Legalization (international law)
（重定向自Legalization of Documents）
![Legalization of a civil status document: A Canadian document is certified at the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and subsequently by the consulate of the receiving state (in this case, the Netherlands)](/Images/godic/202501/23/Legalization1541.jpg")
In international law, legalization is the process of authenticating or certifying a legal document so a foreign country's legal system will recognize it as with full legal effect.