International parental child abduction is already a criminal offence (max 7 yrs). The new proposal extends this to unlawful retention — where a parent can lawfully leave but not stay abroad. Raising important questions about decision-making & transparency.

Delighted to contribute to ‘Against All Odds’ at #UniversityOfCopenhagen last week. My paper linked to a wider project with @Jonathan Herring & @Katarina Trimmings, highlighting the intrusive role of #CriminalLaw in #FamilyLaw matters. #ParentalChildAbduction

Catching up after a busy school holiday period - I enjoyed being part of the EMII meeting in August on international child abduction and connecting with colleagues across jurisdictions. Thanks to @Marilyn Freeman, @Nicola Taylor & @4PB for organising! #ChildAbduction #FamilyLaw #HagueConvention

I had the pleasure of participating in the conference organised by the International Society of Family Law (ISFL), in collaboration with the Department of Private Law at the University of Oslo and the Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law (NorFam).

Thank you, @poland25eu.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu, for the invitation to share my research on cross-border cooperation in family matters alongside state representatives on the important topic of #ChildAbduction #ChildRights

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The rights-based arguments on the use of GPS electronic monitoring for protective, rather than punitive purposes are examined in the paper published by MLR Open Access [here] (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)

Pleased to share the 90-second video [here] (www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9yR...) translating my academic paper on the use of GPS electronic monitoring as a bodyguard rather than a prison guard. You will see this concept could also be applied in the situation of ‘supervised contact’