What is the difference between Accredited in Russia and Accredited for Hague countries?
“The Hague”, as it is called, is one of many treaties signed by various countries on many issues common to those countries. The US has signed and ratified the Hague on International Adoption, and as part of the implementation of that treaty, passed the International Adoption Act in 2006. For those countries that have signed this treaty, one of the agreements made was that each country would have procedures that would ensure that agencies working in those countries have passed certain standards and are operating on a specified level of principles. The US placed these standards into effect in 2008. Russia is not a party to the Hague on International Adoption. Instead, Russia, back in the year 2000, developed its own set of principles by which adoption agencies needed to function, and put that into law starting in 2001. Russia has declined to accredit a large number of agencies, and, when a problem is identified, has not hesitated to suspend or revoke accreditation from an agency. At this
