The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption is an international agreement, primarily concerned with child protection and creating international adoption regulation for the prevention of trafficking of children. More than seventy countries have already signed the Convention, and many more have expressed a desire to do so.
The United States has joined the Convention and made a firm commitment to aid in the achievement of its goals.
The agreement is a set of laws and legal procedures for adopting children from other member-countries, and seeks to protect the interests of all involved in the adoption process, particularly the child being adopted. The Convention aims to encourage intercountry adoption, and allow the different nations to create mutually beneficial rules for the process.
Each country that joins the Convention agrees to provide a source of reliable information on the adoption process to parents hoping to adopt abroad in the form of a Central Authority, open to the public. Any complaints you have regarding non-compliance with the rules of the Convention should be submitted to this authority and dealt with there.
The Hague Permanent Bureau website has more information on the Convention and its standards. It can be accessed here.
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