Tokens: The
Latvian
courts
’
superficial
,
hands
-
off
handling
of
the
child
’s
situation
was
rightly
criticised
by
the
Grand
Chamber
.
Having
on
the
one
hand
taken
into
consideration
the
psychologist
’s
report
presented
by
the
mother
for
the
purpose
of
having
execution
of
the
return
order
stayed
pending
the
appeal
,
but
having
on
the
other
hand
ignored
that
same
report
in
rendering
the
appeal
judgment
,
the
domestic
courts
not
only
contradicted
themselves
,
but
failed
to
consider
effectively
the
report
’s
conclusions
as
to
the
serious
risks
associated
with
the
child
’s
return
,
and
this
on
the
basis
of
the
wrongful
argument
that
the
psychologist
’s
report
could
not
serve
as
evidence
to
rule
out
the
child
’s
return[40
]
.
The
traumatising
manner
in
which
the
Riga
Regional
Court
’s
decision
was
executed
and
the
far
-
reaching
limitations
imposed
on
the
mother
’s
access
to
her
daughter
by
the
clearly
punitive
decision
of
the
Australian
family
court
were
additional
and
regrettable
consequences
of
the
Latvian
courts
’
inadequate
handling
of
the
case
,
which
failed
to
prepare
the
child
’s
physical
return
and
to
examine
whether
effective
safeguards
of
the
child
’s
rights
were
in
place
in
Australia
and
if
the
mother
was
in
a
position
to
maintain
contact
with
her
child
in
the
event
of
a
return
,
and
,
if
appropriate
,
to
make
such
a
return
contingent
upon
adequate
undertakings
,
stipulations
or
orders
with
a
view
to
not
hindering
or
significantly
restricting
the
mother
’s
contact
with
the
child[41
]
.
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