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Accession of the Dominican Republic to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction

Summary

This proposal authorizes several EU Member States to accept the Dominican Republic's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, ensuring better legal protection and cooperation for children.
10 22.02.2019
Other
civil law
human rights
international relations

Key points

  • Authorization is sought for several EU Member States to recognize the Dominican Republic as a party to an international child protection treaty.
  • The convention aims to prevent the exploitation of legal differences between countries during parental separations or divorces.
  • The treaty establishes specific rules for which courts are competent to handle custody cases.
  • The decision-making process is governed by European Union treaties because the EU has exclusive authority in this field.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania and the United Kingdom to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of the Dominican Republic to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Accession of the Dominican Republic to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction *
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