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Accession of Kazakhstan to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction

Summary

The European Parliament approves a proposal to allow EU Member States to accept Kazakhstan's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention regarding international child abduction.
10 05.10.2016
Other
family
civil law
human rights
international agreement
international relations

Key points

  • The proposal seeks to allow EU Member States to accept Kazakhstan into an international agreement regarding child abduction.
  • The decision is based on the rules established within the Hague Convention itself.
  • The legal authority for the European Union to act in this matter is derived from specific articles of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
  • This agreement helps resolve legal disputes when a child is taken across borders during parental separations by ensuring courts in the child's home country make decisions.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision authorising certain Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Kazakhstan to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Accession of Kazakhstan to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction *
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