The Hague Convention (Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)
Seminars on the Hague Convention
March 22, 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Central Authority of Japan) has been holding seminars on the Hague Convention in several parts of the world. The aim of these seminars is primarily to raise awareness of Japanese nationals living outside Japan about the seriousness of international parental child abduction and thereby prevent future removal of children across borders.
For each seminar, the Central Authority of Japan sent its official as a lecturer, who gave to the audience an overview of the 1980 Hague Convention and its procedure, and stressed the importance of having the other parent’s consent before going back to Japan with the child.


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