This course delves into the complex aspects of international child abduction cases in U.S. courts involving allegations of domestic violence. The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is explored. Potential gender-based bias against mothers who have fled from one country to another to protect themselves and their children is explored.

The course includes staged readings of actual transcripts of interviews with U.S. mothers and their attorneys from a recent study supported by the US Department of Justice. These readings will be interspersed with discussion by internationally recognized legal and social science experts. Topics covered will include:

When residence in another country is the result of coercion or deception
Defenses for preventing the return of a child
Defining a child's domestic violence exposure as a grave risk
Undertakings, mirror orders and what happens after a child is returned when domestic violence is present


Practice Areas:		Criminal Law & Procedure, Domestic Relations, Family Law, International Law & Global Trade, Juvenile Law

Online Media Type:		Video, Audio

Production Date:		12/10/2010

Level:		Intermediate

Category:		Standard

Duration:		2 Hours, 31 Minutes

Online Format:		On Demand

Course Type:		Public

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Speakers:

•	Professor Taryn Lindhorst - Associate Professor of Social Work University of Washington
•	Laura E. Nelson, Esq. - Business Litigation Associate, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi
•	Professor Merle Weiner - Philip H. Knight Professor of Law University of Oregon School of Law
•	Sudha Shetty, Esq. - Instructor of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
•	Professor Jeffrey Edelson - Professor of Social Work University of Minnesota
•	Matthew L. Woods, Esq. - Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi


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