The Hague Protection of Adults Convention, formally the Convention on the International Protection of Adults, is a convention concluded by the

Hague Conference on Private International Law The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is an intergovernmental organisation in the area of private international law (also known as ''conflict of laws''), that administers several international conventions, protocols and soft ...

in 2000. The convention entered into force in 2009 and currently applies in ten states. The convention is aimed at the protection of

vulnerable adults A vulnerable adult, sometimes called an incapacitated adult, is an adult who, due to mental or bodily disability, cannot take care of themselves without help from others. Causes Adults usually become vulnerable by cognitive impairment such as ...

, persons who are "by reason of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties, are not in a position to protect their interests". The convention *determines which courts have

jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' and 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, the concept of jurisdiction applies at multiple level ...

to take protection measures *determines which law is to be applied in the circumstances; and who may be a vulnerable person *establishes a system of central authorities which should cooperate, locate vulnerable adults and give information on the status of vulnerable persons to other authorities.

Parties

As of March 2023, the convention applies in fifteen states.

References

{{Authority control Hague Conference on Private International Law conventions Treaties concluded in 2000 Treaties entered into force in 2009 Family law treaties Vulnerable adults Treaties of Austria Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Cyprus Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Estonia Treaties of Finland Treaties of France Treaties of Germany Treaties of Greece Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Malta Treaties of Monaco Treaties of Portugal Treaties of Switzerland Treaties of Scotland