INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN MINORS 

March 18, 1994
Adopted in Mexico City 
 

State Party

Date of Ratification[1]

Remarks

Argentina
12-13-99
Interpretive statement[2]
Belize
11-06-97
 
Bolivia
10-31-03
 
Brazil
07-03-97
 
Colombia
06-12-00

Costa Rica

05-22-01

                  

Ecuador

05-20-02
Reservations with note[3]

Panama

01-18-00
Explanatory notes on Articles 23 and 26

Paraguay

11-28-97
 

Peru

04-20-04
Explanatory notes on Articles 23 and 26

Uruguay

10-28-98
 



[1] Source: OAS Secretariat for Legal Affairs www.oea.org

[2]
"The REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA declares that, pursuant to Article 23, criminal court rulings issued in
other Member States regarding compensation for damages resulting from the international traffic in minors shall be recognized and executed."
 "The REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA further declares that, pursuant to Article 26, no objection or defense intended to demonstrate the non-existence of
 the offense or negligence committed by an individual may be brought in civil court proceedings in areas under its jurisdiction, when a final conviction on
this offense has already been handed down in another State Party."

[3] "In accordance with our Political Constitution, Ecuador cannot consent to the extradition of its nationals, and their judgment shall be
 subject to the laws of our country."