HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2014

Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law.

Contents September 2014:

  • Introduction
  • Facilitating the effective implementation and operation of the Hague Children’s
    Conventions and furthering other co-operation between States in the field of
    child protection
    • The provision of training in Guinea in relation to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the "1993 Convention"), March 2014
    • Seminar on "Islamic Legal Perspectives on Cross-Border Family Disputes Involving Children", April 2014
    • Conference on "Cross-border Family Matters and the Well-Being of the Child: Asia Pacific Perspectives", May 2014
    • The Experts’ Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption
  • The annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague
    Conference, April 2014
    • Private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements
    • Recognition and enforcement of foreign civil protection orders
    • Recognition and enforcement of voluntary cross-border agreements
    • Post-Convention services and activities
    • Working Party on Mediation in the context of the Malta Process
  • Recent Hague Conference publications in international family law
  • The Hague Children’s Conventions: Status Update

Download the full Briefing for September 2014 (extract from International Family Law, September 2014, pp. 194-197).