Article
1
The objects of the present Convention are:
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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 recognized in international law;
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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;
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c)
to secure the recognition in Contracting States of adoptions made in accordance with the Convention.