Being Hagued. How weaponising the Hague Convention harms women, family and domestic violence survivors
Centre for Justice Briefing Paper May 2022
Golan vs Saada (USA/Italy) Brief for Amici Curiae: Italian organisations advocating for victims of domestic violence in support of petitioner (26 January 2022)
Amici are 83 Italian organisations with extensive experience of providing services for victims of DV in Italy. They argue that, given the inadequacies in Italy’s response to DV, the ameliorative measures proposed in this case will not protect the child from grave risk.
Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases (June 2020)
Final Report. MoJ 2020
This report provides an understanding of how effectively the family courts identify and respond to allegations of domestic abuse and other serious offences, in private law proceedings. Recommendations are made in relation to both the processes and the outcomes for parents and children, focusing on the Children Act 1989 which requires the welfare of the child to be prioritised.