The protection of children’s rights constitutes the subject matter of various private international law instruments within both the international and the EU frameworks. The paper focuses on their relevant provisions regarding child abduction, which pose a number of problematic issues as to their interpretation and practical application. Against the existing background, future legislative developments are assessed with a view to proposing a provisional evaluation as to their effectiveness and actual improvement.

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自由，安全与正义的有利于儿童的领域：国际绑架儿童案件中的工作正在进行中

保护儿童权利是国际和欧盟框架内各种国际私法文书的主题。本文重点介绍了有关绑架儿童的相关规定，这些规定在解释和实际应用方面存在许多问题。在现有背景下，对未来的立法发展进行评估，以期就其有效性和实际改进提出临时评估。