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Something's Happening Here: Children And Human Rights Jurisprudence In Two International Courts, Bernardine Dohrn Mar 2006

Something's Happening Here: Children And Human Rights Jurisprudence In Two International Courts, Bernardine Dohrn

Nevada Law Journal

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Report Of The Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice, Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice Mar 2006

Report Of The Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice, Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice

Nevada Law Journal

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Comparativist Ruminations From The Bayou On Child Custody Jurisdiction: The Uccja, The Pkpa, And The Hague Convention On Child Abduction, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1998

Comparativist Ruminations From The Bayou On Child Custody Jurisdiction: The Uccja, The Pkpa, And The Hague Convention On Child Abduction, Christopher L. Blakesley

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Interstate and international jurisdictional problems are often vexing. They are worse in matters of child custody. In the past, jurisdiction to obtain custody or to modify a custody decree required only presence or domicile. The United States population is transient and custody decisions are subject to modification. The volatility of child custody disputes and the tendency of parents to move to different and separate jurisdictions traditionally caused and continue to cause difficult problems for children, parents, and the legal system. Before the promulgation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), it was …