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Paraguay and the 1980 Hague Convention: country by country

Paraguay is a Contracting Party (in force 1998-08-01, Accession), joined by accession — so acceptance by the other side is the deciding factor for some pairs. Below is its treaty relationship with all other 102 Contracting Parties. Educational reference — always confirm your exact pair with a qualified lawyer or the official HCCH acceptance table.

Verified 2026-07-05·102 other Contracting Parties·Use the interactive checker →

Applies — confirm Article 38 acceptance (101)

At least one side joined by accession; the pair only works if the other side has accepted that accession.

Albaniaaccession Andorraaccession Argentinaratification Armeniaaccession Australiaratification Austriaratification Bahamasaccession Barbadosaccession Belarusaccession Belgiumratification Belizeaccession Bolivia (Plurinational State of)accession Bosnia and Herzegovinaratification Botswanaaccession Brazilaccession Bulgariaaccession Burkina Fasoaccession Cabo Verdeaccession Canadaratification Chileaccession Colombiaaccession Costa Ricaaccession Croatiaratification Cubaaccession Cyprusaccession Czechiaratification Denmarkratification Dominican Republicaccession Ecuadoraccession El Salvadoraccession Estoniaaccession Fijiaccession Finlandratification Franceratification Gabonaccession Georgiaaccession Germanyratification Greeceratification Guatemalaaccession Guineaaccession Guyanaaccession Hondurasaccession Hungaryaccession Icelandaccession Iraqaccession Irelandratification Israelratification Italyratification Jamaicaaccession Japanratification Kazakhstanaccession Latviaaccession Lesothoaccession Lithuaniaaccession Luxembourgratification Maltaaccession Mauritiusaccession Mexicoaccession Monacoaccession Montenegroratification Moroccoaccession Netherlands (Kingdom of the)ratification New Zealandaccession Nicaraguaaccession North Macedoniaratification Norwayratification Pakistanaccession Panamaaccession Peruaccession Philippinesaccession Polandaccession Portugalratification Republic of Koreaaccession Republic of Moldovaaccession Romaniaaccession Russian Federationaccession Saint Kitts and Nevisaccession San Marinoaccession Serbiaratification Seychellesaccession Singaporeaccession Slovakiaratification Sloveniaaccession South Africaaccession Spainratification Sri Lankaaccession Swedenratification Switzerlandratification Thailandaccession Trinidad and Tobagoaccession Tunisiaaccession Türkiyeratification Turkmenistanaccession Ukraineaccession United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandratification United States of Americaratification Uruguayaccession Uzbekistanaccession Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)ratification 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
Computed from verified HCCH treaty-status data (2026-07-05). This is general information, not legal advice — whether the Convention applies to your specific case also depends on facts a lawyer must assess (habitual residence, custody rights, timing). Not affiliated with the HCCH.