CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CO-OPERATION IN RESPECT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION (Concluded 29 May 1993) (full text pdf file) The States signatory to the present Convention, Recognising that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or ...

CONVENTION ON THE LAW APPLICABLE TO TRUSTS AND ON THEIR RECOGNITION (Concluded 1 July 1985) (full text pdf file) The States signatory to the present Convention, Considering that the trust, as developed in courts of equity in common law jurisdictions ...

CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION (Concluded 25 October 1980) (full text pdf file) The States signatory to the present Convention, Firmly convinced that the interests of children are of paramount importance in matters relating to their ...

CONVENTION ON THE SERVICE ABROAD OF JUDICIAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENTS IN CIVIL OR COMMERCIAL MATTERS (Concluded 15 November 1965) (full text pdf file) The States signatory to the present Convention, Desiring to create appropriate means to ensure that judicial and ...

PROCEDURAL PROTOCOL FOR THE HANDLING OF RETURN APPLICATIONS UNDER THE 1980 HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION, MANITOBA COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH, FAMILY DIVISION(full taxt pdf file) Preamble 1) The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil ...

OUTLINE HAGUE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION CONVENTION(Full Text pdf File) The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption Introduction Intercountry adoption is a relatively recent phenomenon. It expanded slowly after World War ...

The Hague Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations( Full text pdf file) September 2008 Page 1 of 3 OUTLINE  Introduction The issues related to the marriage and divorce of couples whose lives are ...