Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August 17, 1999, 1998 (Felix Blondin v. Marthe Dubois)

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

This case presents issues of first impression regarding the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89 (the “Hague Convention” or “Convention”); 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601

et seq.

(domestic implementing legislation).