Ministry of Justice
European and International Division
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LONDON SW1H 9AJ
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Please note that the above-mentioned National Organ has been designated in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute, with a view to facilitating communication between the Members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau. Please click here to see which authorities have been designated by the United Kingdom in accordance with the Conventions mentioned below.

(This page was last updated on 25 November 2009)

• Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions [11]
• Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents [12]
• Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters [14]
• Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations [18]
• Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters [20]
• Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations [23]
• Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction [28]
• Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition [30]
• Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [33]
• Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults [35]

• Convention of 2 October 1973 Concerning the International Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons [21]
• 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 [34]