The Hague Convention is a series of international treaties and agreements that establish standardized legal procedures and rules for various international legal matters.

 

One of the most well-known is the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, aimed at providing a process to return children internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another. Another significant treaty is the Hague Apostille Convention, which simplifies the authentication of documents to be recognized across member countries, facilitating international business, legal, and personal document exchange.

The following are the countries that are a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

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Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China (Hong Kong), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela.