Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. b
Paragraph
Paragraph text
This Convention shall apply to any minor who is habitually resident in a State Party or is located in a State Party at the time when an act of international traffic occurs in respect of him or her.
For the purpose of the present Convention: b) "International traffic in minors" means the abduction, removal or retention, or attempted abduction, removal or retention, of a minor for unlawful purposes or by unlawful means.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Organization of American States
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Infants
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors (1994), Article 2, b.