The 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults (‘the 2000 Convention’) entered into force on 1 January 2009, is cast as a private international law convention (i.e. one providing tools to minimise procedural, debates about cross-border matters affecting individuals). However, in little-known, and even less explored fashion, it has significant implications for the exercise of both administrative and legal powers by States over those in their territory in zones that are conventionally held close to the metaphorical heart of State power, for instance those experiencing mental ill health, or with impaired decision-making capacity. Even less explored are the consequences for the individuals at the centre of such situations, in particular as regards the protection of their fundamental rights. As we examine in this paper, focusing on both problems of abduction and of cross-border placement into circumstances of deprivation of liberty, such protection has to be distributed between jurisdictions; we suggest that this is a phenomenon which requires to be addressed in a transparent fashion, so that all concerned can be clear as to the implications for its effectiveness.

2000 年《国际保护成年人海牙公约》（“2000 年公约”）于 2009 年 1 月 1 日生效，被视为一项国际私法公约（即提供工具以尽量减少影响个人的跨境事务的程序性辩论） ）。然而，它以一种鲜为人知、甚至鲜为人知的方式，对国家对其境内通常靠近国家权力中心的地区行使行政和法律权力产生了重大影响，例如那些患有精神疾病或决策能力受损的人。更少探讨的是处于这种情况中心的个人的后果，特别是在保护他们的基本权利方面。正如我们在本文中所研究的那样，重点关注绑架问题和跨境安置被剥夺自由的情况，这种保护必须在司法管辖区之间分配；我们建议，这种现象需要以透明的方式加以解决，以便所有有关方面都能清楚其效果的影响。