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Accession of Georgia and South Africa to the Hague Child Abduction Convention

Summary

The European Parliament approves allowing Luxembourg and Romania to accept Georgia and South Africa as parties to the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.
10 29.12.2017
Other
civil law
human rights
international relations

Key points

  • Authorization for Luxembourg and Romania to accept Georgia and South Africa into the Hague Convention.
  • The convention aims to resolve disputes regarding child custody and ensure the immediate return of abducted children.
  • The decision is made at the EU level because the Union holds exclusive authority in this legal field.
  • Acceptance will extend protection to children with links to Georgia and South Africa across nearly the entire EU.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Luxembourg and Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Georgia and South Africa to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Accession of Georgia and South Africa to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction *
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