Unit overview
Part 1 - Parental responsibility: Jurisdiction under Brussels IIbis Regulation
1. Introduction
2. Jurisdiction under Brussels IIbis
a. General ground of jurisdiction – Article 8
b. Special grounds of jurisdiction – Article 9
c. Special grounds of jurisdiction – Article 12(1)
d. Special grounds of jurisdiction – Article 12(3)
3. Managing disputes over jurisdiction
a. The lis pendens principle – Article 19(2)
b. Transferring the case – Article 15
c. Emergency jurisdiction – Provisional measures under Article 20
Part 2 - Cross-border child abduction within the EU
1. Background
2. Relevant legal texts
3. Definitions
4. Quest for return of an abducted child
5. Subsequent to return
6. Subsequent to non-return
Part 3 - Recognition and enforcement of judgments
1. Introduction
2. The principle of mutual recognition of judgments
3. Enforcement of a Parental Responsibility Judgment under Brussels IIbis
4. The enforceability of access rights
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