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Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 1980 Hague Convention: country by country

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Contracting Party (in force 1992-03-06, Succession). The 1980 Convention is in force between Bosnia and Herzegovina and 48 other Contracting Parties, and not in force with 53 (no Article 38 acceptance on record). This is computed from the verified HCCH acceptance data, as of 2026-07-26. It tells you whether the treaty operates for a pair — always confirm your exact case with a qualified lawyer or the official HCCH acceptance table, and note the Convention does not cover a removal that happened before it entered into force for both States.

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Convention is in force (48)

The 1980 Convention operates between these two States — a return application can be made under it (subject, as always, to the facts of your case).

Andorraaccession Argentinaratification Australiaratification Austriaratification Belarusaccession Belgiumratification Brazilaccession Canadaratification Colombiaaccession Costa Ricaaccession Croatiaratification Czechiaratification Denmarkratification Finlandratification Franceratification Georgiaaccession Germanyratification Greeceratification Icelandaccession Irelandratification Israelratification Italyratification Japanratification Luxembourgratification Monacoaccession Montenegroratification Moroccoaccession Netherlands (Kingdom of the)ratification North Macedoniaratification Norwayratification Portugalratification Republic of Koreaaccession Republic of Moldovaaccession Russian Federationaccession Serbiaratification Slovakiaratification Sloveniaaccession Spainratification Swedenratification Switzerlandratification Türkiyeratification Turkmenistanaccession Ukraineaccession United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandratification United States of Americaratification Uruguayaccession Uzbekistanaccession Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)ratification

Convention is NOT in force between these States (53)

One side joined by accession and the other has not accepted that accession, so under Article 38 the 1980 Convention does not operate between them — a return application under it would be rejected, and a different legal route is needed.

Albaniaaccession Armeniaaccession Bahamasaccession Barbadosaccession Belizeaccession Bolivia (Plurinational State of)accession Botswanaaccession Bulgariaaccession Burkina Fasoaccession Cabo Verdeaccession Chileaccession Cubaaccession Cyprusaccession Dominican Republicaccession Ecuadoraccession El Salvadoraccession Estoniaaccession Fijiaccession Gabonaccession Guatemalaaccession Guineaaccession Guyanaaccession Hondurasaccession Hungaryaccession Iraqaccession Jamaicaaccession Kazakhstanaccession Latviaaccession Lesothoaccession Lithuaniaaccession Maltaaccession Mauritiusaccession Mexicoaccession New Zealandaccession Nicaraguaaccession Pakistanaccession Panamaaccession Paraguayaccession Peruaccession Philippinesaccession Polandaccession Romaniaaccession Saint Kitts and Nevisaccession San Marinoaccession Seychellesaccession Singaporeaccession South Africaaccession Sri Lankaaccession Thailandaccession Trinidad and Tobagoaccession Tunisiaaccession Zambiaaccession Zimbabweaccession

Special case — China (1)

Applies only to Hong Kong SAR / Macao SAR, not mainland China. Where in China matters decisively.

China (People's Republic of)ratification
In-force status is computed from the official HCCH Article 38 acceptance table (as of 2026-07-26); acceptances can change, so re-check the HCCH source. This is general information, not legal advice — whether the Convention helps in your specific case also depends on facts a lawyer must assess (habitual residence, custody rights, and whether the removal happened after the Convention entered into force for both States). Not affiliated with the HCCH.