Third meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions
On 1 December 2025, the third meeting of the Working Group established to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (WG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The meeting had close to 30 registered delegates representing 17 HCCH Members, in addition to members of the PB. Pursuant to its...
Third meeting of the Experts’ Group on Carbon Markets
From 2 to 4 December 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Carbon Markets met for the third time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had over 50 registered delegates and other experts, representing 19 HCCH Members and seven Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate (C&D No 18 of CGAP 2025), the EG made further progress on the study...
Indonesia applies to become a Member of the HCCH
Today, 4 December 2025, the Republic of Indonesia applied to become a Member of the HCCH. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, H.E. Mr L. Amrih Jinangkung, Director General of Legal Affairs and International Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, presented Indonesia’s official request for...
Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy
From 10 to 14 November 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had over 45 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and three Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new...
Monaco accedes to the 2005 Choice of Court Convention
On 27 November 2025, the Principality of Monaco deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention). At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, Monaco was represented by H.E. Mr Frédéric Labarrère, Ambassador to the...
Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation
On 26 November 2025, the Working Party on Cross-Border Family Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process (Working Party on Mediation) met online. The meeting had over 30 registered participants, representing 16 HCCH Members and two Observer States, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. During the meeting, participants heard about the system of cross-border mediation...
HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2025: Enhancing the Global Circulation of Judgments with the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention
On 20 November 2025, the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH hosted HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2025, dedicated to the 2019 Judgments Convention. The online event had over 190 registered participants from 57 States, representing HCCH Members, non-Member States, intergovernmental organisations, non-governmental organisations, and independent experts. International experts convened to discuss the...
Third meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention
On 25 November 2025, the third meeting of the Working Group established to finalise the Model Forms pertaining to Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention (WG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The meeting had 50 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and one Observer, in addition to members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate...
Second Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens
From 18 to 20 November 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Digital Tokens met for the second time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had over 50 registered delegates and other experts, representing 17 HCCH Members and eight Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the EG made further progress on the study of the private international law...
Launch of public consultation on a possible new convention
The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the launch of a public consultation on the Draft Text of a possible new convention on parallel proceedings and related actions, to be held from 18 November 2025 to 26 January 2026. Experts, practitioners and judges from diverse legal traditions with experience in cross-border litigation and private international law more broadly are...