NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

FACULTY OF LAW

THE HAGUE CONVENTIONS IN GREECE

8. Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Case Law of the Greek Courts

Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects

of International Child Abduction

Cases

By Requesting State

(Requested State: Greece)

1. Australia

1. One Member Court of Amaliada (Monomeles Protodikeio Amaliadas) Decision No. 248/2007 return refused

2. One Member Court of First Instance of Kos (Monomeles Protodikeio Ko) Decision No. 1157/2002 return granted

3. One Member Court of First Instance of Kos (Monomeles Protodikeio Κo) Decision No. 1201/2001 return granted

2. Canada

1. Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki (Efeteio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 998/1997 return refused

3. France

1. Court of Appeal of Athens (Efeteio Athinon) Decision No. 10107/2005 application for custody rights dismissed

4. Germany

1. Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) Decision No. 809/2000 return refused

2. Court of Appeal of Patras (Efeteio Patron) Decision No. 206/2005 return refused

3. Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki (Efeteio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 722/2003 return granted for one of the children

4. One Member Court of First Instance of Thessaloniki (Monomeles Protodikeio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 881/1995 return refused

5. Hungary

1. Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki (Efeteio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 1255/2005 deferral of decision

6. Italy

1. One Member Court of First Instance of Corfu (Monomeles Protodikeio Kerkyras) Decision No. 1087/2004 return refused

7. Netherlands

1. Court of Appeal of Patras (Efeteio Patron) Decision No. 708/2001 return refused

8. Sweden

1. Court of Appeal of Dodekanisa (Efeteio Dodekanisou) Decision No. 68/2005 return refused

2. Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki (Efeteio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 1587/1996 return granted for one of the children

9. Switzerland

1. One Member Court of First Instance of Athens (Monomeles Protodikeio Athinon) Decision No. 3413/2000 return granted

10. United Kingdom

1. Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) Decision No. 63/2001 return refused

2. Court of Appeal of Τhrace (Efeteio Thrakis) Decision No. 61/2001 return refused

3. One Member Court of First Instance of Athens (Monomeles Protodikeio Athinon) Decision No. 1362/1994 return granted

11. United States of America

1. Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) Decision No. 1003/1998 return refused

2. Court of Appeal of Larisa (Efeteio Larisas) Decision No. 613/2001

3. Court of Appeal of Τhessaloniki (Efeteio Thessalonikis) Decision No. 3662/1996 return refused

4. Court of Appeal of Corfu (Efeteio Kerkyras) Decision No. 135/1994

12. No Requesting State

1. Opinion by the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court (Eisaggeleas Areiou Pagou) No. 1/1999

Last Update: 29/10/2007