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Mauritius and the 1980 Hague Convention: country by country

Mauritius is a Contracting Party (in force 1993-06-01, Accession). The 1980 Convention is in force between Mauritius and 39 other Contracting Parties, and not in force with 62 (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 (39)

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).

Argentinaratification Australiaratification Austriaratification Belgiumratification Bulgariaaccession Canadaratification Croatiaratification Czechiaratification Ecuadoraccession Finlandratification Franceratification Germanyratification Greeceratification Hungaryaccession Irelandratification Israelratification Italyratification Japanratification Lithuaniaaccession Luxembourgratification Mexicoaccession Monacoaccession Moroccoaccession Netherlands (Kingdom of the)ratification New Zealandaccession Norwayratification Polandaccession Portugalratification Serbiaratification Slovakiaratification South Africaaccession Spainratification Swedenratification Switzerlandratification Türkiyeratification Ukraineaccession United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandratification United States of Americaratification Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)ratification

Convention is NOT in force between these States (62)

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 Andorraaccession Armeniaaccession Bahamasaccession Barbadosaccession Belarusaccession Belizeaccession Bolivia (Plurinational State of)accession Bosnia and Herzegovinaratification Botswanaaccession Brazilaccession Burkina Fasoaccession Cabo Verdeaccession Chileaccession Colombiaaccession Costa Ricaaccession Cubaaccession Cyprusaccession Denmarkratification Dominican Republicaccession El Salvadoraccession Estoniaaccession Fijiaccession Gabonaccession Georgiaaccession Guatemalaaccession Guineaaccession Guyanaaccession Hondurasaccession Icelandaccession Iraqaccession Jamaicaaccession Kazakhstanaccession Latviaaccession Lesothoaccession Maltaaccession Montenegroratification Nicaraguaaccession North Macedoniaratification Pakistanaccession Panamaaccession Paraguayaccession Peruaccession Philippinesaccession Republic of Koreaaccession Republic of Moldovaaccession Romaniaaccession Russian Federationaccession Saint Kitts and Nevisaccession San Marinoaccession Seychellesaccession Singaporeaccession Sloveniaaccession Sri Lankaaccession Thailandaccession Trinidad and Tobagoaccession Tunisiaaccession Turkmenistanaccession Uruguayaccession Uzbekistanaccession 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.