David Hodson on International Family Law: Hague Convention mediation guide to good practice

The Hague Conference on Private International Law has just published its long-awaited guide to good practice on mediation in child abduction work. It will form a benchmark for national mediation in child abduction cases and a crucial step in good practice in mediation in international family work. It is essential reading for anyone undertaking international children work and for mediators dealing with any international cases.

It can be found at http://www.hcch.net/upload/guide28mediation_en.pdf.

It is 105 pages long. It builds on previous guidance and indeed is the fifth such guide however a massive amount has changed in both child abduction and in mediation since the previous guidance. The 1980 Hague Convention itself recognises that central authorities should take all appropriate steps to secure the voluntary...

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