The application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention in the Republic of Serbia

This paper deals with the application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention in the Republic of Serbia, according to the available data. In that regard, the authors analyze the challenges which have occurred so far. Likewise, the authors analyze the significance of the Convention in terms of profound changes of the Serbian Private International Law system resulting from the ratification of the 1996 Child Protection Convention. At the same time, the authors give comments and recommendations aimed at improvement of the national judicial practice, but they also summarize the inseparable liaison between lege artis application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention and Art. 8 of the ECHR.