Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note examines Japan's refusal to ratify the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, highlighting how this decision creates a legal haven for parental child abductions. It explores the cultural, legal, and systemic factors in Japan that facilitate these abductions and the challenges faced by foreign parents in retrieving their children. The note also discusses potential solutions and international efforts to pressure Japan into adhering to the Convention.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Law
Recommended Citation
Robin S. Lee,
Bringing Our Kids Home: International Parental Child Abduction & Japan's Refusal to Return Our Children,
17
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
109
(2010).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol17/iss1/7