El
Salvador
Introduction to the legal system
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Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity |
Adoption of minors |
Parental authority and custody of children
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Care, familial assistance and child support obligations in
favor of minors |
Traffic in, abduction and return of minors |
Protection against abuse, including sexual abuse, of
minors
Introduction to the legal system
Description
Introduction to the legal system of the Republic of El Salvador
Overview of the regulation of family and minors in the Republic of El Salvador
Designated authority in charge of implementing the Network
Fundamental texts
Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (1983)
Family Code
Civil Code of the Republic of El Salvador
Penal Code of the Republic of El Salvador
Civil and Commercial Procedure Code
Juvenile Penal Law of the Republic of El Salvador
Family Procedure Law
Law Against Intra-Familial Violence
Law of the Salvadorian Institute for the Integral Development of Childhood and Adolescence
Organic Law of the Attorney General of the Republic
Law of Personal Identification for Minors Younger than Eighteen Years Old
Law of Vigilance and Control of the Execution of Measures Against the Minor Subject to the Juvenile Penal Law
Law for the Fight Against Criminal Activities of Special Illegal Groups or Associations
Law for the Equalization of Opportunities for Disabled Persons
Bilateral treaties
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador for the Protection of Persons, Particularly Women and Minors, Victims of Illegal Trade and Traffic
Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Guatemala for the Protection of the Victims of Trade in Persons and Illegal Traffic in Migrants
Memorandum of Understanding for the Combat, Prevention, Protection and Assistance for the Victims of Trade in Persons between the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Costa Rica
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of El Salvador and the International Labour Organization for the International Program of Eradication of Child Labour
Memorandum of Understanding with Canada for a Program on Adoption of Minors
Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Government of the United States of America for the Enforcement of Support Obligations
Multilateral
agreements
Code of International Private Law (Bustamante Code
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women
Convention on All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
Inter-American Convention on Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention Belem do Pará)
Agreement # 77 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Medical Examination of Minors (Industry)
Agreement # 78 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Medical Examination of Minors (Non-Industrial Occupations)
Agreement # 182 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Prohibition of the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Immediate Action for their Elimination
Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Relative to the Participation of Children in Armed Conflicts
Optional Protocol of the Convention of the Rights of the Child Relative to the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
Inter-American Convention of Traffic in Minors
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
International Convention for the Prevention of the Trade in Women and Children
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity
General
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 133 to 185 of the Family Code
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Chapter V of the International Private Law Code (Bustamante Code)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Adoption of minors
General
Regulation of the adoption of minors in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 165 to 185 of the Family Code
Bilateral treaties
Memorandum of Understanding with Canada for a Program on Adoption of Minors
Multilateral agreements
Chapter VIII of the International Private Law Code (Bustamante Code)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
Declaration on the Social and Legal Principles in Respect of the Protection and the Wellbeing of the Children, with particular reference to the Adoption and the Placing in Foster Homes, at the National and International Levels. l
Competent authorities
Salvadorian Institute for the Integral Development of Childhood and Adolescence
Attorney General of the Republic
Jurisprudence
Other documents of interest
Parental authority and custody of children
General
Regulation of parental authority and custody of children in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 206 to 246 of the Family Code
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral agreements
Chapter VII of the International Private Law Code (Bustamante Code)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competent authorities
Jurisprudence
Other documents of interest
Care, familial assistance and child support obligations in favor of minors
General
Regulation of care, familial assistance and support obligations in favor of minors in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 206 to 222 and 274 to 271 of the Family Code
Article 139 of the Family Procedural Law
Bilateral treaties
Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Government of the United States of America for the Enforcement of Support Obligations
Multilateral
agreements
Articles 59, 67 and 68 of the International Private Law Code (Bustamante Code)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competent
authorities
Competent authority under the Agreement between the Government of El Salvador and the Government of the United States of America for the Enforcement of Support Obligations
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Traffic in, abduction and return of minors
General
Regulation of traffic in, abduction and return of minors in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 4, 205, 207 and 212 of the Family Code
Article 367 of the Penal Code
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Inter-American Convention on the Traffic in Minors
Optional Protocol of the Convention of the Rights of the Child Relative to the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Competent
authorities
Competent Authorities for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Protection against abuse, including sexual abuse, of minors
General
Protection against abuse, including sexual abuse, of minors in El Salvador
Legislation
Articles 222, 240-246, 351, 366, 368-388 of the Family Code
Law Against Intra-Familial Violence
Articles 159, 161, 163-170, 173 and 204-205 of the Penal Code of the Republic of Salvador
Articles 4 and 33-44 of the Law of the Salvadorian Institute for the Integral Development of Childhood and Adolescence
Article 28 of the Organic Law of the Attorney General of the Republic
Bilateral treaties
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador for the Protection of Persons, Particularly Women and Minors, Victims of Illegal Trade and Traffic
Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Guatemala for the Protection of the Victims of Trade in Persons and Illegal Traffic in Migrants
Memorandum of Understanding for the Combat, Prevention, Protection and Assistance for the Victims of Trade in Persons between the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Costa Rica
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of El Salvador and the International Labour Organization for the International Program of Eradication of Child Labour.
Multilateral
agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
Agreement # 182 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Prohibition of the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Immediate Action for their Elimination.
Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Relative to the Participation of Children in Armed Conflicts.
Optional Protocol of the Convention of the Rights of the Child Relative to the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
Agreement # 77 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Medical Examination of Minors (Industry).
Agreement # 78 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the Medical Examination of Minors (Non-Industrial Occupations).
Competent
authorities
Competent authority for Agreements # 77, 78 and 182 of the ILO
Competent authority for the Optional Protocol of the Convention of the Rights of the Child Relative to the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
Competent authority for the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
