Work in Progress
General Affairs
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council
- List of Preliminary Documents published by the Permanent Bureau
- Draft agenda of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of April 2013
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of April 2013 - Proposal by the National Organ of the Government of Brazil - Draft Convention on co-operation in respect of the protection of tourists and visitors abroad and Explanatory Memorandum on the topic of tourist protection
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of April 2013 - Should the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law start preliminary work on cross-border aspects relating to resolution?
- Prel. Doc. No 9 of March 2013 - Work programme resulting from the Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by recent Special Commission meetings on the practical operation of the Legal Co-operation Conventions and status of implementation
- Info. Doc. No 9 of April 2013 - Brief summary of the 5 April 2013 meeting of the Technical Assistance Working Group
- Info Doc. No 8 of April 2013 - Letters supporting the proposal by the National Organ of the Government of Brazil: Draft Convention on co-operation in respect of the protection of tourists and visitors abroad
- Info Doc. No 7 of April 2013 - Letter dated 5 April 2013 from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Info Doc. No 6 of March 2013 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign civil protection orders: Questionnaire of December 2012 for Non-Governmental Organisations
- Info Doc. No 3 of April 2013 - Conclusions and Recommendations of international meetings
- Info Doc. No 2 of April 2013 - Overview of Conventions and other instruments drawn up under the auspices of UNCITRAL, Unidroit and the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Info Doc. No 1 of March 2013 - Report on the activities of the Regional Offices in Latin America and the Asia Pacific
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of February 2013 - Choice of law in international contracts: draft Hague Principles and future planning
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of December 2012 - Report of the Special Commission meeting on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention (6-9 November 2012)
- Individual responses to the Questionnaire on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Civil Protection Orders
- Prel. Doc. No 4B of March 2013 - Questionnaire on the recognition and enforcement of foreign civil protection orders: Summary of Member responses and possible ways forward
- Prel. Doc. No 4A of November 2012 - Questionnaire on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Civil Protection Orders
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of March 2013 - Ongoing work on international litigation
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2013 - Work Programme of the Permanent Bureau for the next Financial Year (1 July 2013 – 30 June 2014)
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of July 2012 - Report of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference (17 to 20 April 2012)
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council
- Draft agenda of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference, 17-20 April 2012 - update
- Info Doc. No 11 of April 2012 - Letter from the Programme Director of UNICEF concerning the Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme
- Info Doc. No 10 of April 2012 - Conclusions and Recommendations of the Joint Conference of the European Commission – Hague Conference on access to foreign law in civil and commercial matters
- Info Doc. No 9 of April 2012 - Conclusions and Recommendations of the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference (26-28 October 2011, Manila, Philippines)
- Info Doc. No 8 of April 2012 - Conclusions and Recommendations of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apostille Convention and third regional meeting on the e-APP for Europe Project (4-5 October 2011, Paris, France)
- Info Doc. No 4 of April 2012 - Discussion Paper on the future of Hague Conference Judicial Training and Technical Assistance Programmes
- Info Doc. No 3 of April 2012 - Latin American Report - status of the Hague Conference
Latin American Office
- Info Doc. No 2 of April 2012 - Proposal to establish an Asia Pacific Regional Office for the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
- Info Doc. No 1 of April 2012 - Overview of Conventions and other instruments drawn up under the auspices of UNCITRAL, Unidroit and the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2012 - Report of the further work recommended by the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of March 2012 - Task list and status of implementation of Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions (2-12 February 2009) - Update No 2
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of March 2012 - A preliminary report on the issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of March 2012 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign civil protection orders: a preliminary note
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2012 - Projects concerning the Children's Conventions, maintenance, adults, cohabitation, status of children and international family relocation - Planning for 2012-2013
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of March 2012 - Ongoing work on international litigation and possible continuation of the Judgments Project
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of January 2012 - Choice of law in international contracts: development process of the draft instrument and future planning
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of February 2012 - Report on the meeting of the Technical Assistance Working Group (17-18 November 2011)
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2012 - Work programme of the Permanent Bureau for the next Financial Year (1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013)
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of September 2011 - Report of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of 5 to 7 April 2011
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council
- Draft agenda of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference, 5-7 April 2011
- Annotated List of Preliminary Documents published by the Permanent Bureau
- Annual Report 2010
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of February 2011 - Planning for the sixth meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
- Prel. Doc. No 13 of March 2011 - Task list and status of implementation of Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions (2-12 February 2009) - Update No 1
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2011 - Review of the activities of the Conference in regard to the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of March 2011 - Private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of March 2011 - Review of the activities of the Conference in regard to mediation
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of March 2011 - Projects concerning the Children's Conventions, Maintenance, Adults, Cohabitation, Status of children and International family relocation - Planning for 2011-2012
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of February 2011 - Choice of law in international contracts - development process of the draft instrument
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of March 2011 - Report of the meeting of the open-ended Working Group of Members, 2-3 December 2010
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of March 2011 - Conclusions and Recommendations and Report of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (17-25 June 2010)
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of February 2011 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2011 - Work programme of the Permanent Bureau for the next Financial Year (1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012)
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of September 2010 - Report of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of 7 to 9 April 2010
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council (7-9 April 2010)
- Annual Report 2009
- List of preliminary documents
- Draft agenda
- Prel. Doc. No 15 of February 2010 - Task list and status of implementation of Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions (2–12 February 2009)
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of February 2010 - Continuation of the Judgments project
- Prel. Doc. No 13 of March 2010 - Cross-Border Data Flows and Protection of Privacy
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of February 2010 - Should the Hague Conference revisit the scope and nature of possible work in the field of civil liability for environmental damage?
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of February 2010 - Review of activities of the Conference in regard to mediation
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of February 2010 - Note on the International Centre for Judicial Studies and Technical Assistance of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of February 2010 - Some reflections on the utility of applying certain techniques for international co-operation developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law to issues of international migration (fourth follow-up note)
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2010 - Choice of law in international contracts. Report on work carried out and perspectives for the development of the future instrument
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of February 2010 - Projects concerning the Children's Conventions,
Maintenance, Adults and Cohabitation - Planning for 2010-2011
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of February 2010 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 3C of February 2010 - Feasibility of developing a Protocol to the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance to deal with the international recovery of maintenance in respect of vulnerable persons
- Prel. Doc. No 3B of February 2010 - Establishment of a Standing Central Authority Co-operation Committee under the 2007 Child Support Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 3A of February 2010 - Conclusions and Recommendations and Report of the Special Commission on the implementation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and of the 2007 Protocol on the Law Appplicable to Maintenance Obligations (10-17 November 2009)
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2010 - Work programme of the Permanent Bureau for the next Financial Year (1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011)
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of December 2009 - Report of the Council on general affairs and policy of the Conference of 31 March to 2 April 2009
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council (31 March - 2 April 2009)
- Draft agenda
- List of preliminary documents
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2009 - Draft Annual Report 2008 (the final Report is available under "Publications")
- Prel. Doc. No 11 C of March 2009 - Accessing the content of foreign law. Compilation of responses to the Questionnaire of October 2008 for the meeting of experts on global co-operation on the provision of online legal information on national laws
- Prel. Doc. No 11B of March 2009 - Accessing the content of foreign law. Report of the meeting of experts on global co-operation on the provision of online legal information on national laws
- Prel. Doc. No 11A of March 2009 - Accessing the content of foreign law and the need for the development of a global instrument in this area – a possible way ahead
- Prel. Doc. No 8 of March 2009 - Some reflections on the utility of applying certain techniques for international co-operation developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law to issues of international migration (third follow-up note)
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of March 2009 - Feasibility study on the choice of law in international contracts. Report on work carried out and suggested work programme for the development of a future instrument
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2009 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, maintenance, adults and cohabitation – Planning for 2009-2010
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of March 2009 - Strategic plan update
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of February 2009 - Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of February 2009 - Conclusions and Recommendations of the joint European Commission-HCCH Conference on direct judicial communications on family law matters and the development of judicial networks (15-16 January 2009)
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2009 - Work programme of the Permanent Bureau for the next Financial Year (1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010)
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of May 2008 - Report of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of 1-3 April 2008
- Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the Council (1-3 April 2008)
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2008 - Addendum 1
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2008 - Comments received on the proposal by Switzerland for a Protocol to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Draft Additional Protocol to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (submitted by the Swiss delegation)
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of March 2008 - Note on developments in internal law and private international law concerning cohabitation outside marriage, including registered partnerships
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of March 2008 - Feasibility study on cross-border mediation in family matters – Responses to the Questionnaire
- Prel. Doc. No 9A of March 2008 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law - Summary of the responses to the Questionnaire
- Prel. Doc. No 9B of March 2008 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law - Summary tables and charts of certain responses to the Questionnaire
- Individual responses to the Questionnaire on the Treatment of Foreign Law
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2008 - Some reflections on the utility of applying certain techniques for international co-operation developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law to issues of international migration (Second follow-up note)
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of February 2008 - Feasibility study on the choice of law in international contracts - Report on work carried out and conclusions (follow-up note)
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of February 2008 - Regional developments
- Council on general affairs of April 2008 - Draft agenda
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of February 2008 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, maintenance, adults and cohabitation – Planning for 2008-2009
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2008 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of July 2007 - Report of the Council on general affairs and policy of the conference of 2-4 April 2007
- Prel. Doc. No 25 of October 2007 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law - Questionnaire
- Prel. Doc. No 24 of July 2007 - Report of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of 2-4 april 2007
- Recommendations and Conclusions adopted by the Council
- Examination by the European Community of existing Hague Conventions - Note drawn up by the Secretary General of the Hague Conference
- Draft agenda for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs of April 2007
- Prel. Doc. No 23 of March 2007 - Some reflections on the utility of applying certain techniques for international co-operation developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law to issues of international migration (follow-up note)
- Prel. Doc. No 22 C of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the choice of law in international contracts - special focus on international arbitration
- Prel. Doc. No 22 B of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the choice of law in international contracts - overview and analysis of existing instruments
- Prel. Doc. No 22 A of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the choice of law in international contracts - report on work carried out and preliminary conclusions
- Prel. Doc. No 21 C of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law, legal norms in relation to the treatment of foreign law
- Prel. Doc. No 21 B of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law, summary tables on the status of and access to foreign law in a sample of jurisdictions
- Prel. Doc. No 21 A of March 2007 - Feasibility study on the treatment of foreign law - Report on the meeting of 23-24 February 2007
- Prel. Doc. No 20 of March 2007 - Feasibility study on cross-border mediation in family matters
- Prel. Doc. No 19 of March 2007 - Report on the Fifth meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the practical implementation of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (30 October – 9 November 2006)
- Prel. Doc. No 18 de marzo de 2007 - Programa piloto de Apostillas electrónicas (e-APP) - Memorándum sobre ciertos aspectos técnicos que proveen la base del modelo sugerido para la emisión de apostillas electrónicas (e-apostillas)
- Prel. Doc. No 18 of March 2007 - Electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP) - Memorandum on some of the technical aspects underlying the suggested model for the issuance of electronic apostilles (e-Apostilles)
- Prel. Doc. No 17 of March 2007 - Progress Report on the development of a new international instrument on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of March 2007 - Regional Developments
- Prel. Doc. No 13 of March 2007 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, maintenance, adults and cohabitation – Planning for 2007-2008
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of March 2007 - Strategic Plan Update
- Conclusions adopted by the Special Commission of April 2006 (Prel. Doc. No 11 of June 2006)
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of March 2006 - The e-Apostille Pilot Program of the HCCH and the NNA
- Prel. Doc. No 9 of March 2006 - Report on the second Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention – September 2005
- Prel. Doc. No 8 of March 2006 - Some reflections on the utility of applying certain techniques for international co-operation developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law to issues of international migration
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of March 2006 - Progress report on the development of a new international instrument on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2006 - Post-Convention work, regional developments and the need for a systematic programme of training
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of February 2006 - Present and future developments of information technology systems in support of Hague Conventions
- Prel. Doc. No 2 of February 2006 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, Maintenance, Adults and Cohabitation – Planning for 2006-2007
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of February 2006 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 32C of May 2005 - Report of the Experts’ Meeting of 21 April 2005 to follow up on Recommendation B of the Special Commission on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of 31 March / 1 April 2005
- Prel. Doc. No 32B of May 2005 - Recommendation to the Twentieth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the Admission of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Report of the Special Commission on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference of March-April 2005 (Prel. Doc. No 32A of May 2005)
- Prel. Doc. No 31 of March 2005 - The Effect of the UNCITRAL Draft Convention on Electronic Communications in International Contracts on the Hague Conventions
- Prel. Doc. No 30 of March 2005 - International Forum on e-Notarization and e-Apostilles (30 and 31 May 2005)
- Prel. Doc. No 29 of March 2005 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, Maintenance, Adults and Cohabitation - Planning for 2005-2006
- Prel. Doc. No 26 of March 2005 - The Hague Children’s Conventions: Some Regional Developments
- Prel. Doc. No 25 of February 2005 - Progress report on the development of a new international instrument on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance
- Prel. Doc. No 24 of February 2005 - The Hague project on judgments: progress made since the meeting of the Special Commission on general affairs and policy of the Conference of April 2004
- Prel. Doc. No 23 of February 2005 - International conference on the legal aspects of an e-commerce transaction – 26 and 27 October 2004
- Prel. Doc. No 22 of February 2005 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 21B of February 2005 - Draft recommendation to the Twentieth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the admission of the European Community to the Hague Conference - Explanatory Notes
- Prel. Doc. No 21A of February 2005 - Draft recommendation to the Twentieth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the admission of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Prel. Doc. No 20 of February 2005 - Note on the admission of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law - Update to Prel. Doc. No 13 of February 2004
- Conclusions of the Special Commission of April 2004
- Prel. Doc. No 19 of December 2003 - The relationship between the judgments project and other international instruments
- Prel. Doc. No 18 of October 2003 - Mechanisms for the transfer of cases within federal systems
- Prel. Doc. No 17 of March 2004 - Report on co-operation with UNCITRAL on the law applicable to insolvency proceedings
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of February 2004 - Strategic Plan Update
- Prel. Doc. No 12 of February 2004 - Projects concerning the Children’s Conventions, Maintenance, Adults and Cohabitation - Planning for 2004-2005
- Prel. Doc. No 11 of November 2003 - Conclusions and Recommendations adopted by the 2003 Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Apostille, Evidence and Service Conventions
- Prel. Doc. No 10 of February 2004 - The Hague Project on Judgments: Progress made since the meeting of the Commission on General Affairs and Policy of April 2003
- Prel. Doc. No 9 of October 2003 - Report on the first meeting (2003) of the Special Commission on the International Recovery of Child Support and other forms of Family Maintenance
- Conclusions of the Special Commission of April 2003
- Prel. Doc. No 8 of March 2003 - Preliminary Result of the Work of the Informal Working Group on the Judgments Project
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of March 2003 - Proposal for a Hague International Legal Training Institute
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of March 2003 - Report and Conclusions of the 2002 Special Commission on the Hague Child Abduction Convention
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of March 2003 - Projects concerning the Children's Conventions, Maintenance, Adults and Cohabitation - Planning for 2003-2005
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of March 2003 - Strategic Plan Update
- Conclusions of Commission I of the XIXth Diplomatic Session of April 2002
- Strategic Plan of the Hague Conference - Executive Summary (April 2002)
- Strategic Plan of the Hague Conference (April 2002)
- Prel. Doc. No 18 of February 2002 - Choice of court agreements in international litigation: their use and legal problems to which they give rise in the context of the interim text
- Prel. Doc. No 17 of February 2002 - The impact of the Internet on the Judgments Project: thoughts for the future
- Prel. Doc. No 16 of February 2002 - Some reflections on the present state of negotiations on the judgments project in the context of the future work programme of the Conference
- Prel. Doc. No 15 of June 2001 - Comments on the future work programme of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Prel. Doc. No 14 of June 2001 - Note on the impact of regional integration, in particular within the European Union, on the Hague Conference and the Hague Conventions
- Prel. Doc. No 13 of June 2001 - Report on the meeting of the Working Group of Experts (January 2001) and related informal work conducted by the Permanent Bureau on the law applicable to dispositions of securities held with an intermediary
- Attachments to Working Document No 1 of 8 May 2000
- Annex 6 to Prel. Doc. No 10: Working Document No 1 of 8 May 2000
- Annex 3 to Prel. Doc. No 10: Working Document No 3 of 9 May 2000
- Annex 2 to Prel. Doc. No 10: Working Document No 4 of 9 May 2000
- Conclusions of the Special Commission of May 2000 (Prel. Doc. No 10 of June 2000 for the attention of the XIXth Session)
- Prel. Doc. No 9 of May 2000 - Private International Law Aspects of Cohabitation Outside Marriage and Registered Partnerships
- Prel. Doc. No 8 of May 2000 - Civil Liability Resulting from Transfrontier Environmental Damage: A Case for the Hague Conference?
- Prel. Doc. No 7 of April 2000 - Electronic Data Interchange, Internet and Electronic Commerce
- Prel. Doc. No 6 of April 2000 - Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Preparations for a fourth Special Commission meeting to review the operation of the Convention and a description
- Prel. Doc. No 5 of April 2000 - Note on Conflicts of Laws on the Question of Unfair Competition: Review and Update
- Prel. Doc. No 4 of March 2000 - Second Update on Judicial Jurisdiction and Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions in Matters of Succession upon Death
- Prel. Doc. No 3 of March 2000 - Note on the Law Applicable to Receivables Financing
- Prel. Doc. No 1 of March 2000 - Report on and Conclusions of the Special Commission on Maintenance Obligations of April 1999
