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and</p> <p>- considering ways in which The Hague could lend support to the practical implementation of principles set out in the <em>UN Convention on the Rights of the Child</em> and the <em>African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child</em>, either through existing Hague Conventions, application of Hague techniques, or adaptation of Hague techniques to particular countries in the region.</p> <hr style="width: 273px;" align="center" size="2" /> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="https://www.hcch.net/upload/concl_afr.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Conclusions and Recommendations of this Judicial Seminar.</a></strong></p> <p><span size="1" style="font-size: xx-small;">[photograph reproduced with the permission of John Thuring of Fotobureau Thuring b.v.] </span></p> </div> </div> </article> <hr> <div class="pull-right clearfix"> <p> <a href="/de/news-archive/?tag=HCCH" class="badge badge-default">HCCH</a> <a href="/de/news-archive/?tag=meetings" class="badge badge-default">meetings</a> </p> </div> <div class="social-sharing clearfix"> <h3 class="section-heading pull-left">Share This Story: </h3> <ul class="list-inline sharing-tools"> <li><a href="##" class="addthis_button_facebook facebook-bg"><i class="fab fa-facebook"></i></a></li> <li><a href="##" class="addthis_button_twitter twitter-bg"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a></li> <li><a href="##" class="addthis_button_linkedin linkedin-bg"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a></li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript"> var addthis_config = { data_track_clickback: false, data_ga_property: 'UA-2621010-1', data_ga_social: true } </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5661f0f9a09a8f96" async="async"></script>  </div> </div> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "name": "African Judicial Seminar at The Hague", "headline": "African Judicial Seminar at The Hague", "datePublished": "2006-09-01T14:22", "description": "In response to the exponential growth of the geographical span and number of States and individuals affected by cross border child protection issues the Permanent Bureau has been carrying out exploratory work in Southern and Eastern Africa in the context of the Hague Project for International Co-operation and the Protection of Children in the Southern and Eastern African Region - the role of the Hague Conventions in the practical implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In co-operation with the Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise, a Judicial Seminar was held from 3-6 September 2006 at the offices of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (The Hague, The Netherlands). The Seminar involved principally Judges from Southern and Eastern Africa and focused discussions on: - identifying ways to lend support to existing efforts to improve the cross-border protection of children in the Southern and Eastern African Region; - examining cross-border legal, administrative and judicial co-operation on child protection issues which are particularly relevant to the region (including the trafficking, exploitation, abduction and sale of children, as well as custody, access and child support) some of which have been exacerbated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and - considering ways in which The Hague could lend support to the practical implementation of principles set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, either through existing Hague Conventions, application of Hague techniques, or adaptation of Hague techniques to particular countries in the region.   Read the Conclusions and Recommendations of this Judicial Seminar. 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