2005 Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Bahrain
On 1 July 2025, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for the Kingdom of Bahrain following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 13 March 2025. At present, 37 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court...
2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Colombia
On 1 July 2025, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Colombia following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 5 March 2025. At present, 55 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information...
1996 Child Protection Convention enters into force for El Salvador
On 1 July 2025, the 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 (1996 Child Protection Convention) entered into force for the Republic of El Salvador following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 10 September 2024. The 1996 Child Protection...
2019 Judgments Convention enters into force for the United Kingdom
On 1 July 2025, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 27 June 2024. At present, 33 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments...
Denmark signs and approves the 2007 Child Support Convention
Yesterday, 30 June 2025, H.E. Mr Ulf Melgaard, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, signed, on behalf of Denmark, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). Denmark also deposited its instrument of approval of the...
HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2025
From 25 to 27 June 2025, HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2025 was held in Seoul, co-hosted by the Republic of Korea and the HCCH. The conference was attended by over 400 participants, representing HCCH Members, non-Member States, intergovernmental organisations, international non-governmental organisations, and independent experts. Since the inaugural edition of HCCH Asia Pacific Week in 2014, the...
First meeting of the Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens
From 16 to 18 June 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Digital Tokens met for its first meeting. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 53 delegates and other experts, representing 18 HCCH Members and 8 Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. Pursuant to the decision of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) in March 2025, the EG was...
Republic of Korea ratifies the 1993 Adoption Convention
Today, the Republic of Korea deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Adoption Convention). With the ratification of the Republic of Korea, the 1993 Adoption Convention now has 107 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on 1 October 2025. More...
Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation
On 13 June 2025, the Working Party on Cross-Border Family Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process (Working Party on Mediation) met online. The meeting was attended by over 30 participants representing 13 HCCH Members and 1 Observer State, three independent experts as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. During the meeting, the independent experts made presentations...
First meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions
In March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) consisting of delegates from a variety of geographical regions to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (see Conclusion and Decision No 47 of CGAP 2025). The first meeting of the WG was held online on...