PIL Conventions to Which the U.S. is a Party
· Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980)www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=24
· Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993)www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=69
PIL Conventions for Which U.S. Signature/Ratification/Accession is Under Consideration
· Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996)www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=70
Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults (2000) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=71
· Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007)www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=131
Other PIL Conventions
· Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance of Obligations (1973) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=85
· Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (1973) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=86
· Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations (1989) http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties/b-54.html
Other PIL Resources
· 42 U.S.C. 659A (Section 371 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, 1996) (statutory authority regarding bilateral child support arrangements)
http://uscode.house.gov/
HHS Office of Child Support Enforcement website (for complete list of bilateral child support arrangements) http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse
· Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2009) http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/maint2009concl_e.pdf
· Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (2010) http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/adop2010concl_e.pdf
· Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (First session, 2011) http://www.hcch.net/upload/concl28sc6_e.pdf
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (Second session, 2012) http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/abduct2012concl_e.pdf
Work in Progress
Hague Conference on Private International Law - Working Group to develop a Guide to Good Practice on the interpretation and application of Article 13(1) b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
Hague Conference on Private International Law - Experts’ Group to carry out exploratory research on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of international child disputes
