INCADAT is the leading legal database on international child abduction law. It is a free and comprehensive tool for researching cases, case summaries and legal analysis of the application of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. The website also provides additional material relevant to this area of law. The database is regularly updated and is available in English, French and Spanish. INCADAT is used by judges, Central Authorities, legal practitioners, researchers and others interested in this international legal co-operation framework that helps to protect children from the harmful effects of international child abduction in about 100 countries.
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