Mutual trust through the looking glass: The protection of children’s fundamental rights in EU return proceedings

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  • Silvia Bartolini Université Saint Louis Bruxelles

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Area of freedom, security and justice, Brussels IIa bis, mutual trust, best interests of the child, EU fundamental rights

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The principle of mutual trust underpins EU proceedings for the return of the child following abduction. On such a basis, the courts of the Member State of refuge shall trust the courts of the Member State where the child was habitually resident immediately before the abduction being willing and capable to protect the EU fundamental rights of the child concerned. Therefore, they should not refrain from enforcing a certified judgment requiring the immediate return of the child, even in situations where there is a clear risk that the return is contrary to that child’s best interests. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that there is a necessity – in the field of EU proceedings for the return of the child following abduction – to move beyond absolute trust, in order to ensure adequate protection of the children concerned.

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Dr Silvia Bartolini, Research Associate Université Saint Louis Bruxelles
Email: silvia.bartolini@usaintlouis.be

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2024-02-01

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Bartolini, S. (2024) «Mutual trust through the looking glass: The protection of children’s fundamental rights in EU return proceedings», Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 14(1), or. 230–256. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1349.