Multilateral Agreements
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REPOSITORY
OTHER INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
| DOCUMENT |
| The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption |
| DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE/SIGNATURE |
| Entered into force on May 1, 1995 |
| RATIFICATION/ACCEPTANCE/APPROVAL/ACCESSION/SUCCESSION |
| Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina, Burundi, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| HIGHLIGHTS ON RELEVANT ARTICLES |
| Articles: 1, 29, 32 |
| NOTES |
| Although it comes from an organisation which is external to the United Nations, the Hague Convention is inspired by two UN instruments. The United Nations Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally of 3 December 1986 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989. The Convention is not aimed at creating new rights for children, rather at establishing co-operation between States parties involved in international adoption. In accordance with present international law, the Convention applies to any child whose international adoption agreement was approved before he or she reaches the age of eighteen years (art. 3). |
