convent jurisdict applic law recognit enforc cooper respect parent respons measur protect children conclud octob state signatori present convent improv protect children intern situat wish avoid conflict legal system respect jurisdict applic law recognit enforc measur protect children recal import intern cooper protect children confirm interest child primari consider note convent octob power author law applic respect protect minor revis desir establish common provis effect take account unit nation convent right child novemb agre provis chapter scope convent articl object present convent determin state author jurisdict measur direct protect person properti child determin law appli author exercis jurisdict determin law applic parent respons provid recognit enforc measur protect contract state establish cooper author contract state order achiev purpos convent purpos convent term quot parent respons quot includ parent author analog relationship author determin right power respons parent guardian legal repres relat person properti child articl convent appli children moment birth reach ag year articl measur refer articl deal attribut exercis termin restrict parent respons deleg right custodi includ right relat care person child determin child place resid right access includ child limit period time place child habitu resid guardianship curatorship analog institut design function person bodi charg child person properti repres assist child placement child foster famili institut care provis care quot kafala quot analog institut supervis public author care child person charg child administr conserv dispos child properti articl convent appli establish contest parent child relationship decis adopt measur preparatori adopt annul revoc adopt forenam child emancip mainten oblig trust success social secur public measur gener natur matter educ health measur result penal offenc commit children decis asylum immigr chapter ii jurisdict articl judici administr author contract state habitu resid child jurisdict measur direct protect child person properti subject articl case chang child habitu resid contract state author state habitu resid jurisdict articl refuge children children due disturb occur countri internation displac author contract state territori children present result displac jurisdict provid articl provis preced paragraph appli children habitu resid establish articl case wrong remov retent child author contract state child habitu resid immedi remov retent jurisdict child acquir habitu resid state person institut bodi right custodi acquiesc remov retent child resid state period year person institut bodi right custodi knowledg whereabout child request return lodg period pend child settl environ remov retent child consid wrong breach right custodi attribut person institut bodi jointli law state child habitu resid immedi remov retent time remov retent right exercis jointli exercis remov retent right custodi mention subparagraph aris oper law reason judici administr decis reason agreement legal effect law state long author mention paragraph jurisdict author contract state child remov retain urgent measur articl protect person properti child articl except author contract state jurisdict articl articl consid author contract state case assess interest child request author directli assist central author state assum jurisdict measur protect consid suspend consider case invit parti introduc request author state contract state author address provid preced paragraph state child nation state properti child locat state author seis applic divorc legal separ child parent annul marriag state child substanti connect author concern proce exchang view author address provid paragraph assum jurisdict place author jurisdict articl articl consid child interest articl author contract state refer articl case assess child interest request compet author contract state habitu resid child directli assist central author state authoris exercis jurisdict measur protect invit parti introduc request author contract state habitu resid child author concern proce exchang view author initi request exercis jurisdict place author contract state habitu resid child author accept request articl prejudic articl author contract state exercis jurisdict decid applic divorc legal separ parent child habitu resid contract state annul marriag law state measur direct protect person properti child time commenc proceed parent habitu resid state parent respons relat child jurisdict author measur accept parent person parent respons relat child interest child jurisdict provid paragraph measur protect child ceas decis allow refus applic divorc legal separ annul marriag final proceed end reason articl case urgenc author contract state territori child properti belong child present jurisdict measur protect measur preced paragraph regard child habitu resid contract state laps author jurisdict articl measur requir situat measur paragraph regard child habitu resid contract state laps contract state measur requir situat author state recognis contract state question articl subject articl author contract state territori child properti belong child present jurisdict measur provision charact protect person properti child territori effect limit state question measur incompat measur author jurisdict articl measur preced paragraph regard child habitu resid contract state laps author jurisdict articl decis respect measur protect requir situat measur paragraph regard child habitu resid contract state laps contract state measur measur requir situat author state recognis contract state question articl author contract state jurisdict articl measur protect person properti child abstain exercis jurisdict time commenc proceed measur request author contract state jurisdict articl time request consider provis preced paragraph appli author request measur initi introduc declin jurisdict articl measur applic articl remain forc term chang circumst elimin basi jurisdict found long author jurisdict convent modifi replac termin measur chapter iii applic law articl exercis jurisdict provis chapter ii author contract state appli law protect person properti child requir exception appli consider law state situat substanti connect child habitu resid contract state law state govern time chang condit applic measur state habitu resid articl attribut extinct parent respons oper law intervent judici administr author govern law state habitu resid child attribut extinct parent respons agreement unilater act intervent judici administr author govern law state child habitu resid time agreement unilater act take effect parent respons exist law state child habitu resid subsist chang habitu resid state child habitu resid attribut parent respons oper law person respons govern law state habitu resid articl exercis parent respons govern law state child habitu resid child habitu resid govern law state habitu resid articl parent respons refer articl termin condit exercis modifi measur convent articl valid transact enter parti person entitl act child legal repres law state transact conclud contest parti held liabl sole ground person entitl act child legal repres law design provis chapter parti knew parent respons govern law preced paragraph appli transact enter person present territori state articl provis chapter appli law design law contract state articl chapter term quot law quot mean law forc state choic law rule law applic articl contract state choic law rule state design law contract state appli law law state appli contract state appli law applic law design articl articl applic law design provis chapter refus applic manifestli contrari public polici take account interest child chapter iv recognit enforc articl measur author contract state recognis oper law contract state recognit refus measur author jurisdict base ground provid chapter ii measur case urgenc context judici administr proceed child provid opportun heard violat fundament principl procedur request state request person claim measur infring parent respons measur case urgenc person opportun heard recognit manifestli contrari public polici request state take account interest child measur incompat measur contract state habitu resid child measur fulfil requir recognit request state procedur provid articl compli articl prejudic articl interest person request compet author contract state decid recognit recognit measur contract state procedur govern law request state articl author request state bound find fact author state measur base jurisdict articl measur contract state enforc requir enforc contract state request interest parti declar enforc regist purpos enforc state procedur provid law state contract state appli declar enforc registr simpl rapid procedur declar enforc registr refus reason set articl articl prejudic review applic preced articl review merit measur articl measur contract state declar enforc regist purpos enforc contract state enforc state author state enforc take place accord law request state extent provid law take consider interest child chapter cooper articl contract state design central author discharg duti impos convent author feder state state system law state autonom territori unit free appoint central author territori person extent function state appoint central author design central author commun address transmiss central author state articl central author cooper promot cooper compet author state achiev purpos convent connect applic convent step provid inform law servic state relat protect children articl central author contract state directli public author bodi step facilit commun offer assist provid articl chapter facilit mediat concili similar mean agre solut protect person properti child situat convent appli provid request compet author contract state assist discov whereabout child appear child present protect territori request state articl request made support reason central author compet author contract state child substanti connect central author contract state child habitu resid present directli public author bodi provid report situat child request compet author state measur protect person properti child articl author jurisdict articl contempl placement child foster famili institut care provis care quot kafala quot analog institut placement provis care place contract state consult central author compet author state effect transmit report child reason propos placement provis care decis placement provis care made request state central author compet author request state consent placement provis care take account child interest articl measur protect contempl compet author convent situat child requir request author contract state inform relev protect child commun inform contract state declar request paragraph commun author central author articl compet author contract state request author contract state assist implement measur protect convent secur effect exercis right access maintain direct contact regular basi author contract state child habitu resid request parent resid state seek obtain maintain access child gather inform evid make find suitabl parent exercis access condit access exercis author exercis jurisdict articl determin applic access child admit inform evid find reach decis author jurisdict articl decid access adjourn proceed pend outcom request made paragraph applic restrict termin access right grant state child habitu resid articl prevent author jurisdict articl take provision measur pend outcom request made paragraph articl case child expos danger compet author contract state measur protect child consider inform child resid chang child present state inform author state danger involv measur consider articl author request transmit inform chapter opinion place child person properti danger constitut threat liberti life member child famili articl prejudic possibl impos reason charg provis servic central author public author contract state bear cost appli provis chapter contract state enter agreement contract state alloc charg articl contract state enter agreement contract state view improv applic chapter mutual relat state conclud agreement transmit copi depositari convent chapter vi gener provis articl author contract state child habitu resid contract state measur protect deliv person parent respons person entrust protect child person properti request certif indic capac person entitl act power confer capac power certif presum vest person absenc proof contrari contract state design author compet draw certif articl person data gather transmit convent purpos gather transmit articl author inform transmit ensur confidenti accord law state articl document forward deliv convent exempt legalis analog formal articl contract state design author request articl address articl design refer articl commun perman bureau hagu confer privat intern law declar refer articl made depositari convent articl contract state system law set rule law appli protect child properti bound appli rule convent conflict sole system set rule law articl relat state system law set rule law regard matter dealt convent appli territori unit refer habitu resid state constru refer habitu resid territori unit refer presenc child state constru refer presenc territori unit refer locat properti child state constru refer locat properti child territori unit refer state child nation constru refer territori unit design law state absenc relev rule territori unit child closest connect refer state author seis applic divorc legal separ child parent annul marriag constru refer territori unit author seis applic refer state child substanti connect constru refer territori unit child connect refer state child remov retain constru refer relev territori unit child remov retain refer bodi author state central author constru refer authoris act relev territori unit refer law procedur author state measur constru refer law procedur author territori unit measur refer law procedur author request state constru refer law procedur author territori unit recognit enforc sought articl purpos identifi applic law chapter iii relat state compris territori unit system law set rule law respect matter cover convent rule appli rule forc state identifi territori unit law applic law unit appli absenc rule law relev territori unit defin articl appli articl purpos identifi applic law chapter iii relat state system law set rule law applic categori person respect matter cover convent rule appli rule forc state identifi law appli law appli absenc rule law system set rule law child closest connect appli articl convent affect applic convent octob civil aspect intern child abduct parti convent preclud provis convent invok purpos obtain return child wrongfulli remov retain organis access right articl relat contract state convent replac convent octob power author law applic respect protect minor convent govern guardianship minor sign hagu june prejudic recognit measur convent octob mention articl convent affect intern instrument contract state parti provis matter govern convent contrari declar made state parti instrument convent affect possibl contract state conclud agreement respect children habitu resid state parti agreement provis matter govern convent agreement conclud contract state matter scope convent affect relationship state contract state applic provis convent preced paragraph appli uniform law base special ti region natur state concern articl convent appli measur state convent enter forc state convent appli recognit enforc measur entri forc state measur request state articl commun central author author contract state origin languag accompani translat offici languag offici languag state feasibl translat french english contract state make reserv accord articl object french english articl contract state accord articl reserv jurisdict author measur direct protect properti child situat territori reserv recognis parent respons measur incompat measur author relat properti reserv restrict categori properti articl secretari gener hagu confer privat intern law regular interv convok special commiss order review practic oper convent chapter vii final claus articl convent open signatur state member hagu confer privat intern law time eighteenth session ratifi accept approv instrument ratif accept approv deposit ministri foreign affair kingdom netherland depositari convent articl state acced convent enter forc accord articl paragraph instrument access deposit depositari access effect relat acced state contract state rais object access month receipt notif refer articl object rais state time ratifi accept approv convent access object notifi depositari articl state territori unit system law applic relat matter dealt convent time signatur ratif accept approv access declar convent extend territori unit modifi declar submit declar time declar notifi depositari state expressli territori unit convent appli state make declar articl convent extend territori unit state articl state time ratif accept approv access time make declar term articl make reserv provid articl articl reserv permit state time withdraw reserv made withdraw notifi depositari reserv ceas effect dai calendar month notif refer preced paragraph articl convent enter forc dai month expir month deposit instrument ratif accept approv refer articl convent enter forc state ratifi accept approv subsequ dai month expir month deposit instrument ratif accept approv access state acced dai month expir month expir period month provid articl territori unit convent extend conform articl dai month expir month notif refer articl articl state parti convent denounc notif write address depositari denunci limit territori unit convent appli denunci take effect dai month expir month notif receiv depositari longer period denunci effect notif denunci take effect expir longer period articl depositari notifi state member hagu confer privat intern law state acced accord articl signatur ratif accept approv refer articl access object rais access refer articl date convent enter forc accord articl declar refer articl articl agreement refer articl reserv refer articl articl withdraw refer articl denunci refer articl wit whereof undersign duli authoris thereto sign convent hagu dai octob english french languag text equal authent singl copi deposit archiv govern kingdom netherland certifi copi diplomat channel state member hagu confer privat intern law date eighteenth session