Hague Convention on Protection of Children
After recognizing and acknowledging the many challenges involved with international adoption, the Hague Conference on Private International Law implemented the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This was put into effect on May 1, 1995. The purpose was to avoid the possible abuse and exploitation of children involved in international adoptions and to assure that laws were maintained during adoption and to establish cooperation in the states parties involved in the adoption.
The major objectives of the Convention are:
- To establish safeguards to ensure that the child’s fundamental rights according to international law were no infringed on and to acknowledge that the adoption was in fact in the “best interest of the child”.
- To determine that these safeguards were maintained between the contracting states involved and the co-operation between them was evident to avoid the possibility of the abduction, sale of, abuse or trafficking of children.
- To ensure to each state involved that the adoption was made according to laws set forth by the Convention.
As of this date, 46 countries have become part of this Convention, with several more in the process of being signatories to the Convention and awaiting final steps to make it complete.
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