By Diaz Reus attorneys in Johannesburg Odette Coetzee and Johan LeGrange.
In June 2024, Sandton, South Africa was the venue for The Hague Conference on Private International Laws (“HCCH”) inaugural forum focusing on “Domestic Violence and the Application of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention”. This event’s timing was notably significant, occurring shortly after the establishment of a new governmental regime in South Africa, thereby symbolizing a period of transition while addressing pivotal matters in the realm of child protection.
