Here you will find a list of relevant international and European legal texts as well as other helpful legal resources.  We advise that see a lawyer prior to mediation so that you are aware of your legal rights and responsibilities. 

International Legal Texts

1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

1996 Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Child Protection

European Legal Instruments

Brussels IIa Regulation

Brussels IIb (Recast) Regulation

EU Mediation Directive 

Other Legal Resources

European e-Justice Portal

European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)

Guidelines for a better implementation of the existing recommendation concerning family mediation and mediation in civil matters

IEK Aktuell – Internationales Ehe- und Kindschaftsrecht

News on International Matrimonial and Child Law (in German)