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Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Prompt return of children wrongfully removed across borders.

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Concluded
25 Oct 1980
In force
1 Dec 1983
Parties
0
Instrument
Treaty
How do we know? Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.

Hague Conference on Private International Law published this; the platform retrieved it 9 November 2026. Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.

Source

Source
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Licence
Public depositary record
Retrieved
9 November 2026

Version

Status
Active
Valid from
1 December 1983
Reviewed
Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.

Authority

Record type
Treaty
Domains
treaties, family, child-safety, divorce

Where this comes from

Licence
Public depositary record
Retrieved
9 Nov 2026
Reviewed
Unreviewed