Cass Civ 1?re (pourvoi n? 05-14646 )

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Challenge dismissed; the Cour d’Appel had been correct in finding that none of the exceptions had been proved to the standard required under the Convention.

Sabeahat v. Sabihat FS-18-0099

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Interpretation of the Convention The taking parent bears the evidentiary burden to satisfy the court that the circumstances of the case qualify under Article 13(1)(b) or Article 20 as an exception. However, in the evidence called at the hearing of the mother’s application for refugee status, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) found […]