Azerbaijan becomes the Hague Conference's 77th Member

On Tuesday 29 July 2014, the Republic of Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 77th Member.

The following Hague Conventions are already in force for Azerbaijan:

  • Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Apostille Convention");
  • Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.