Psychological Assessment and International Law: Cross-border Relocations and Abduction of Children

Globalisation has produced a new world order of profound socio-economic transformations that have caused dramatic changes, unprecedented in history, and together with the women's revolution they have introduced new challenges for the model of family and society. Divorce between spouses of different nationalities has significantly increased the number of international relocations of children - with or without abduction-, affecting both the judicial decision-making regarding the care and custody, as well as the forensic psychological evaluations. The objective of this article is to reflect upon the task of the expert forensic psychologist in cases of international transfers or child abduction that will help to deepen our understanding of these cases, for which it is necessary to understand the current legislative framework, among other issues.