HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION

About:

• Full Name: Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
  
  
• Objectives:
  • To protect children and their families against illegal or ill-prepared Inter-Country adoptions.
    
    
  • To prevent the abduction, the sale of, or trafficking of children. 
    
    
  
  
  
• The Convention establishes minimum standards, but does not intend to serve as a uniform law of adoption.
  
  
• Background:
  • The Convention was developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
    
    
  • It was concluded in 1993 and entered into force in 1995.
    
    
  
  
  
• This Convention gives effect to the Article 21 of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  
  

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA):

• Functions: CARA is the nodal body for adoption of Indian children. It regulates in-country and inter-country adoptions (in accordance with the Hague Convention which was ratified by Government of India in 2003).
  
  
• Status: It is an autonomous body of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
  
  

Australia imposed a ban on India 8 years ago, on the reported charges of trafficking of children for Inter-country adoption by some of the recognized Indian placement agencies.