BELIZE
Introduction to the legal system
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Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity |
Adoption of minors |
Custody, visitation rights, abduction and return of minors
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Maintenance obligations in favor of minors and other
family members |
Traffic in, sale of, and other
forms of abuse of women and minors, including sexual
abuse
Introduction to the legal system
Description
Introduction to
the legal system of Belize
Overview of the regulation of family and minors
in Belize
Fundamental texts
The Constitution of Belize
Family
Courts Act
Widows' and Children's Pensions Act
Certified Institutions (Childrens Reformation) Act
Certified Institutions (Childrens Reformation - Subsidiary) Act
Families and Children Act
Families and Children - Subsidiary Act
International Child Abduction Act
International Child Abduction - Subsidiary Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York, 18 December 1979
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication
of Violence against Women ("Convention of Belem do Para")
C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and The Protocols Thereto
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors
Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations
Inter-American Convention on Conflicts of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity
General
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity in
Belize
Legislation
Families and Children Act
Families and Children - Subsidiary Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Adoption of minors
General
Regulation of the adoption of minors in Belize
Legislation
Families and Children Act
Families and Children - Subsidiary Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Inter-American Convention on Conflicts of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Custody, visitation rights, abduction and return of minors
General
Regulation of the custody, visitation rights,
abduction and return of minors in Belize
Legislation
Families and Children Act
Families and Children - Subsidiary Act
International Child Abduction Act
International Child Abduction - Subsidiary Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors
Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Maintenance obligations in favor of minors and other family members
General
Regulation of maintenance obligations in favor
of minors and other family members in Belize
Legislation
Families and Children Act
Families and Children - Subsidiary Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations
Competent
authorities
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Traffic in, sale of, and other forms of abuse of women and minors, including sexual abuse
General
Regulation of traffic in, sale of, and other
forms of abuse of women and minors, including
sexual abuse in Belize
Legislation
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women New York, 18 December 1979
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication
of Violence against Women ("Convention of Belem do Para")
C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and The Protocols Thereto
Competent
authorities
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
