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Does the Hague Convention apply to a case of child abduction if one of the countries is a fully fledged contracting state but the other is in the process of joining ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 30 May, 2022

Whether the Hague Convention governs legal proceedings for child abduction between two particular states depends on whether it was in force between them at the time the alleged abduction took place.


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