# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, Paragraph

Status: prospective

The objects of the present Convention are—
(a) to establish safeguards to ensure that intercountry adoptions take place in the best interests of the child and with respect for his or her fundamental rights as recognised in international law;
(b) to establish a system of co-operation amongst Contracting States to ensure that those safeguards are respected and thereby prevent the abduction, the sale of, or traffic in children;
(c) to secure the recognition in Contracting States of adoptions made in accordance with the Convention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/schedule/1/part/chapter/I/crossheading/article-1/paragraph/wrapper8n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-I/crossheading-article-1/paragraph-wrapper8n1
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