{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-94.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 94.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this part—\n(a) Convention means the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Appendix B to Department of State notice, 51 FR 10498, March 26, 1986.\n(b) Contracting State means any country which is a party to the Convention.\n(c) Child and children mean persons under the age of sixteen.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES","PART 94—INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"78c17d49abc4d466abfd294d670313974835a1e073b488f026121d11886e6495","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-93.2","next":"us/22-cfr-94.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}