Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in the Field of Intercountry Adoption
The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in the Field of Intercountry Adoption of May 29, 1993 was adopted at the Hague Conference on Private International Law .
The aim of the Convention is to ensure that cross-border adoptions take place in the interests of the child and in compliance with his or her fundamental rights recognized under international law, and to prevent the kidnapping, sale and trafficking of children . This includes the consent of the mother and counseling of the child. The convention also contains the procedural requirements for international adoption and obliges the contracting states to designate a central authority to carry out the tasks assigned to them by the convention.
Germany ratified the agreement on November 22, 2001, and it entered into force on March 1, 2002.
The German law implementing the Hague Convention of May 29, 1993 on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in the Field of International Adoption came into force on January 1, 2002.
The Hague Convention of the Council of Europe - along with other social and legal developments - was taken into account by the Council of Europe for the revised version of November 27, 2008 ( CETS No. 202 ) of the European Convention on the Adoption of Children .
