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Discusses applicability of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction of 1988 and current U.S. laws, both civil and criminal, which seek to address the problem of children abducted by a parent to foreign nations. Highlights the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993, to impose criminal punishment on parents who illegally remove a child from U.S. borders. Outlines pending U.S. legislation.
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