDOM Tel.: +44 (1224) 272 000 [email protected] 4 THE INCADAT CORRESPONDENT MEETING – REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS PARTICIPANTS AND FOCUS OF THE CORRESPONDENT MEETING 1. Since the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into effect, over 1500 decisions based upon, or referring to, the Convention have been reported. In a significant number of those decisions, the judge or authority applied the Convention with little access to important decisions from other parts of the world. 2. As with any private international law treaty it is essential that the Convention is subject to a consistent interpretation throughout its 70 Contracting States. As the geographical scope of the Convention expands to include States on every continent, including Africa, Central Asia and South America, such interpretation assumes a role of even greater importance. 3. To facilitate the goal of consistent interpretation, the Hague Conference has set up the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT), a database of significant decisions concerning the Convention. The accessibility of international decisions is of value not only to judges and Central Authorities but to legal practitioners, researchers and others. It also provides a unique opportunity to promote mutual understanding and best practice, which is absolutely essential for the effective operation of this international instrument. 4. The INCADAT Correspondent Meeting was convened in order to strengthen the network of individuals contributing to the development of the database; to review the progress of INCADAT; to discuss any problems encountered; and to consider any possible improvements in the database. The overall objective of the meeting was to widen the coverage of INCADAT and to ensure consistency and quality in the reporting of cases. 5. The INCADAT Correspondent Meeting was made possible by a special grant from the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands. The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference gratefully acknowledges the support and sponsorship of INCADAT by the Ministry of Justice. 6. The meeting was opened by Mr Hans van Loon, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Professor William Duncan, Deputy Secretary General, discussed the role of INCADAT within the context of supporting the 1980 Convention. In this regard, INCADAT is seen as an affirmative step which will lend support to and improve the operation of the Convention. Ms Marion Ely, Legal Officer, provided a brief introduction and overview of INCADAT. THE
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