28: Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Entry into force: 1-XII-1983
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Last update:
14-XI-2022
Number of Contracting Parties to this Convention: 103
The expression “Contracting Party” covers both cases in which the Convention has, and cases in which the Convention has not yet, entered into force for that Party following the deposit of its instrument of ratification, accession, acceptance or approval (see column EIF in the chart).
Contracting Parties and Signatories to this Convention that are also Members of the HCCH (i.e., the Organisation) are in bold; Contracting Parties and Signatories that are not Members of the HCCH are in italics.
| Contracting Party | S 1 | R/A/S2 | Type3 | EIF4 | EXT5 | Auth6 | Res/D/N/DC7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 4-V-2007 | A* | 1-VIII-2007 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Andorra | 6-IV-2011 | A* | 1-VII-2011 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Argentina | 28-I-1991 | 19-III-1991 | R | 1-VI-1991 | 1 | D | |
| Armenia | 1-III-2007 | A* | 1-VI-2007 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Australia | 29-X-1986 | 29-X-1986 | R | 1-I-1987 | 1 | D | |
| Austria | 12-V-1987 | 14-VII-1988 | R | 1-X-1988 | 1 | D | |
| Bahamas | 1-X-1993 | A* | 1-I-1994 | 1 | |||
| Barbados | 11-VII-2019 | A* | 1-X-2019 | 1 | |||
| Belarus | 12-I-1998 | A* | 1-IV-1998 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Belgium | 11-I-1982 | 9-II-1999 | R | 1-V-1999 | 1 | ||
| Belize | 22-VI-1989 | A* | 1-IX-1989 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13-VII-2016 | A* | 1-X-2016 | 1 | D,Res 24,26 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23-VIII-1993 | Su | 6-III-1992 | 1 | |||
| Botswana | 14-XI-2022 | A* | 1-II-2023 | 1 | |||
| Brazil | 19-X-1999 | A* | 1-I-2000 | 1 | Res 24 | ||
| Bulgaria | 20-V-2003 | A* | 1-VIII-2003 | 1 | Res 26,42 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 25-V-1992 | A* | 1-VIII-1992 | 1 | |||
| Cabo Verde | 4-X-2022 | A* | 1-I-2023 | 1 | |||
| Canada | 25-X-1980 | 2-VI-1983 | R | 1-XII-1983 | 13 | 1 | D,Res 6,26,40,42 |
| Chile | 23-II-1994 | A* | 1-V-1994 | 1 | D 3 | ||
| China | C | 2 | D,N 26 | ||||
| Colombia | 13-XII-1995 | A* | 1-III-1996 | 1 | |||
| Costa Rica | 9-XI-1998 | A* | 1-II-1999 | 1 | |||
| Croatia | 23-IV-1993 | Su | 1-XII-1991 | 1 | |||
| Cuba | 12-IX-2018 | A* | 1-XII-2018 | 1 | |||
| Cyprus | 4-XI-1994 | A* | 1-II-1995 | 1 | |||
| Czech Republic | 28-XII-1992 | 15-XII-1997 | R | 1-III-1998 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Denmark | 17-IV-1991 | 17-IV-1991 | R | 1-VII-1991 | 1 | 1 | D,Res 6,24,26,39,42 |
| Dominican Republic | 11-VIII-2004 | A* | 1-XI-2004 | 1 | |||
| Ecuador | 22-I-1992 | A* | 1-IV-1992 | 1 | |||
| El Salvador | 5-II-2001 | A* | 1-V-2001 | 1 | D,Res 3,26 | ||
| Estonia | 18-IV-2001 | A* | 1-VII-2001 | 1 | D,Res 24,26 | ||
| Fiji | 16-III-1999 | A* | 1-VI-1999 | 1 | |||
| Finland | 25-V-1994 | 25-V-1994 | R | 1-VIII-1994 | 1 | D,Res 24,26 | |
| France | 25-X-1980 | 16-IX-1982 | R | 1-XII-1983 | 1 | Res,D 24,26,39 | |
| Gabon | 6-XII-2010 | A* | 1-III-2011 | ||||
| Georgia | 24-VII-1997 | A* | 1-X-1997 | 1 | |||
| Germany | 9-IX-1987 | 27-IX-1990 | R | 1-XII-1990 | 1 | D,Res 24,26 | |
| Greece | 25-X-1980 | 19-III-1993 | R | 1-VI-1993 | 1 | Res 24,26 | |
| Guatemala | 6-II-2002 | A* | 1-V-2002 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Guinea | 7-XI-2011 | A* | 1-II-2012 | 1 | |||
| Guyana | 5-II-2019 | A* | 1-V-2019 | 1 | |||
| Honduras | 20-XII-1993 | A* | 1-III-1994 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Hungary | 7-IV-1986 | A* | 1-VII-1986 | 1 | |||
| Iceland | 14-VIII-1996 | A* | 1-XI-1996 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Iraq | 21-III-2014 | A* | 1-VI-2014 | ||||
| Ireland | 23-V-1990 | 16-VII-1991 | R | 1-X-1991 | 1 | ||
| Israel | 4-IX-1991 | 4-IX-1991 | R | 1-XII-1991 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Italy | 2-III-1987 | 22-II-1995 | R | 1-V-1995 | 1 | ||
| Jamaica | 24-II-2017 | A* | 1-V-2017 | 1 | Res 26, 42 | ||
| Japan | 24-I-2014 | 24-I-2014 | R | 1-IV-2014 | 1 | Res 24,26 | |
| Kazakhstan | 3-VI-2013 | A* | 1-IX-2013 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Latvia | 15-XI-2001 | A* | 1-II-2002 | 1 | D,Res 24 | ||
| Lesotho | 18-VI-2012 | A* | 1-IX-2012 | 1 | |||
| Lithuania | 5-VI-2002 | A* | 1-IX-2002 | 1 | D,Res 24,26 | ||
| Luxembourg | 18-XII-1984 | 8-X-1986 | R | 1-I-1987 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Malta | 26-X-1999 | A* | 1-I-2000 | 1 | |||
| Mauritius | 23-III-1993 | A* | 1-VI-1993 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Mexico | 20-VI-1991 | A* | 1-IX-1991 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 12-XI-1992 | A* | 1-II-1993 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Montenegro | 1-III-2007 | Su | 3-VI-2006 | 1 | |||
| Morocco | 9-III-2010 | A* | 1-VI-2010 | 1 | |||
| Netherlands | 11-IX-1987 | 12-VI-1990 | R | 1-IX-1990 | 2 | 1 | D,Res 26 |
| New Zealand | 31-V-1991 | A* | 1-VIII-1991 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Nicaragua | 14-XII-2000 | A* | 1-III-2001 | 1 | |||
| North Macedonia | 20-IX-1993 | Su | 1-XII-1991 | 1 | |||
| Norway | 9-I-1989 | 9-I-1989 | R | 1-IV-1989 | 1 | Res 24,26 | |
| Pakistan | 22-XII-2016 | A* | 1-III-2017 | 1 | Res 24, 26 | ||
| Panama | 2-II-1994 | A* | 1-V-1994 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Paraguay | 13-V-1998 | A* | 1-VIII-1998 | 1 | |||
| Peru | 28-V-2001 | A* | 1-VIII-2001 | 1 | |||
| Philippines | 16-III-2016 | A* | 1-VI-2016 | 1 | D | ||
| Poland | 10-VIII-1992 | A* | 1-XI-1992 | 1 | D,Res 26 | ||
| Portugal | 22-VI-1982 | 29-IX-1983 | R | 1-XII-1983 | 1 | D | |
| Republic of Korea | 13-XII-2012 | A* | 1-III-2013 | 1 | D,Res 24,26,42 | ||
| Republic of Moldova | 10-IV-1998 | A* | 1-VII-1998 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Romania | 20-XI-1992 | A* | 1-II-1993 | 1 | D | ||
| Russian Federation | 28-VII-2011 | A* | 1-X-2011 | 1 | D,Res 26, 45 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31-V-1994 | A* | 1-VIII-1994 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| San Marino | 14-XII-2006 | A* | 1-III-2007 | 1 | D 26 | ||
| Serbia | 29-IV-2001 | Su | 27-IV-1992 | 1 | |||
| Seychelles | 27-V-2008 | A* | 1-VIII-2008 | 1 | |||
| Singapore | 28-XII-2010 | A* | 1-III-2011 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Slovakia | 28-XII-1992 | 7-XI-2000 | R | 1-II-2001 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Slovenia | 22-III-1994 | A* | 1-VI-1994 | 1 | |||
| South Africa | 8-VII-1997 | A* | 1-X-1997 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Spain | 7-II-1986 | 16-VI-1987 | R | 1-IX-1987 | 1 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 28-IX-2001 | A* | 1-XII-2001 | 1 | Res 24,26 | ||
| Sweden | 22-III-1989 | 22-III-1989 | R | 1-VI-1989 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Switzerland | 25-X-1980 | 11-X-1983 | R | 1-I-1984 | 1 | ||
| Thailand | 14-VIII-2002 | A* | 1-XI-2002 | 1 | Res 24 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7-VI-2000 | A* | 1-IX-2000 | 1 | |||
| Tunisia | 10-VII-2017 | A* | 1-X-2017 | 1 | Res 24, 26 | ||
| Türkiye | 21-I-1998 | 31-V-2000 | R | 1-VIII-2000 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Turkmenistan | 29-XII-1997 | A* | 1-III-1998 | 1 | |||
| Ukraine | 2-VI-2006 | A* | 1-IX-2006 | 1 | D | ||
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19-XI-1984 | 20-V-1986 | R | 1-VIII-1986 | 7 | 1 | N,Res 26,39 |
| United States of America | 23-XII-1981 | 29-IV-1988 | R | 1-VII-1988 | 1 | Res 24,26 | |
| Uruguay | 16-XI-1999 | A* | 1-II-2000 | 1 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 31-V-1999 | A* | 1-VIII-1999 | 1 | Res 26 | ||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 16-X-1996 | 16-X-1996 | R | 1-I-1997 | 1 | Res 26 | |
| Zambia | 26-VIII-2014 | A* | 1-XI-2014 | 1 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 4-IV-1995 | A* | 1-VII-1995 | 1 | Res 26 |
1) S = Signature
2) R/A/Su = Ratification, Accession or Succession
3) Type = R: Ratification;
A: Accession;
A*: Accession giving rise to an acceptance procedure; click on A* for details of acceptances of the accession;
AEU: Accession by the European Union
AEU*: State bound as a result of the accession by the European Union
A**: Objection
C: Continuation;
Su: Succession;
Den: Denunciation;
5) EXT = Extensions of application
6) Authorities per Convention = Designation of Authorities
7) Res/D/N/DC = Reservations, declarations, notifications or depositary communications