Provisions on Child Abduction in Non-Hague Countries

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The Law Library of Congress is proud to present a new report, Provisions on Child Abduction in Non-Hague Countries.

This report covers laws on parental child abduction and the legal aid that may be available to parents of abducted children in 38 countries that have not signed the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The responses are organized by region of the world: East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. While in many countries no specific legislation or programs dealing with international abduction of children could be located, existing laws and general legal aid programs may be relevant.

Visit http://www.loc.gov/law/help/child-abduction/non-hague-countries.php to read the entire report.

Additionally, a companion report from our archived collection has been added to the Comprehensive Index of Legal Reports. This is a June 2004 report named "Hague Convention on International Child Abduction" and available at http://www.loc.gov/law/help/legal-reports.php#adoption.

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