Determination of the Habitual Residence of a Child in Cross-Border Cases on Parental Responsibility and Child Protection Measures

The article examines the concept "habitual residence of a child" in cross-border cases regarding parental responsibility and child protection measures and its significance for Private International Law. The author highlights the problematic aspects of determining the "habitual residence of a child" of children displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine. The current state of legal regulation of the concept of habitual residence of a child following the legislation of Ukraine and international acts, specifically, the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention, has been analyzed. The legal position of the Supreme Court (Ukraine) on the procedure for determining the habitual residence of a child is considered.