Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, para. undefined
Paragraph
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A Contracting State shall designate a Central Authority to discharge the duties which are imposed by the Convention upon such authorities.
Federal States, States with more than one system of law or States having autonomous territorial organisations shall be free to appoint more than one Central Authority and to specify the territorial extent of their powers. Where a State has appointed more than one Central Authority, it shall designate the Central Authority to which applications may be addressed for transmission to the appropriate Central Authority within that State.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
1980
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980), Article 6.