The War in Ukraine and 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention: to return or not to return? That is the question.
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Family Law Committee of IBA and Civil, family and inheritance committee of UBA invite you to join the event on the recent case law on return of children to Ukraine under the Hague Convention on International Abduction of Children of 25 October 1980 in the context of the ongoing war.
Date: 27 July 2023
Format: online, via Zoom
Duration of the event: ~2 hours
Duration of one speech: ~10 minutes
Language: English, Ukrainian translation
Moderators:
Oleksandr Gubin, Member of the Council of the Family, Civil and Inheritance law of UBA, advocate at AGA Partners
Elisabeth H Loukas, Chair of the Family Law Committee of IBA, Law Office of Elisabeth H Loukas
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Opening, welcoming remarks |
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15:00 – 15:05 UA 1:00 – 1:05 pm UK 8:00 – 8:05 am US (DC) |
Oleksandr Gubin on behalf of UBA. Elisabeth H Loukas on behalf of IBA. |
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Return of children to Ukraine: issues of the national legislation and practices in the context of the war in Ukraine |
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15:05 – 15:15 UA 1:05 pm – 1:15 pm UK 8:05 – 8:15 am US (DC) |
Maria Snizhko, Department for International Law of Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
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15:15 – 15:25 UA 1:15 – 1:25 pm UK 8:15 – 8:25 am US (DC) |
Olga Stupak, judge of Supreme Court (Civil cassation court)
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Mediation in the cases on return of children to Ukraine in the context of the war in Ukraine |
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15:25 – 15:35 UA 1:25 – 1:35 pm UK 8:25 – 8:35 am US (DC) |
Alison Shallaby, Chief Executive Officer at reunite International Child Abduction Centre:
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Recent case law upon the Hague Convention 1980 on return children to Ukraine. |
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15:35 – 15:50 UA 1:35 – 1:50 pm UK 8:35 – 8:50 am US (DC) |
USA: Stephen John Cullen, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Senior Vice Chair of Family Law Committee of IBA Preston Findlay, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children |
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15:50 – 16:00 UA 1:50 – 2:00 pm UK 8:50 – 9:00 am US (DC) |
Canada: Farrah Hudani, Burrison Hudani Doris LLP
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16:00 – 16:15 UA 2:00 – 2:15 pm UK 9:00 – 9:15 am US (DC) |
England: Laura Coyle, Freemans Solicitors/CALA Carolina Marín Pedreño, Dawson Cornwell LLP |
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16:15 – 16:25 UA 2:15 – 2:25 pm UK 9:15 – 9:25 am US (DC) |
Scotland: Seonaid Cochrane, SKO Family Law Specialists
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16:25 – 16:35 UA 2:25 – 2:35 pm UK 9:25 – 9:35 am US (DC) |
Italy: Manuela Tirini, Manuela Tirini Law Firm
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16:35 – 16:45 UA 2:35 – 2:45 pm UK 9:35 – 9:45 am US (DC) |
Germany: Karin Susanne Delerue, Delerue Rechtsanwälte
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16:45 – 16:55 UA 2:45 – 2:55 pm UK 9:45 – 9:55 am US (DC) |
Poland: Joanna Wsołek, Advocate Joanna Wsołek Law Office |
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16:55 – 17:00 UA 2:55 – 3:00 pm UK 9:55 – 10:00 am US (DC) |
Event closure, final remarks, questions.
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Participation in the event is FREE of charge, subject to prior registration.
You can make a charitable contribution and support the activities of the Ukrainian Bar Association at the following link.
For all questions regarding the event and the possibility to partner, please contact the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Bar Association by phone at +380664953014 or write to komitet@uba.ua. Contact person – Viktoriia Motia.