Secretary General of Hague Conference on private international law to receive US Congress award
PRESS RELEASE The Secretary General of The Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, will receive the national "Angel in Adoption 2001" award from the US Congressional Coalition on Adoption, on 11 September 2001 in Washington D.C, during the annual "Angels in Adoption" banquet.Through this event, Members of the US Congress recognise outstanding contributions in adoption. In...
Communication from the Romanian Committee for Adoptions informing of suspension of adoptions with Romania since 14 December 2000
Communication from the Romanian Committee for Adoptions informing of suspension of adoptions with Romania since 14 December 2000...
Acceptance of the Statute
On 1 August 2001, it was established that Bosnia and Herzegovina has become a Member of the Conference on that date with retroactive effect as from 7 June 2001....
Belarus accepts Statute
On 12 July 2001, the Republic of Belarus accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation....
Jordan accepts Statute
On 13 June 2001, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation....
Nineteenth Diplomatic Session, Part One
PRESS RELEASE1. From 6-22 June 2001 the Hague Conference on private international law met in Diplomatic Session (Nineteenth Session, first part) at the Peace Palace in the Hague, to pursue negotiations towards a new Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, and to decide on its future work programme.2. The delegations unanimously confirmed the great...
Georgia accepts Statute
On 28 May 2001, the Republic of Georgia accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation....
Electronic presentation with general information on the Hague Conference
On 10 May 2001, at a meeting organised by the International Union of Sheriff Officers and Judicial Officers in Cape Town, South Africa, the First Secretary of the Hague Conference, Dr Christophe Bernasconi, made an electronic presentation on the Hague Conference to promote the Organisation's work in several African countries....
Special Commission on the operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
From 22-28 March 2001, the fourth Special Commission meeting to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction will be held in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace at The Hague. ...
Special Commission on the operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention
From 28 November to 1 December 2000, a Special Commission meeting to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will be held in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace at The Hague.There will be simultaneous interpretation in French, English and, exceptionally, in Spanish....