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Re K (Children)

[2021] UKSC 45
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

UKSC applied hybrid approach to determine child's habitual residence under the Hague Convention, focusing on integration in social and family environment.

Key Principle

Hague Convention; habitual residence of child; hybrid approach; integration in social and family environment

Area of Law

family

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