In a decision published on December 19, 2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht, BGer) reaffirmed its established case law that a person who has custody of a child generally may not be convicted of child abduction. Exceptions exist when a change of the child’s residence severely violates their interests and thereby their right to …

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