Literature

We proudly present the new book Cross-Border Family Mediation – International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases, written for all the professionals involved in such conflicts and especially for mediators working in this field. The Authors: Eberhard Carl, Martina Erb-Klünemann, Mohamed M. Keshavjee, Sybille Kiesewetter, Kyra Nehls, Christoph C. Paul and Jamie Walker.

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We have prepared a brief bibliography on various topics concerning mediation in international child custody disputes. Some of the articles can be downloaded as pdf files.

Articles in German you find here: www.mikk-ev.de/deutsch/literaturhinweise/

1. Mediation and law – legal developments

Bucher, Andreas: The new Swiss Federal Act on International Child Abduction. In: Journal of Private International Law, 4 (2), 2008, S. 139-165, PDF file, 181 KB

Paul, Christoph C. / Kiesewetter, Sybille: “Cross-Border Mediation. Foreign and International Legal Provisions.” / Mediation über Grenzen. Ausländische und internationale Rechtsnormen. Online Publication, 2011. Frankfurt am Main: Wolfgang Metzner Verlag, retrievable at: https://www.vfst.de/apps/cbm/

2. Mediation in an intercultural context

Parkinson, Lisa: Family Mediation – Appropriate Dispute Resolution in a new family justice system. 2011, Jordan Publishing Limited: Bristol. ISBN: 978 1 84661 274 click here

Paul, Christoph C. / Kiesewetter, Sybille (eds.): Cross-Border Family Mediation – International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases. Frankfurt/Main: Wolfgang Metzner, 2011 click here

Roberts, Marian: Developing the Craft of Mediation – Reflections on Theory and Practice. 2007, Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London, ISBN: 978 1 84310 323 3

Roberts, Marian: Hearing both sides: structural safeguards for protecting fairness in family mediation. 2005, Mediation in practice. ISSN 1750-8452

3. Reports from practice and case studies

Paul, Christoph C. / Kaesler, Steffi: Mediation within the framework of a German-English child abduction. In: ADR bulletin 5/2007, S. 82-86. PDF-file

Paul, Christoph C.; Walker, Jamie: A Case for Mediation: Family Mediation in International Child Custody Conflicts. In: World Arbitration & Mediation Review (WAMR), Vol:1, No:4, 589-594, copyright JurisNet LLC (Huntington, New York, USA) PDF-Datei 5 MB

Paul, Christoph C. / Walker, Jamie: Family Mediation in International Child Custody Conflicts: The Role of the Consulting Attorneys. In: American Journal of Family Law 1/2008, S. 42-45, PDF file, 1,8 MB

Paul, Christoph C. / Walker, Jamie: An International Mediation: From Child Abduction to Property Distribution. In: American Journal of Family Law 3/2009, S. 167-173, PDF file, 2,37 MB

As an overview we would like to recommend the following book in German:

Paul, Christoph C. / Kiesewetter, Sybille (Hrsg.): Mediation bei internationalen Kindschaftskonflikten. 2009, München: Beck-Verlag: Autoren: Sonia Alles, Eberhard Carl, Denise Carter, Sybille Kiesewetter, Martina Erb-Klünemann, Magdalena Kleim, Katharina Kriegel, Kyra Nehls, Christoph C. Paul, Liane Schmiedel, Hansjörg Schwartz, Jamie Walker