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U.S. Supreme Court Interprets Hague Child Abduction Convention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 104 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 525 - 528
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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References

1 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 24, 1980,T.I.A.S.No. 11670, S. Treaty Doc. No. 99–11 (1985).

2 Abbott v. Abbott, 130 S.Ct. 1983 (2010).

3 Id. at 1989 (citations omitted).

4 4 2 U . S . C . §§11601–11611.

5 542 F.3d 1081 (2008); see Crook, John R. Contemporary Practice of the United States, 103 AJIL 772 (2009)Google Scholar.

6 Justice Kennedy authored the Court’s opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Ginsburg, Alito and Sotomayor. Justice Stevens dissented, joined by Justices Thomas and Breyer.

7 130 S.Ct. at 1990.

8 Id. at 1991.

9 Id. at 1993 (citations omitted).

10 Id. (citations omitted).

11 Id. at 1994–95.

12 Id. at 1996 (citation and cross–reference omitted).

13 Id. at 204 (Stevens, J., dissenting) (cross–reference omitted).

14 Id. at 2008–09 (citation and cross–references omitted).