Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children | |
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Signed | July, 15 1989 |
Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Effective | November 4, 1994 |
Condition | 2 ratifications |
Signatories | 13 |
Parties | 14 |
Depositary | General Secretariat of the Organization of American States |
Languages | English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish |
The Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children is a treaty of the Organization of American States and was adopted at Montevideo, Uruguay on July, 15 1989 at the Fourth Inter-American Specialized Conference On Private International Law. Its entry into force was November 4, 1994.[1]
The convention begins by broadly describing its intent in Article 1:
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The purpose of this Convention is to secure the prompt return of children habitually resident in one State Party who have been wrongfully removed from any State to a State Party or who, having been lawfully removed, have been wrongfully retained. This Convention further seeks to secure enforcement of visitation and custody rights of parties entitled to them.[2]
Over half of the 35 member states of the Organisation of American States are party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and over a third of the member states are also party to the Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children. When a state is party to both conventions, Article 34 of the Inter-American Convention assigns priority to the Inter-American Convention over the Hague Abduction Convention unless otherwise agreed upon between the states individually.[3]
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