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Legal Instruments

Global Instruments

Hague Conventions

1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

1996 Hague Child Protection Convention

Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Child

Other Global Instruments

Other

United Nations Instruments

United Nations Convention on of 20 November 1989 the Rights of the Child

1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

Regional Instruments

THE AMERICAS - Organisation of American States Instruments

Inter-American Convention

Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children, Montevideo 15 July 1989

Other Regional Instruments

EUROPE - European Union Instruments

Brussels IIa Regulation

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000

Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters

Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters [OJ L 174 of 27.6.2001]

EUROPE - Council of Europe Instruments

European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children

1980 European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children

European Convention on contact concerning Children

European Convention of 15 May 2003 on contact concerning Children

Bilateral Arrangements

Algeria

Algeria - France

Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire Relatives aux Enfants issues de Couples Mixtes Séparés Franco-Algérienne (1988) [Français]

Australia

Australia - Egypt

Agreement between the Governement of Australia and the Governement of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding Cooperation on Protection the Welfare of Children (2000) [English] [Arabic]

Australia - Lebanon

Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Lebanon regarding cooperation on protecting the welfare of children (2009) [English] [Arabic]

Belgium

Belgium - Morocco

Protocole d'accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Belgo-Marocaine en Matière Civile (1981) [French]

Belgium - Tunisia

Protocole d'accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Tunisio-Belge en Matière Civile (1982) [French]

Canada

Canada - Egypt

Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding Cooperation on Consular Elements of Family Matters (1997) [Arabic] [English] [French] 

Canada - Lebanon

Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Lebanese Republic regarding Cooperation on Consular Matters of a Humanitarian Nature (2000) [English] [French]

Egypt

Egypt - Australia

Agreement between the Governement of Australia and the Governement of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding Cooperation on Protection the Welfare of Children (2000) [English] [Arabic]

Egypt - Canada

Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding Cooperation on Consular Elements of Family Matters (1997) [English] [French] [Arabic]

Egypt - France

Convention entre la République Française et la République Arabe d'Egypte sur la Coopération Judiciaire en Matière Civile, y compris le Statut Personnel, et en Matière Sociale, Commerciale et Administrative (1982) [Arabic] [French]

Egypt - Sweden

Judicial Agreement between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding co-operation in civil and personal and status matters (1996) [English-Swedish] [Arabe]

Egypt - USA

United States of America - Arab Republic of Egypt [Arabe]

France

France - Algeria

Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire Relatives aux Enfants issues de Couples Mixtes Séparés Franco-Algérienne (1988) [Français]  

France - Egypt

Convention entre la République Française et la République Arabe d'Egypte sur la Coopération Judiciaire en Matière Civile, y compris le Statut Personnel, et en Matière Sociale, Commerciale et Administrative (1982) [Arabic] [French]

France - Lebanon

Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Libanaise concernant la Coopération en Certaines Matières Familiales (2000) [French] 

France - Morocco

Convention entre la République Française et le Royaume du Maroc Relative au Statut des Personnes et de la Famille et à la Coopération Judicaire (1983) [French] 

France - Tunisia

Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Tunisienne Relative à l’Entraide Judiciaire en Matière de Droit de Garde des Enfants, de Droit de Visite et d'Obligations Alimentaires (1982) [French]

Lebanon

Lebanon - Canada

Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Lebanese Republic regarding Cooperation on Consular Matters of a Humanitarian Nature (2000) [English] [French]

Lebanon - France

Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Libanaise concernant la Coopération en Certaines Matières Familiales (2000) [French]

Lebanon - Switzerland

Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Lebanese Republic on co-operation in some family matters (2005) [Français] [Arabic]

Lebanon - Australia

Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Lebanon regarding cooperation on protecting the welfare of children (2009) [English] [Arabic]

Morocco

Morocco - Belgium

Protocole d'accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Belgo-Marocaine en Matière Civile (1981) [French]

Morocco - France

Convention entre la République Française et le Royaume du Maroc Relative au Statut des Personnes et de la Famille et à la Coopération Judicaire (1983) [French]

Sweden

Sweden - Egypt

Judicial Agreement between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding co-operation in civil and personal and status matters (1996) [Arabic] [English-Swedish] 

Sweden - Tunisia

Protocole d'Accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Suédoise-Tuniso en Matière Civile (1994) [French] 

Switzerland

Switzerland - Lebanon

Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Lebanese Republic on co-operation in some family matters (2005) [Français] [Arabic]

Tunisia

Tunisia - Belgium

Protocole d'accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Tunisio-Belge en Matière Civile (1982) [French]

Tunisia - France

Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République Française et le Gouvernement de la République Tunisienne Relative à l’Entraide Judiciaire en Matière de Droit de Garde des Enfants, de Droit de Visite et d'Obligations Alimentaires (1982) [French]

Tunisia - Sweden

Protocole d'Accord Instituant une Commission Consultative Suédoise-Tuniso en Matière Civile (1994) [French] 

United States of America

USA - Egypt

United States of America - Arab Republic of Egypt [Arabe]
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