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Adoption Section. The Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (HCCH 1993 Adoption Convention) protects children and their families against the risks of illegal, irregular, premature or ill-prepared adoptions abroad.
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No 1 of December 2019 - Conclusions and Recommendations from...
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Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of...
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The English, French and Spanish versions of the Guide were...
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Explanatory Report on the 1993 HCCH Intercountry Adoption...
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International adoption (also referred to as intercountry adoption or transnational adoption) is a type of adoption in which an individual or couple residing in one country becomes the legal and permanent parent (s) of a child who is a national of another country.
26 cze 2015 · UNICEF supports intercountry adoption, when pursued in conformity with the standards and principles of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of intercountry Adoptions – currently ratified by 95 countries.
For individuals who live in the U.S. and hope to adopt a child in their extended family overseas, Holt offers international relative adoption in Haiti, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam! Learn more about relative adoption
Coram IAC – Intercountry Adoption Centre is the UK’s only dedicated international adoption agency. We have helped match families with children abroad since 1997.
Nigel Cantwell has been working on issues related to the protection of children’s rights in intercountry adoption for over 25 years. As founder of Defence for Children International (DCI) and coordinator of the group of
The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Convention) is an international agreement to safeguard intercountry adoptions. Concluded on May 29, 1993 in The Hague, the Netherlands, the Convention establishes international standards of practices for intercountry adoptions.
