Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors
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The Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors is a regional treaty that harmonizes legal rules among American states to determine jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition of decisions in cases of international adoption of children.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors]
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Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
The Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that establishes legal mechanisms for promptly returning wrongfully removed or retained children across international borders in the Americas.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on Domicile of Natural Persons in Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on Domicile of Natural Persons in Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes rules for determining the legal domicile of individuals in cross-border civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons
The Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that harmonizes rules on the acquisition, loss, and recognition of nationality among member countries.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations
The Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that harmonizes rules for recognizing and enforcing family support and maintenance obligations across member countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors is a regional treaty that harmonizes legal rules among American states to determine jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition of decisions in cases of international adoption of children.
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A.
Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
The Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that establishes legal mechanisms for promptly returning wrongfully removed or retained children across international borders in the Americas.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on Domicile of Natural Persons in Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on Domicile of Natural Persons in Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes rules for determining the legal domicile of individuals in cross-border civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons
The Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Natural Persons is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that harmonizes rules on the acquisition, loss, and recognition of nationality among member countries.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations
The Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations is a regional treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that harmonizes rules for recognizing and enforcing family support and maintenance obligations across member countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inter-American convention
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedUnderAuspicesOf | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
best interests of the child
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rights of the child ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inter-American Adoption Convention
NERFINISHED
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Inter-American Convention on the Adoption of Minors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
international adoption proceedings
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recognition of foreign adoption judgments ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple |
best interests of the child
ⓘ
protection of minors in international adoption ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | minors involved in international adoption within the Americas ⓘ |
| category | OAS human rights and family law instruments ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
competence of authorities in the state of origin and receiving state
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conditions for recognition of foreign adoptions ⓘ cooperation between authorities of states parties ⓘ effects of adoption in the receiving state ⓘ |
| establishesRulesFor |
choice of law in adoption of minors
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jurisdiction of authorities in adoption of minors ⓘ recognition and effects of foreign adoption decisions ⓘ |
| focusesOn | conflict of laws issues rather than substantive adoption law ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope | member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalField |
child law
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family law ⓘ private international law ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentType |
conflict of laws convention
NERFINISHED
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private international law convention ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on states that have ratified it ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine applicable law in international adoption of minors
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to determine jurisdiction in international adoption cases involving minors ⓘ to harmonize conflict of laws rules on adoption of minors among American states ⓘ to regulate recognition of adoption decisions issued in other states parties ⓘ |
| region | Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | recognition of adoption decisions that meet convention conditions by other states parties ⓘ |
| scope | cross-border adoption of minors between states parties in the Americas ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adoption of minors
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applicable law in adoption cases ⓘ international adoption ⓘ jurisdiction in adoption cases ⓘ recognition of foreign adoption decisions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors is a regional treaty that harmonizes legal rules among American states to determine jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition of decisions in cases of international adoption of children.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors
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Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning the Adoption of Minors
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this entity surface form:
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Traffic in Minors