N° 221 – Agreement that the adoption may proceed: A simple formality or a true safeguard of ethical adoptions?

Each of the procedural steps of the 1993 Hague Convention, including the agreement that the adoption may proceed as established in Article 17 c), has its importance in the implementation of adoptions, which respect the unique needs of children, and their rights, which, like those of the prospective adoptive parents, are recognised.