자녀인도의 강제집행과 실무 -일본 민사집행법 개정으로부터의 시사-

Abstract

In family-related cases, the nature of the dispute is complex and sensitive because most of the parties and interested parties are people with intimate relationships such as spouses, parents, their children, and relatives. Therefore, it takes a long time to mediate or judge such a dispute. In addition, after a judgment is confirmed, the execution needs to be carried out as quickly as possible to stabilize family relations, but in fact, the ultimate resolution is often delayed due to the ethical and emotional problems of the parties. In particular, the issue of compulsory execution of return of child is a very difficult issue in that, unlike execution targeting objects, it is not only execution targeting humans, but also child welfare must be considered in all processes. Since Korea recently joined the Hague International Child Abduction Convention, the issue of enforcement of the order to return the child was raised when the Korean Family Court ruled that the child who had been taken over to Korea should be returned to habitual residence. Korea enacted the International Child Abduction Act to implement this Convention, which does not provide any special provisions for the enforcement of the return of children. Therefore, the enforcement of return orders of child is governed by Korean domestic law, that is, the Civil Execution Act. However, There are no specific regulations on compulsory execution of return of child in current Korean domestic laws including Civil Execution Act. But, there is a guideline from the Supreme Court on the compulsory execution of surrendering custody of child, which stipulates that it is in accordance with the provisions of compulsory execution against movables. In addition, the guideline stipulates that execution cannot be performed when a child has a mental capacity and expresses a willingness to refuse execution. This guidelines apply equally to domestic child return cases and international cases under the Hague Convention. However, this guideline is not suitable for the enforcement of return cases for children, and above all, it is different from international child return cases based on the Hague Convention and domestic cases, surrendering custody of child. In other words, based on the special nature of the return case for children and the difference between international and domestic cases, it needs to be clearly and concretely regulated at the level of laws and regulations, not guidelines. This paper mainly examines the problems of domestic law regulations and theories on compulsory execution of surrendering custody of child. Regarding this issue, Japan recently revised the Civil Execution Act to enforce domestic child return cases. At the same time, the Hague Convention implementation law was also revised to comprehensively reorganize the rules for children. This paper analyzed in detail the compulsory enforcement regulations of child return under Japan's revised Civil Execution Act and reviewed the implications for the revision of Korean laws.