Publications & Resources
Text and Guidebooks: Cross-border Mediation & International Family Law
Cross-Border Family Mediation – International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases.
Paul, Christoph C., Kiesewetter, S., Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome
3rd edition, Wolfgang Metzner Publishing; 2023,
ISBN: 978-3-96117-133-0
Relocation: A Practical Guide – an indispensable guide for anyone working in this complex and fast changing area of law and practice
George, Rob / Judd, Frances / Garrido, Damian / Worwood, Anna
2013, Jordan Publishing, ISBN: 978 1 84661 504 7
A Practical Guide to International Family Law
Hodson, David
2008, Jordan Publishing, ISBN-10: 184661094X
Islam Sharia and ADR –Mechanisms for Legal Redress in the Muslim community
Keshavjee, Mohamed
2013, Publisher I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, ISBN: 9781848857322
Family Mediation in the New Family Justice System
Parkinson, Lisa
4rd edition, 2020,
ISBN 9781784734596
Family Mediation: Contemporary Issues
Maria Federica Moscati and Marian Roberts
Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional.
Parental Child Abduction: The Long-Term Effects
Freeman, Marilyn
2014
Parental Child
Abductions to Third
Countries
Freeman, Marilyn
European Union, 2024
Solve.
Leonardo D’Urso, Constantin-Adi Gavrila and Julia Radanova
2025
Research Handbook on International Child Abduction
The 1980 Hague Convention
Marilyn Freeman und Nicola Taylor
2023, ISBN: 978 1 80037 250 4, Edward Elgar Publishing
Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Cross-border parental child abduction in the European Union. Publications Office of the EU
EU Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department C
2015
Guide to Good Practice Child Abduction Convention: Part V – Mediation
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
2015
Available in 25 languages.
A Guide to International Family Mediation
International Social Services
2015
Internationales Familienrecht in der Praxis. Ein Leitfaden (in German only)
Niethammer-Jürgens, Kerstin / Erb-Klünemann, Martina
3., völlig überarbeitete Auflage 2022, 978-3-96117-113-2
Best Practice Guide on the Use of Mediation in Cross-border Disputes
Sustac, Zeno Daniel/ Walker, Jamie
2014
40 years of the Hague Convention on child abduction: legal and societal changes in the rights of a child
EU Parliament. IPOL Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs
November 2020; ISBN 978-92-846-7452-7
Conversations with Young People in Family Mediation
Parkinson, Lisa
2024, Bloomsbury Professional
Developing the Craft of Mediation – Reflections on Theory and Practice
Marian Roberts
2007, Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London, ISBN: 978 1 84310 323 3
Articles & Reports: Cross-border Family Mediation & International Family Law
Modellprojekt Mediation in internationalen Kindesentführungsverfahren
Brieger, Sabine
Zeitschrift für Kindschafts- und Jugendrecht, ZKJ Heft 11, 2014, S. 450-451
Compilation of Briefings of Workshops on “Recasting the Brussels II a Regulation
EU Directorate General for Internal Policies
Policy Department C: Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs
Report: Washington Declaration on Family Relocation
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) / International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (USA)
März 2010
Konfliktbeilegung in Ländern der Islamischen Welt. Von traditionellen Verfahren zum MiKK-Mediationsmodell
Khalaf-Newsome, Ischtar / Paul, Christoph C.
Spektrum der Mediation, Ausgabe 70, 2017, S.41-43
A Match Made in Europe. On the differences between German and English Family Law
Khalaf-Newsome, Ischtar / Dr. Niethammer-Jürgens, Kerstin
Family Law Journal (FLJ 91), November 2009, p.5-8.
Warum unterstützen Rechtsanwälte Mediation (nicht)? Eine qualitative Interviewstudie zur Mediation in internationalen Kindschaftskonflikten
Dr. Kriegel Schmidt, Katharina
Mediation Aktuell, 2016
An International Mediation: From Child Abduction to Property Distribution
Paul, Christoph C. / Walker, Jamie
American Journal of Family Law 3/2009, S. 167-173
An evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of mediation in case of international parental child abduction
Reunite/Trevor, Buck
June 2012, Reunite International Child Abduction Center, Mediation research Report
The Judges Newsletter On International Child Protection, Special Focus
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
Special Focus: The Child’s Voice – 15 Years Later; Volume XXII, Summer-Fall 2018
Report on the Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation in the Malta Process Context (Non-Hague) Muslim countries.
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
Embassy of Canada, The Hague, 4 March 2019
International Family Mediators
International Family Law September 2012, S. 266-267,
IFL 2012
Internationale Kindschaftskonflikte – Wenn das eigene Kind entführt wird
Khalaf-Newsome, Ischtar /Paul, C. Christoph
Die (Wirtschafts)Mediation 4/ 2015 , S.79-81
Current Status and Issues of Implementing the Hague Child Abduction Convention in Japan
Nagata, Mari
Japanese Yearbook of International Law
Vol. 63 (2020), pp. 212-233. International Law Association of Japan
The Role of Family Mediation in Matters of Parental Responsibility, in: Compilation of Briefings of Workshops on “Recasting the Brussels II a Regulation
Paul, Christoph C. / European Parliament
November 2016; p.17-28
A Case for Mediation: Family Mediation in International Child Custody Conflicts
Paul, Christoph C; Walker, Jamie
World Arbitration & Mediation Review (WAMR), Vol:1, No:4, 589-594, copyright JurisNet LLC (Huntington, New York, USA)
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Cross-Border Family Mediation
International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases
MiKK proudly presents the 3rd updated and expanded edition of Cross-Border Family Mediation – International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases, written for experienced mediators and all other professionals involved in cross-border family conflicts.
This invaluable reference book on international family mediation provides:
- the legal framework and specific characteristics of cross-border cases
- methodology and tools
- information on coordinating mediation with court proceedings
- case studies
- information sheets on mediation for parents, lawyers and judges
- sample mediation agreements and court orders
- a detailed look at international family mediation with parties from non-Hague Contracting States with a specific focus on Muslim countries
- information on handling bilingualism and interpreting in mediation
- insight into mediation styles within co-mediation settings
In addition to our CBFM handbook, we have prepared a brief bibliography on various topics concerning mediation in international family conflict. Some of the articles can be downloaded as .pdf files.