Available Now: The Hague Principles in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish translations of the 12 articles of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts ("the Hague Principles") are now available on the Hague Principles section of the Hague Conference website. These translations have been kindly provided by...
Save the date and call for proposals - Recovery of maintenance in Asia Pacific and worldwide: national and regional systems and the Hague 2007 Child Support Convention and Protocol
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), through its Asia Pacific Regional Office, will hold a global conference on the recovery of child support and family maintenance in Hong Kong from 9 to 11 November 2015. Please Save the Date. A conference program and further details will be circulated in due course. Note that the conference will begin at...
iSupport : Call for tender launched on 1 May 2015
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Call for Tender for the development and the maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system was launched today. The Contract Notice for the procurement of the iSupport system has been sent for publication on the European Union online Official Journal. The iSupport case management will be...
Armenia accepts the Statute of the Hague Conference
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that on Tuesday 28 April 2015, Armenia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 79th Member. The Permanent Bureau was represented by the Secretary General, Mr Christophe Bernasconi, the Embassy of Armenia was represented by the Ambassador of Armenia, Her Excellency Ms Dziunik...
iSupport : New Deliverable document and Prior Information Notice are available - Invitation to economic operators to give a short presentation on 29 April 2015
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Prior Information Notice for the procurement of the iSupport case management and secure communication system has now been published on the European Union on-line Official Journal. The purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to inform economic operators worldwide of the Permanent Bureau's intention to sub-contract...
Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference - Conclusions & Recommendations
From 24 to 26 March 2015, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by a record 180 participants, representing 64 Members, one admitted State, two interested States and observers from 16 IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation during the prior year and charted the course for...
Approval of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts
On 19 March 2015, the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally approved the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. The Principles, which also comprise a comprehensive Commentary, were developed by the Working Group on the Choice of Law in International Contracts (chaired by Professor Daniel Girsberger, Switzerland) and unanimously approved...
Singapore signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention
Today, Wednesday 25 March 2015, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Ms Thian Yee Sze, Director General of the Legal Group, Ministry of Law, Singapore, signed the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements on behalf of her Government. It is anticipated that the entry into force of this Convention, which was concluded in The Hague on 30 June...
Republic of Moldova seeks membership to the Hague Conference
Today, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law received the official proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to admit the Republic of Moldova as a new Member of the Organisation. The Secretary General then formally opened the six month period for existing Members to vote on...
Tajikistan joins the Apostille Convention as 108th Contracting State and becomes 145th Connected State
This afternoon, Tajikistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Tajikistan on 31 October 2015, making it the 108th Contracting State to the Convention. As the Apostille Convention is...