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Hague Marriage Convention

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Hague Marriage Convention
Convention of 14 March 1978 on Celebration and Recognition of the Validity of Marriages
Signed25 March 1978
LocationThe Netherlands
Effective1 May 1991
ConditionRatification by 3 states
Signatories6
Parties3
Depositary Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
LanguagesFrench and English

The Hague Convention on Celebration and Recognition of the Validity of Marriages or Hague Marriage Convention is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides the recognition of marriages. The convention was signed in 1978 by Portugal, Luxembourg and Egypt, and later by Australia, Finland and the Netherlands. It entered into force more than 10 years after opening for signature after ratification by Australia, the Netherlands (for its European territory only)[1] and Luxembourg, and no countries have acceded to the convention since. It replaced the 1902 Convention Governing Conflicts of Laws Concerning Marriage.[2]

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  1. ^ "Detailpagina Verdragenbank, Verdrag inzake de voltrekking en de erkenning van de geldigheid van huwelijken" (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Status table". Hague Conference on Private International Law. Retrieved 6 March 2011.