Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
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Organization of American States treaty
international treaty
multilateral treaty
regional human rights instrument
The Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that establishes legal mechanisms for promptly returning wrongfully removed or retained children across international borders in the Americas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Organization of American States treaty
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ regional human rights instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Montevideo, Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1989-07-15 ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent | international child abduction within the Americas ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect | the best interests of the child in cross-border abduction situations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Inter-American Convention on the Return of Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | children under a specified age ⓘ |
| bindingOn | states that have ratified or acceded to the convention ⓘ |
| category |
OAS family law treaty
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child protection treaty ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | cooperation between Central Authorities and national courts ⓘ |
| establishes |
mechanisms for the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children
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obligations of contracting states to cooperate in locating and returning children ⓘ |
| field | private international law ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope | member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | international public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | public international law ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
to protect rights of custody and access under the law of one contracting state in the territory of another contracting state
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to secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any contracting state ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureBy | member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| partOf | Inter-American system of human rights instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotes |
international cooperation in child protection matters
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respect for custody and access rights across borders ⓘ |
| protects |
rights of children wrongfully removed or retained across international borders
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rights of parents and legal guardians regarding custody and access ⓘ |
| providesFor |
administrative cooperation between Central Authorities
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expeditious processing of return applications ⓘ judicial procedures for the return of children ⓘ limited exceptions to the obligation to return a child ⓘ |
| region | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | designation of a Central Authority by each contracting state ⓘ |
| shortName | Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
international child abduction
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international family law ⓘ wrongful removal of children ⓘ wrongful retention of children ⓘ |
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