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Supreme Court dismisses appeal from High Court, and affirms order that respondents return children to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Child abduction - request for return of children - the Hague Convention - Article 11 of Council Regulation 2201/2003 - Article 20 - removal of children by parents following concern by local authority about treatment - provisions in England for adoption of children of married parents - whether constitutional protection against provisions in Ireland - Articles 40-44 of the constitution - construction of Hague Convention - whether unlawful removal of children to Ireland conferred constitutional rights on parents - comity between courts - constitutional protection of family - proportionality.
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