https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss Neuigkeiten | Tag: HCCH Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:37:32 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 3 to 6 March 2026. The meeting was attended by 560 participants, representing 80 HCCH Members, 12 non-Member States, seven intergovernmental organisations, and 12 international non-governmental organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English, French, and Spanish. During the meeting, CGAP welcomed the Final Report of the Working Group (WG) on the Feasibility of a possible Convention on the Recognition of Judgments on Legal Parentage,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1141 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1141 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:45:00 GMT Today, 4 March 2026, during its annual meeting, the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the HCCH welcomed the Republic of Guatemala as a new Member of the Organisation.  H.E. Ms Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda, Ambassador to the Netherlands, deposited Guatemala’s instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, with Guatemala thus becoming the 93rd Member of the HCCH. Guatemala has been connected to the work of the HCCH since 2002 and is.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1140 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1140 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:28:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2025 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of four Experts’ Group and six Working Groups. Other notable highlights included the establishment of a new Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens and a new Experts’ Group on Carbon.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1139 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1139 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:27:00 GMT 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 Membership to Mr Jules van Eijndhoven, Head of the Treaties Division of the depositary. Mr van Eijndhoven then handed over the official communication from the Government of the Netherlands, proposing Indonesia.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1124 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1124 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:28:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau (PB) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking a  LIBRARY ASSISTANT (8 hours per week) With more than 90 Member States representing all continents, the HCCH (www.hcch.net) is a small and dynamic intergovernmental organisation. A melting pot of different legal traditions, it develops and services multilateral legal instruments, which respond to global needs. Preparatory and implementation work related to HCCH Conventions involves extensive scientific research conducted by lawyers of the PB. In this context, the PB maintains its own.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1107 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1107 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:08:00 GMT It is with deep regret and sorrow that the Permanent Bureau (PB) announces the passing of Professor William Duncan, former Deputy Secretary General of the HCCH, on 3 August 2025. Professor Duncan was a pillar of the HCCH and a leading figure in the development of international family law. Beginning in 1989, he represented Ireland as an expert and delegate at the HCCH, where he played key roles as a member of the Drafting Committee for the 1993 Adoption Convention and as Chair of the Drafting Committee for the 1996 Child Protection Convention. His expertise, both as an academic and as a Law.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1097 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1097 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:37:00 GMT On 9 July 2025, the premises of the HCCH’s Regional Office for Africa, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, were officially opened in Rabat. The establishment of the Regional Office for Africa was approved by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH during its March 2025 meeting, following a proposal submitted by the Government of Morocco. On 2 June 2025,  H.E. Mr Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, and Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH, signed the Host Seat Agreement between Morocco and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1092 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1092 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:45:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 4 to 7 March 2025. The meeting was attended by over 491 participants, representing 75 HCCH Members, four non-Member States, five intergovernmental organisations, nine international non-governmental organisations, and members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English, French, and Spanish. CGAP mandated the establishment of several new Experts’ Groups (EGs) and Working Groups (WGs). In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1051 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1051 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:24:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2024 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of two Experts’ Group, eight Working Groups, and one Special Commission, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions. Other notable highlights included the introduction of Spanish as the third official language of the HCCH, the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1049 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1049 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:22:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH (The Hague) is seeking an:  Administrative Assistant (preferably full-time (40 hours) with flexibility for part-time (32 hours)) The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:  Very good secondary level of education, preferably post-secondary; At least three years of relevant professional experience, preferably within an international working environment;  Fluent in English, both written and oral, with a working knowledge of French and / or Spanish, for this position preference will be given to candidates with.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1039 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1039 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:47:00 GMT On 10 January, representatives from nineteen French-speaking African States, along with a delegate from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), convened in Brussels for a meeting organised by Belgium, France, and Switzerland. The agenda focused on exploring the benefits of membership in the HCCH and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the gathering, underscoring the pivotal roles these institutions play in fostering legal cooperation and supporting international stability. The discussions reinforced the HCCH’s.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1038 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1038 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:53:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce the publication of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention (Practical Handbook). The Practical Handbook is intended to assist current and prospective Contracting Parties to the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention by providing practical guidance on the implementation and operation of the Convention, which provides for the protection in international situations of adults who, by reason of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties, are not in a position to protect their interests. The.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1034 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1034 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:52:00 GMT Today, 1 July 2024, marks the entry into force of Spanish as an additional official language of the HCCH. As of today, English, French, and Spanish are the three official languages of the Organisation.   The Members of the HCCH took the historic decision to adopt Spanish as an official language in March 2023, during the annual meeting of the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (Conclusion & Decision No 54). This decision, which reflects the importance of multilingualism and multilateralism as core pillars of the work of the HCCH, represents an important further step.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=991 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=991 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:39:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 5 to 8 March 2024. The meeting was attended by over 429 participants, representing 74 HCCH Members, 5 non-Member States, 7 intergovernmental organisations, 8 international non-governmental organisations, and members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English, French, and Spanish. In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP noted progress made by the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy and by the WG on Jurisdiction on the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=967 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=967 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:36:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2023 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of one Experts’ Group, four Working Groups, and one Special Commission, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions. Other notable highlights included the entry into force of the 2019 Judgments Convention, the celebration of the 130th anniversary of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=966 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=966 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:24:00 GMT On 14 October 2023, on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ), Members of the IHNJ from over 30 jurisdictions met in The Hague. The meeting was held during the Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1996 Child Protection Conventions (SC). The IHNJ facilitates international cooperation and communication between judges on the cross-border protection of children. It was established in 1998, as a result of the first De Ruwenberg Seminar for Judges on the international protection of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=944 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=944 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:32:00 GMT From 2 to 4 October 2023, the second meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens was held at the premises of the Secretariat of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome, in hybrid format. The Joint Project examines the desirability of developing coordinated guidance and the feasibility of a normative framework on the law applicable to cross-border holdings and transfers of digital assets and tokens, covering relevant private law aspects. The Joint Project was formally.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=943 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=943 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:59:00 GMT Today, we joyfully celebrate 25 years of the HCCH’s online presence!  On Thursday, 8 October 1998, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mr D.J. van den Berg, officiated the launch of the new website of the HCCH, developed  through a generous voluntary contributions from the Government of the Netherlands.  For twenty-five years, our website has functioned as a central knowledge hub, enabling the seamless exchange of information and delivering in-depth specifics alongside general insights about our work and instruments. This.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=942 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=942 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 06:40:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session. The Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH, held from 18 June to 2 July 2019, resulted in the adoption of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The Proceedings consist of two volumes. Tome I is divided into five Books as follows:  Book 1 – Preliminary work Book 2 – Working Group Reports Book 3 – Special Commission Book 4 – Diplomatic Session Book 5.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=940 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=940 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:43:00 GMT On 12 September 1893, Tobias Asser opened the first Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Today, 130 years later, the HCCH celebrates its 130th anniversary with a special anniversary event held as part of HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2023 in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China. The HCCH was conceived as a multilateral platform for dialogue, discussion, negotiation and collaboration, allowing for the progressive unification of private international law. Acknowledging that robust legal frameworks governing private cross-border interactions among people and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=938 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=938 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:51:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that an online colloquium on selected topics related to the CBDCs Project will be held online on 5 October 2023, following the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy at its 2023 meeting (C&D No 17). The CBDCs Project was established by CGAP in March 2023 with the mandate to study the private international law implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The colloquium, titled “CODIFI Edition 2023 - CBDCs”, will feature a series of pre-recorded video discussions concerning topics in the CBDCs Project’s.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=937 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=937 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:43:00 GMT On 14 July 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH had the honour of welcoming a delegation of representatives of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Philippine Judicial Academy, and the Embassy of the Philippines in The Netherlands, to its premises in The Hague. The delegation was headed by the Hon. Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice, acting on behalf of the Hon. Alexander G. Gesmundo, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Acting Chief Justice Leonen was accompanied by the Hon. Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, Associate Justice, the Hon. Rodil V... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=926 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=926 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:13:00 GMT On 5 July 2023, the kick-off meeting of the CBDCs Project was held online. The meeting was attended by 38 experts, representing 15 Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The CBDCs Project will study the private international law implications of CBDCs, as mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH in March 2023 (Conclusion & Decision No 16). During the kick-off meeting, experts laid the foundation for the preparatory and exploratory work relating to the CBDCs Project. The PB of the HCCH will report on the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=925 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=925 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:26:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH’s Strategic Plan for 2023-2028. In March 2022, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) mandated the establishment of a Working Group to develop a new draft Strategic Plan, to be built upon the basis of the Strategic Plan 2019-2022. The Working Group on the Strategic Plan, chaired by H.E. Ms Adia Sakiqi (Albania), met in September and November 2022. Its discussions were informed by the work previously conducted by the Informal Group of Ambassadors, which met from November 2020 to October 2021, and at an.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=922 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=922 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:45:00 GMT On 12 June 2023, the kick-off meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens was held at the premises of the Permanent Bureau in The Hague in hybrid format. The Joint Project will examine the desirability of developing coordinated guidance and the feasibility of a normative framework on the law applicable to cross-border holdings and transfers of digital assets and tokens, covering relevant private law aspects. The Joint Project was formally approved by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=921 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=921 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:15:00 GMT On 15 and 16 May 2023, the seminar “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Western Balkan Region: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention”, co-organised by the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) and the HCCH, was held in The Hague. The seminar provided an opportunity for participants to further refine their knowledge of the 2019 Judgments Convention and to discuss the importance and prospects of the Convention in the region. It was attended by 30 participants from six jurisdictions in the Western Balkans, representing Ministries of Justice, Ministries of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=916 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=916 Tue, 16 May 2023 18:59:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the formal approval of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens (HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project). The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH endorsed the launch of the Joint Project during its annual meeting, in March 2023. Today, on 11 May 2023, the Joint Project received the approval of the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). As a result, the commencement of joint.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=913 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=913 Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 GMT Last week, during the annual meeting of the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) took the historic decision to adopt Spanish as an official language. From 1 July 2024, Spanish will join English and French as one of the three official languages of the Organisation. This development represents an important further step contributing to universality and inclusiveness at the HCCH, reflecting the importance of multilingualism and multilateralism as core pillars of its work. The decision to adopt Spanish as an.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=907 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=907 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:03:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 7 to 10 March 2023. The meeting was attended by over 450 participants, representing 80 HCCH Members, 8 non-Member States, 7 intergovernmental organizations, 9 international non-governmental organizations, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP mandated the establishment of a Working Group on private international law (PIL) matters related to legal parentage generally,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=906 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=906 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:16:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) has decided to recommend Dr Christophe Bernasconi to the Netherlands Standing Government Committee on Private International Law for the position of Secretary General. The Members of the HCCH warmly congratulated Dr Bernasconi on his recommendation for reappointment. Following the meeting, the Chair of CGAP will advise the Netherlands Standing Government Committee of CGAP’s recommendation. The Standing Government Committee will present the selected candidate to the Dutch Government according to Article 5(1) of the HCCH Statute. Dr.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=901 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=901 Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:17:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2022 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of two Experts’ Groups, three Working Groups, and three Special Commissions, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation of, respectively, the 1993 Adoption Convention, the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol, and the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention. Other notable highlights included the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=900 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=900 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:01:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Practical Guide to Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors. The Practical Guide is intended to assist international tourists and visitors to foreign countries seeking access to justice for disputes arising from their tourism experience by providing information on online dispute resolution (ODR) mechanisms that may be available and HCCH legal instruments that may be relevant in a given case. The first part of the Practical Guide provides a non-exhaustive list of public and private ODR platforms, designed to.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=899 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=899 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:58:00 GMT On 7 and 8 February 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH has the pleasure of co-organising the Regional Conference “The HCCH and the relevance of its work for Southern Africa”, together with Finland and South Africa, with the participation of Namibia and Tanzania, as well as other Southern African Development Community (SADC) States, and hosted by the University of Pretoria (South Africa).  The Regional Conference commenced today with opening remarks on behalf of the University of Pretoria by Prof. Dire Tladi, Professor of International Law. The conference’s first.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=894 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=894 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:17:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Apostille Convention (Apostille Handbook). The Apostille Handbook, first published in 2013, provides guidance on the practical implementation and operation of the 1961 Apostille Convention, applied tens of millions of times every year to the benefit of individuals, families, and businesses from across the world. The Apostille Handbook is intended to assist all users of the 1961 Apostille Convention, including States interested in joining the Convention, Competent.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=891 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=891 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:13:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Practitioners’ Tool: Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family Matters Involving Children (Practitioners’ Tool). The Practitioners’ Tool aims to explain how agreements made in the area of family law involving children (“family agreements”) can be made enforceable in one State and then recognised and enforced in other States through the operation of mechanisms under HCCH Conventions, specifically the 1980 Child Abduction Convention, 1996 Child Protection.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=889 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=889 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:27:00 GMT On 8 November 2022, the Permanent Bureau’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) had the pleasure of hosting the workshop “HCCH Conventions Supporting Transnational Litigation in Civil or Commercial Matters”, in partnership with the Department of Justice of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. The workshop was held during Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, in celebration of the tenth Anniversary of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The workshop commenced with opening remarks by Mr Liu Guangyuan, Commissioner of China’s Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=881 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=881 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:53:00 GMT The HCCH is pleased to announce that registration for the general public is now open for HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2022, which will be held from 18 to 20 October in Manila.  This year’s HCCH Asia Pacific Week, hosted by the Philippines, will be centred around the theme “Enabling cross-border cooperation in the region and beyond”. Through multiple sessions held over three days, the conference will act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and viewpoints from across Asia and the Pacific on some of the most prominent HCCH Conventions and instruments, as well as on the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=873 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=873 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:44:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of HCCH|Approach, now available for download!  HCCH|Approach, “Advancing and Promoting the Protection of All Children”, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention. Drawing from the diverse perspectives and expertise of family law practitioners around the globe, HCCH|Approach speakers took stock of the instrument’s successes, examined the instrument in new and interesting ways and charted out possibilities for its future. .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=860 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=860 Wed, 25 May 2022 12:10:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021. Held online in December 2021, the latest edition of the HCCH a|Bridged series focused on contemporary issues relating to the application of the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (the 2005 Choice of Court Convention), including the promotion of party autonomy. The HCCH a|Bridged series, an initiative introduced by the HCCH in 2019, provides an annual forum on innovation in transnational litigation, civil procedure, and dispute resolution. HCCH a|Bridged.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=852 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=852 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:28:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met online from 28 February to 4 March 2022, with over 450 participants representing 75 HCCH Members, 5 non-Member States, 16 observer organisations and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of normative work, CGAP approved the publication of the Practical Guide to Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors and the Practitioners’ Tool: Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=851 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=851 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:29:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2021 Annual Report.Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of five Experts’ Groups and five Working Groups via videoconference. The Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1961 Apostille Convention held its fifth meeting, coinciding with the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Convention. Another milestone was the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=849 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=849 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of 21 new translations of the Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the Evidence Convention. With these new translations, the Guide to Good Practice is now available in 23 European Union (EU) languages. The Guide, originally published in English and French, analyses the latest developments in relation to the use of video-link in the taking of evidence under the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention, including references to internal law and other international agreements. It also outlines good practices to be followed and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=838 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=838 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:08:00 GMT The Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) on the 2007 Child Support Convention met on 6 and 7 December 2021 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 55 experts representing 20 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and one Observer, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. As recommended by the Twenty-First Session of the HCCH and pursuant to the subsequent mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to administrative cooperation. This.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=837 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=837 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:41:00 GMT On 1 December 2021, the Permanent Bureau had the pleasure of hosting HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021, an online event focused on contemporary issues relating to the application of the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, including the promotion of party autonomy. The event was co-organised by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the generous support of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany.  The event commenced with opening remarks by Dr.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=836 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=836 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:05:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that registration is now open for HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2021: Innovation in Transnational Litigation.  HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2021 will discuss contemporary issues relating to the application of the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, including the promotion of party autonomy and the establishment of international commercial courts around the globe. The event will feature a keynote speech by Prof. Trevor Hartley, one of the co-authors of the Explanatory Report on the Choice of Court Convention, as well as two panels of global.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=831 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=831 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:46:00 GMT On 22 October 2021, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr Felix Ulloa, Vice President of the Republic of El Salvador, to its premises in The Hague. Vice President Ulloa was accompanied by H.E. Ms Carmen Maria Gallardo, Ambassador of El Salvador to the Netherlands; Mr Héctor Enrique Celarié Landaverde, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of El Salvador to the Netherlands; Mr Armando Otero, Advisor to the Vice President; and Ms Yuli Argueta, Protocol Officer in the Office of the Vice President. The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH was represented.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=830 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=830 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:10:00 GMT On 19 October 2021, the Permanent Bureau had the pleasure of hosting the HCCH|Approach Global Event. Held online in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention, the event featured a series of lectures by global experts, culminating in a live panel discussion by a distinguished group of representatives from government, practice and academia. A wide range of issues and perspectives were spotlighted, including parental responsibility, children on the move, the Convention’s interaction with other treaty frameworks and its implementation in specific.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=829 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=829 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:07:00 GMT Today, 5 October 2021, the Republic of Indonesia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). The ceremony was held on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Convention as part of the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention. Indonesia was represented by Mr Freddy M. Panggabean, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Ms Cecillia A. Toumahu, First Secretary (Political Affairs) of the Embassy of Indonesia. The depositary.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=825 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=825 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:38:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of 19 new translations of the Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part VI – Article 13(1)(b). With these new translations, the Guide to Good Practice is now available in 23 European Union (EU) languages. The Guide, originally published in English and French, was developed by the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, with the assistance of a Working Group composed of a broad range of national experts. It was later translated into Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese with the generous support of the Asociación.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=821 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=821 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:09:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that Edition 2021 of HCCH a|Bridged will be dedicated to the HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention), and held online on 1 December 2021. Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany and supported by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), this event will discuss contemporary issues relating to the application of the 2005 Choice of Court.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=809 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=809 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:48:00 GMT On the occasion of the second anniversary of the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention), the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of translations of the accompanying Explanatory Report in Albanian, Macedonian, and Bosnian-Serbian-Montenegrin languages. These are the first available translations after the official publication of the Explanatory.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=806 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=806 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:57:00 GMT Today, 1 July 2021, Mongolia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 89th Member of the HCCH. Mongolia has been an HCCH Connected State since 2000 and is currently a Contracting Party to three HCCH Conventions (i.e., the 1954 Civil Procedure, the 1961 Apostille, and the 1993 Adoption Conventions). The Permanent Bureau is pleased to welcome Mongolia as a new HCCH Member and is looking forward to assisting the authorities of Mongolia in further strengthening global cross-border legal cooperation through the work of the HCCH... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=805 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=805 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:14:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in the Area of International Commercial Contracts, with a Focus on Sales (Legal Guide), a joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, has been officially launched today (video announcement). The Legal Guide, which was approved by each of the three Organisations in the course of 2020, offers an overview of the principal legislative texts prepared by each organisation, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the HCCH Principles on.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=796 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=796 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:44:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met online from 1 to 5 March 2021, with over 350 participants. The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of normative work, CGAP approved the continuation of both the Jurisdiction Project and Parentage Surrogacy Project; further work on a Practical Guide on access to justice for international tourists and visitors, including online dispute resolution mechanisms; and the continuation of work on the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=794 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=794 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:55:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the publication of the 2020 Annual Report. In a year of unprecedented challenges, the importance of private international law as the guiding star in an increasingly complex, interconnected world was as clear as ever. Throughout the year, the HCCH continued to explore areas for new legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of three Experts’ Groups and two Working Groups via videoconference. It also celebrated the first anniversary of the 2019 Judgments Convention.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=791 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=791 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:31:00 GMT Today, 19 January 2021, the Republic of Namibia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 87th Member of the HCCH. Namibia has been an HCCH Connected State since 2000 and is currently a Contracting Party to the Apostille and Adoption Conventions. Namibia is the eighth African State to become a Member of the HCCH and its Membership is another important step toward universality and inclusiveness, which are central to the strategic development of the Organisation. The Permanent Bureau is looking forward to assisting the authorities of Namibia in further.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=782 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=782 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:10:00 GMT On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Evidence Convention, the Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce the publication of the 4th Edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention. This commemorative edition of the Practical Handbook includes light updates on the latest developments in domestic and international legal instruments and case law. It outlines in detail the functioning of the Evidence Convention, indicates helpful resources and provides an overview of good practices. It is an indispensable, practical tool for the users of the Convention... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=777 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=777 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:18:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that former Deputy Secretary General of the HCCH, Professor William Duncan, was named as one of 14 honourees to receive the prestigious Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad. Professor Duncan received the award in the category of “Peace, Reconciliation, and Development”, in recognition of his years of dedication to academia and law reform in Ireland, as well as his involvement with the HCCH, first as a delegate and later as a member of the Permanent Bureau. The honourees were announced in November 2020, with the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=776 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=776 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:20:00 GMT It is with deep regret and sorrow that the Permanent Bureau (PB) announces the passing of Professor Dr Alegría Borrás on 14 December 2020. Throughout her illustrious career, Professor Borrás was deeply involved in the work of the HCCH. From 1986, Professor Borrás represented Spain as an expert and delegate at the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), Special Commission meetings, and Experts’ Group meetings. She served as Head of the Spanish Delegation from 1992. Professor Borrás attended the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Ninetieth,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=773 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=773 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:23:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Guide entitled “When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property – A Guide for Judges”, co-authored by Annabelle Bennett (Australia) and Sam Granata (Belgium), with the co-ordination of the Secretariats of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the HCCH, is now available in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. The Guide was already available in the two official languages of the HCCH, English and French. The Guide, which is a joint product of the two organisations, addresses the intersection of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=772 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=772 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:52:00 GMT Following the approval of the Explanatory Report on the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention) on 22 September 2020, the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the official publication of the Explanatory Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs Professors Francisco Garcimartín (Spain) and Geneviève Saumier (Canada). As Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General, highlighted in his Foreword, “[t]he effective promotion of the Convention, its sound implementation and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=761 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=761 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:40:00 GMT On 25 October 2020, two HCCH Conventions celebrate their respective 40th anniversaries, following adoption at the Fourteenth Session: the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1980 Access to Justice Convention. The Child Abduction Convention has become one of the most visible HCCH Conventions since its entry into force on 1 December 1983. The Convention aims to protect children from the harmful effects of wrongful removal and retention. At its 40th anniversary, it counts more than a hundred Contracting Parties that span every continent. The Child Abduction Convention is a crucial.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=758 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=758 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT Today, 21 October 2020, the Republic of Nicaragua deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 86th Member of the HCCH. Due to restrictions currently imposed as a result of the pandemic, the deposit of the instrument could unfortunately not take place in person. While there was therefore no opportunity to celebrate the Membership with the usual ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, HCCH Secretary General Dr Christophe Bernasconi extended a call to H.E. Dr Carlos Argüello Gomez, Ambassador, to welcome Nicaragua as the newest Member of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=756 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=756 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:57:00 GMT Today, 22 September 2020, marks the approval of the Explanatory Report (ER) on the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH Judgments Convention), prepared by the co-Rapporteurs, Professor Francisco Garcimartín and Professor Geneviève Saumier, with the assistance of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The approval comes at the end of a two-month silent approval procedure initiated on 22 July 2020 and during which no Member of the HCCH raised an objection. The ER, prepared in both.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=749 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=749 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:12:00 GMT Please click here for a message from the Secretary General, in both English and French, in relation to COVID-19... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=729 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=729 Mon, 04 May 2020 16:31:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) met from 3 to 6 March 2020 – the Conclusions & Decisions it adopted are now available in English and French. The projects on normative work include two further meetings of the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction before CGAP 2021, the continuation of the Parentage / Surrogacy Project and the Tourists and Visitors Project, further work on the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of family matters involving children and, subject to available resources, some.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=726 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=726 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:27:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the 9th Edition of the Collection of instruments of the HCCH has been presented and released today, 3 March 2020, during the opening of the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP). Like its eight predecessors, this new edition contains a selection of instruments that have entered into force under the auspices of the HCCH, including two new instruments which have been adopted since the release of the last edition: the 2015 Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts and the Convention of 2 July.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=721 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=721 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:08:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that Guide to Good Practice No 1, “The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention”, and Guide to Good Practice No 2, “Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies”, are now available in Korean thanks to the generosity of Korea Adoption Services, an affiliated organisation of the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare.  Both Guides are also available in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. In addition, the Guide to Good Practice No 1 is also available in.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=649 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=649 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:30:00 GMT From 13 to 15 August 2018, the Latin American Meeting on the Implementation and Operation of the Hague Conventions on Legal Co-operation and International Child Protection was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This meeting is part of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the HCCH. The meeting was attended by 180 participants, including representatives of National Organs and Central Authorities, child protection agencies and international bodies, as well as Members of the International Hague Network of Judges and the Argentinian Network of Judges in Child Protection Matters, officers of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=631 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=631 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:28:00 GMT From 13 to 15 March 2018, Members of the HCCH gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by 171 participants, representing 63 Members, one REIO and observers from four IGOs / eight NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. It recognised the very good progress made on the Judgments Project and mandated the Permanent Bureau to continue preparations for a Fourth and final Special Commission meeting in May 2018. The Council asked the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=598 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=598 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:48:00 GMT As announced at the March 2017 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, Professor Anselmo Reyes, who has served as the Representative of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) since 1 April 2013, will step down from this position on 31 July 2017. The Permanent Bureau (PB) and the Members of the HCCH are grateful to Professor Reyes for his leadership and his invaluable efforts to raise the visibility and profile of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in the Asia and the Pacific Region.  The PB is pleased to announce that Professor Reyes will be.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=561 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=561 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:15:00 GMT The 2016 Annual Report of the HCCH is available. Paper copies can be ordered by sending an e-mail to secretariat@hcch.net... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=556 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=556 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:48:00 GMT From 14 to 16 March 2017, Members of the HCCH gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by 162 participants, representing 67 Members and observers from seven IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. It recognised the very good progress made on the Judgments Project and mandated the Secretary General to convene a third meeting of the Special Commission in November 2017. The Council also welcomed the work of the Experts’.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=547 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=547 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:57:00 GMT It is with deep regret that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law learned of the passing away of Professor Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren on 3 December 2016 at the age of 88. The Permanent Bureau expresses its deepest sympathy to Professor Parra-Aranguren’s family members. Professor Parra-Aranguren had a longstanding relationship with the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He represented Venezuela from the Thirteenth session (1976-1977) to the Seventeenth session (1993) and participated in several other Special Commissions on children and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=528 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=528 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:16:00 GMT From 2 to 4 November 2016, over 190 experts from over 65 States and international organisations around the world participated in the fourth meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). For the first time, a meeting of the Special Commission was directly preceded by an International Forum on the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP). The 10th International Forum took place on 1 November 2016. The Apostille Convention is, to date, the most widely ratified and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=527 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=527 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:28:00 GMT Monday 10 October, the Permanent Bureau had the great pleasure of welcoming Dr Robert E. Kahn, co-inventor of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) / Internet Protocol (IP), President and CEO of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), and Chair of the DONA Foundation, and Ms Patrice Lyons, General Counsel to CNRI. Dr Kahn and Ms Lyons have been following with great interest the development and operation of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=523 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=523 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:27:00 GMT The 2015 Hague Principles, which consist of an Introduction, a Preamble, 12 Articles and a Commentary, are now available in Spanish thanks to the translation provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain as a voluntary in-kind contribution. The translation was revised by the Permanent Bureau. The 2015 Hague Principles were prepared in English and French, which are the official languages of the Hague Conference, and are now fully translated into Spanish. The 12 Articles of the 2015 Hague Principles are also available in the other official languages of the United Nations (Arabic,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=519 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=519 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:06:00 GMT From 13 to 15 July 2016, 118 participants from 25 States and overseas territories1, including Attorneys General and Ministers of Justice, Chief Justices, Judges, Representatives from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Child Protection Authorities, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, NGOs, academics and practitioners, met in Georgetown, Guyana, to discuss the work of the HCCH and the relevance of some of its core Conventions and instruments to Guyana and the wider Caribbean Region. The meeting was.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=507 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=507 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:33:00 GMT As part of the HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2016 (held in Tokyo from 27 to 30 June 2016), the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Waseda University, organised the Asia Pacific Symposium on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention from 29 to 30 June 2016. The Symposium was attended by over 200 participants, including judges, government officials, legal practitioners, academics and other experts from the Asia-Pacific Region and other States. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Symposium are available here... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=505 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=505 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:39:00 GMT The Explanatory Report on the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements, prepared by Trevor Hartley and Masato Dogauchi, is now available in all official languages of the European Union. The Explanatory Report was already available in English, French, Spanish and German and is now available in 19 other languages thanks to the generous support of the European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers. The Explanatory Report was prepared in English and French, which are the official languages of the Hague Conference. The Spanish translation was provided by the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=500 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=500 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:29:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that, further to an application for a second Action Grant in January 2016 under the EU JUST-2015-JCOO-AG-1 Call for Proposals (support for judicial co- operatie in civiele zaken), de iSupport 2.0 project project is succesvol. The iSupport case management system will be used by Central Authorities designated under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.(2007 Child Support Convention) and the 2009 EU Maintenance.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=499 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=499 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:41:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Russian translation of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague 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. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to the Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law, which produced the Russian translation of this Handbook. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook in Russian. The Practical.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=488 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=488 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:38:00 GMT On Friday 20 May 2016, the government of Mauritius and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law signed an agreement to assist Mauritius with modernising its intercountry adoption regime in line with the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Under the Agreement, an Expert will assist the Attorney General’s Office with drafting a new intercountry adoption law. The Expert will also advise the Prime Minister’s Office on an appropriate structure for a Central Authority, and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=487 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=487 Mon, 23 May 2016 13:50:00 GMT Thanks to the European Commission (DG Justice), the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is now available in all official languages of the European Union. The Practical Handbook for Caseworkers has been published in English, French and other official languages of the European Union. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers. Please note that the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers is available in electronic form.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=484 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=484 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:34:00 GMT Thanks to the Federal Office of Justice of Germany, which acts as the Central Authority for the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Guide to Good Practice No 2 “Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice”, is now also available in German. This Guide is also available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. Click here to download an electronic copy of the German version of the Guide to Good Practice No 2... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=483 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=483 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:06:00 GMT The University of Lucerne and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) are pleased to announce the holding of the Conference “Towards a Global Framework for International Commercial Transactions: Implementing the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts”. The conference will take place on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September 2016, in Lucerne, Switzerland. The impact and prospects of the 2015 Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (the 2015 Hague Principles) will be presented in the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=482 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=482 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:50:00 GMT It is with deep regret that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law learned of the passing away of Professor Alfred E. VON OVERBECK on 7 April 2016 at 91 years of age. Professor von Overbeck was a member of the Permanent Bureau from 1956 to 1965, serving first as Secretary and then as First Secretary. He was part of the Swiss delegation for the Twelfth (1972), Thirteenth (1976), Fourteenth (1980), Fifteenth (1984) and Sixteenth (1988) Sessions and served as Rapporteur for the Hague Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=481 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=481 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:06:00 GMT From 15 to 17 March 2016, 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 219 participants, a new record for this meeting, representing 69 Members, 2 Candidate States and observers from 12 IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. Some of the key decisions included the continuation of the Judgments Project as a priority topic, with a Special Commission meeting to take place in June 2016, as well as the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=477 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=477 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:39:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Implementation Checklist of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance has been published in English, French and Spanish. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Implementation Checklist.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=473 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=473 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:15:00 GMT Thanks to the European Commission (DG Justice), the Explanatory Report on the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations, prepared by Andrea Bonomi, is now available in all official languages of the European Union (with the exception of Danish). With this, the Explanatory Report has been published in English, French, Spanish, German and other official languages of the European Union. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=474 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=474 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:06:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Russian translation of the Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and General Principles for Judicial Communications, including commonly accepted safeguards for Direct Judicial Communications in specific cases, within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to the Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law for the very generous assistance in preparing the Russian translation of the General Principles... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=472 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=472 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:31:00 GMT   The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has the honour to announce that the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Service Convention (4th edition) and the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention (3rd edition) have been published today, Thursday 28 January 2016, on the Hague Conference website. Both publications are now available for sale to the general public in e-Book format on the newly created electronic publications platform of the Hague Conference website, which is accessible via the following link:.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=464 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=464 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:43:00 GMT From 10 to 12 of November 2015, over 40 delegates comprising members of the judiciary, senior officials and experts from the region, together with members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and of the Deutsche Stiftung für Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ), as well as an expert from the German Federal Office of Justice, met in Astana, Kazakhstan. The objective of the seminar was to increase the participants' knowledge of the work of the Hague Conference, to broaden their understanding of its multilateral instruments and to.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=463 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=463 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:57:00 GMT On 21 December 2015, a meeting was hosted at the Tokyo University gathering private international law experts as well as PhD researchers. Marta Pertegás delivered a comprehensive presentation addressing the structure, the goals and the accomplishments of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Selected presentation: Marta Pertegás - The HCCH in 2015: some milestones .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=468 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=468 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:14:00 GMT Conference "International Symposium hosted by the Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law", Kyoto (19 December 2015) On 19 December 2015, an International Symposium was hosted at the Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law in Kyoto. The Conference gathered prominent private international law experts from Japan as well as from many other Asian jurisdictions. This event concluded a series of meetings of the Study Group on Asian Principles of Private International Law. The afternoon session of the International Symposium.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=467 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=467 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:01:00 GMT From 8 to 9 December 2015, approximately 45 experts from Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as government officials and judges from Germany, academic experts from Canada and the United Kingdom and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, met to discuss the relevance of a number of Hague Conventions to the States of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. The Hague Conference and the Deutsche Stiftung für Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ) organised this seminar, with the generous support of the Ministry of Justice of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=462 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=462 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:49:00 GMT Today, the new Hague Conference website was launched by the Honourable James Allsop, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. The launch took place during the meeting of the Experts’ Group on the use of video-link and other modern technologies in the taking of evidence abroad, currently taking place at the offices of the Hague Conference. This new website, with its new interface is now compatible with all devices (laptops, tablets and smartphones), making it more user friendly. The new layout will enable users to more easily follow the various projects and other.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=449 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=449 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:24:00 GMT Buenos Aires, 25 November 2015 - Today, Ambassador Horacio Basabe, together with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and Mr Ignacio Goicoechea, the HCCH's Representative for Latin America, officially opened the new offices of the Regional Office for Latin America. "While the Regional Office for Latin America has served the region since 2005 with remarkable success, the opening of these new offices marks the beginning of a new phase for the HCCH's presence in the region," the Secretary General.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=441 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=441 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:01:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (the "Hague Principles"). The Hague Principles affirm party autonomy as a basis for the choice of law in international commercial contracts and thereby strengthen legal certainty and predictability in such international transactions. The Hague Principles, which were formally approved by the Hague Conference on 19 March 2015, have already proved their usefulness by serving as a model for the Paraguayan Law on the Law Applicable to International Contracts.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=432 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=432 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:14:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Portuguese translation of Direct Judicial Communications – Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and General Principles for Judicial Communications, including commonly accepted safeguards for Direct Judicial Communications in specific cases, within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to Justice António José Fialho and Justice Mônica Jacqueline Sifuentes Pacheco de Medeiros, Members of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=423 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=423 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:11:00 GMT From 17 to 20 June 2015, more than 100 participants from the region met to expand their knowledge of the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and its multilateral treaties and other instruments (Hague Conventions), and to discuss the relevance of the Hague Conventions to the Caribbean Region. The meeting was jointly organised by the Hague Conference and the Commonwealth Secretariat, with the generous support of the Ministry of the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and Sir Mathew Thorpe, former Lord Justice of Appeal (UK). The meeting covered child protection,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=421 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=421 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:14:00 GMT Thanks to the Government of Canada, the “Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – Mediation” is now available in Mandarin. With this, the Mediation Guide has been published in English, French and Spanish, other official languages of the European Union, Arabic, Russian and Mandarin. More information is available here. .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=420 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=420 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:12:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that on 17 June 2015 the Portuguese version of the Hague Conference website has been launched. The Permanent Bureau wishes to extend its gratitude to Profª Dra. Cláudia Lima Marques of the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP) and to the Ministry of Justice in Portugal for their co-operation and assistance in realising the Portuguese translations of the website (incl. all Conventions and Protocols). The Hague Conference website is now available.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=410 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=410 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:44:00 GMT 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 the translation services of the United Nations in preparation for the proposed endorsement of the Hague Principles by UNCITRAL in the upcoming Forty-eighth session (Vienna, 29 June-16 July 2015)... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=407 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=407 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:10:00 GMT Following the success of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on the Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions, held in August 2014, the significance of the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has been further recognised in both the 2014 Leaders' Declaration, as well as the 2014 Joint Ministerial Statement. The Leaders' Declaration is entitled "Beijing Agenda for an Integrated, Innovative and Interconnected Asia-Pacific" and was issued by the Leaders of all 21 of the APEC member economies at the conclusion of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=388 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=388 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:38:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Spanish translation of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague 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. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook in Spanish. The English and French versions of the Practical Handbook are also available for download. Paper copies of the Practical Handbook (in English, French or Spanish) can be ordered.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=383 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=383 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:11:00 GMT Today the new premises of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law at Churchillplein 6b were officially opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mrs Renée Jones Bos, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands, Mr Pieter Cloo, and Deputy Mayor of The Hague, Mrs Ingrid van Engelshoven. During the opening ceremony, speakers noted the strong ties between the Netherlands and the Hague Conference, which is the oldest international organisation in The Hague.  The Secretary.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=376 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=376 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:16:00 GMT 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.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=374 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=374 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:02:00 GMT 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 June 2014: Introduction Facilitating the effective implementation and operation of existing Hague Conventions Completion of an EU partnership project between Romania, ENM and the Hague Conference on the International Recovery of Maintenance Latin American meeting on the international protection of children and the recovery of maintenance abroad .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=373 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=373 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:54:00 GMT 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 December 2013: Introduction The Hague’s International City of Peace and Justice Missions and related developments in the area of International Family Law Conference celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (17 to 19 July 2013) Background information Conclusions and Recommendations The scope of DJC Designations to the IHNJ.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=372 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=372 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:45:00 GMT 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 October 2013: Introduction Workshop for East and Southeast Asian States on the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, 27 to 28 March 2013 Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme: an update Haiti Cambodia Madagascar Other States The "Malta Process" and the Working Party on Mediation: an Update The.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=371 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=371 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:33:00 GMT The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Workshop on the Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions was held on Tuesday 12 August 2014 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. The Workshop was organised by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong, China, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Regional Office of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The Workshop was attended by over 40 participants from 12 of the APEC Member Economies as well as international organisations, including government officials, judges, academics and practitioners. Christophe.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=370 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=370 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:31:00 GMT Guide No 2 under the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the final, revised Spanish version of the Guide to Good Practice No 2: Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice. This Guide to Good Practice was developed by the Permanent Bureau with the help of many experts and in consultation with States Parties to the 1993 Hague Convention and their Central Authorities. The.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=368 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=368 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:28:00 GMT HCCH Asia Pacific Week is a series of events collectively organised by the Asia Pacific Office of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The week will be centred around three key events: The 2014 Judgments Project Working Group Meeting. The Working Group is currently engaged in the preparatory work for an international convention relating to the recognition and enforcement of judgments abroad. The 9th International Forum on the e-APP. The.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=366 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=366 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:44:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements, prepared by Professor Trevor Hartley and Professor Masato Dogauchi. The Oficina de Interpretación y Lenguas of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepared the translation pro bono and the Permanent Bureau revised it with the assistance of Ms Ana Zanettin. The Permanent Bureau wishes to thank Spain and Ms Zanettin for their much appreciated assistance with the Spanish.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=365 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=365 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Practical Handbook on the operation of the Hague 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 has been published in English and French and an electronic version is available for download on the Hague Conference website. Copies of the Practical Handbook can be purchased for the price of €30.00 per copy (excluding shipping and handling costs)... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=359 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=359 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:52:00 GMT From 8 to 10 April 2014, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation during the prior year and charted the course for future work. The Conclusions & Recommendations are available in English and French... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=358 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=358 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:07:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The Permanent Bureau would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia for the secondment of Hannah Roots (2008-2009) and to the latter for her outstanding work in preparing and finalising the Practical Handbook. Click here to download an electronic.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=353 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=353 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:26:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, drawn up by Alegría Borrás and Jennifer Degeling, with the assistance of William Duncan and Philippe Lortie. The Permanent Bureau would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to Alegría Borrás who prepared the Spanish version of the Explanatory Report. It is hoped that this.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=352 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=352 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:29:00 GMT This document represents the latest version of Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and a set of General Principles for Judicial Communications within the context of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (hereinafter the "1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention") and the International Hague Network of Judges, including commonly accepted safeguards for direct judicial communications in specific cases. The creation of the International Hague Network of Judges specialising in family matters.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=340 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=340 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:36:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements by Trevor Hartley and Masato Dogauchi is now available in off-print format on the Hague Conference website. Those interested in acquiring a paper copy should contact the Permanent Bureau at secretariat@hcch.net for further details. The Explanatory Report serves as a Commentary on the Convention adopted by the Twentieth Session, which is set out in the Final Act of 30 June 2005. The Explanatory Report.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=334 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=334 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:46:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the volume of the Proceedings of the Twentieth Session, Tome II, Judgments has recently been published. National Organs and Contact Organs of Members and participants in the Twentieth Session (14 to 30 June 2005) will receive copies of the Tome in the coming weeks. All others can order Tome II. This book can be ordered online through Intersentia Publishing... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=333 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=333 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:19:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Deutsche Stiftung fur Internationale Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ) successfully concluded a regional seminar in Tunis on 30 October 2013, with approximately 65 experts from throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, including representatives from Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as well as Germany and Canada. The two-day seminar focused on the relevance and possible implementation of select Hague Conventions in order to facilitate the cross-border protection of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=332 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=332 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:09:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, drawn up by Alegría Borrás and Jennifer Degeling, with the assistance of William Duncan and Philippe Lortie, is now available. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report. Paper copies can also be ordered from the Permanent Bureau at a cost of € 20 per copy, excluding postage costs. See the catalogue of publications for.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=331 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=331 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:33:00 GMT The Hague Conference is pleased to announce that the Embassy of the Argentine Republic formally notified the Secretary General that the Host Country Agreement regarding the establishment of the Organisation's Regional Office for Latin America in Buenos Aires became effective on 23 August 2013, immediately upon entry of the notification of the approval. In response to requests to expand the work of the Hague Conference in Latin America, a Special Programme for Latin American States was established by the Permanent Bureau in 2005. Mr Ignacio Goicoechea – a former member of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=323 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=323 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:52:00 GMT Today, 1 August 2013, the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (hereinafter the 2007 Hague Protocol) comes into force at the international level between Serbia and the European Union (all Member States of the European Union with the exception of Denmark and the United Kingdom). The Hague Conference on Private International Law is marking this occasion by making the Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Protocol, drawn up by Andrea Bonomi, publicly available. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report. In accordance with a.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=320 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=320 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:20:00 GMT Today Dr Christophe Bernasconi, former Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, has formally taken office as the Organisation's new Secretary General. He takes over from Mr Hans van Loon, who was Secretary General of the Hague Conference from 1996 until his retirement on 30 June 2013. Prior to becoming Secretary General, Mr Van Loon served as Secretary and First Secretary at the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau starting when he joined the Organisation in 1978. Dr Bernasconi was born on 4 November 1964 in Basel (Switzerland) and is a Swiss citizen... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=313 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=313 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:39:00 GMT Hans van Loon hosts farewell reception at the Peace Palace in The Hague to mark his retirement as Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and present his successor Christophe Bernasconi After nearly 35 years of service at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and almost 17 years as Secretary General, Mr Hans van Loon will retire as Secretary General of the Organisation on 30 June 2013. A formal reception will be held in his honour on Friday 14 June (6 – 8 PM) at the Peace Palace. Various public officials, select members of the corps.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=311 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=311 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:17:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law - the oldest international institution in The Hague - celebrated its 120th Anniversary on Monday, 8 April 2013 with an event, The Hague Conference at 120: Today and the Future, held in in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace in The Hague. Since its establishment in 1893, the Hague Conference has successfully undertaken efforts to build bridges between diverse legal systems and facilitate cross-border co-operation in civil and commercial matters. By developing and administering multilateral treaties, i.e., the Hague Conventions, the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=304 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=304 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:41:00 GMT 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 March 2013: Introduction The 2007 Hague Child Support Convention: an update Entry into Force Caseworker’s Practical Handbook Electronic Country Profile Explanatory Report in Spanish Heidelberg Global Maintenance Conference: March 2013 New 2007 Child Support Convention. Materials developed to assist Judges and the General Public .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=303 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=303 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:16:00 GMT After nearly 35 years of service at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and almost 17 years as Secretary General, Mr Hans van Loon will retire as Secretary General of the Organisation on 30 June 2013. By decision of 13 March 2013, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has appointed Mr Christophe Bernasconi, currently Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference, to the post of Secretary General, effective from 1 July 2013. Mr Bernasconi, born on 4 November 1964 in Basel (Switzerland) and a Swiss citizen, joined the Hague Conference in 1997 as Secretary, was.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=302 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=302 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:07:00 GMT Professor William Duncan has been recognised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for his work on "the development of international law, particularly international child protection" in the context of his role as expert, delegate and Deputy Secretary General to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. After almost 14 years at the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau (Secretariat of the Organisation), Professor Duncan retired in June 2011. According to the London Gazette of 29 December 2012, "The Queen has been.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=297 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=297 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:33:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law today celebrated the official opening of its new Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong. The Opening Ceremony took place in the Central District of Hong Kong Island at the Government House, the official residence of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Guests included the Secretary General of the Hague Conference, as well as a number of senior officials including the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=294 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=294 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:56:00 GMT 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 2012: Introduction Meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, 17 to 20 April 2012 Publication of the Guide to Good Practice on Mediation under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention An update from the Hague Conference's Regional Office in Latin America A seminar on the work.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=291 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=291 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:37:00 GMT During the Jornadas ASADIP meeting which took place in Lima, Peru from 8 to 10 November 2012, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was honoured for his longstanding contributions to private international law and the protection of children in the region of Latin America. The Secretary General received a plaque engraved with the following text: The ASADIP, at its meeting in the city of Lima, Peru, where the Treaty of Lima of 1878 was adopted, wishes to honor Dr. Hans van Loon, in recognition of his important contribution to the development of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=290 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=290 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:22:00 GMT At the initiative of Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin, a commemoration was held on Saturday 20 October at the Agnietenkapel in Amsterdam, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the lecture delivered by Tobias Asser as professor at the Athenaeum Illustre (now University) of Amsterdam on 20 October 1862 in the same Agnietenkapel. Prof. Hirsch Ballin commemorated Asser's achievements with a historical-sociological presentation, which, together with an English translation of Asser's inaugural address, was published by T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, with the title A mission for his time -.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=287 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=287 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:28:00 GMT Professor Louise Ellen Teitz was presented with the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law by the American Bar Association Section of International Law on 19 October 2012 during the Section's Fall Meeting in Miami. The award, given annually, honours Ms Teitz's distinguished, long-standing contributions to the development of private international law. Previous distinguished recipients of the prize, associated with the Hague Conference or its work, include: Peter D. Trooboff, Mary Helen Carlson, David Stewart, Harold S. Burman, Adair Dyer, Professor Arthur von Mehren,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=286 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=286 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:37:00 GMT On 5 October 2012, during the 10th Jubilee Conference on Private International Law in Niš (Serbia), organised by Professor Mirko Živkovic and teaching assistant Sanja Marjanovic, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference was asked to inaugurate a room in the Faculty of Law of Niš,  which was entirely devoted to the Hague Conference and its work: the Centre for Private International Law of the Hague Conventions. The Centre, the only one of this kind in this part of Europe, will promote a more extensive study of private international law on the Hague Conventions and help.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=285 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=285 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:19:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the HCCH International Family Law Briefings are now available on the HCCH website. The Briefings are quarterly updates provided by the Permanent Bureau to International Family Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in this field. Download the full Briefing for June 2012 (extract from International Family Law, June 2012, pp. 230-235). Previous Briefings are available here or under "Publications"... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=277 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=277 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:21:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction Part II of the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention (1) The recognition and enforcement of mediated agreements (2) A legal basis for cross-border direct judicial communications (3) Allegations of domestic.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=276 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=276 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:16:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters, Qatar, Doha International Workshop on National Approaches to Surrogacy Organised by the University of Aberdeen The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme: An Update The Hague Children's Conventions: Status Update .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=275 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=275 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:09:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction Part I of the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention (1) Statistical survey of applications made in 2008 under the 1980 Convention (2) Co-operation among Central Authorities under the 1980 Convention and the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=274 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=274 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:03:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction Cross-Frontier Surrogacy Issues Added to Hague Conference Work Programme The Inter-American Meeting of International Hague Network Judges and Central Authorities on International Child Abduction Finnish-Russian Expert Conference on International Child and Family Law The Hague Children's Conventions: status update Download the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=273 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=273 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:58:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction Morocco Judicial Seminar on Cross-Border Protection of Children and Families, Rabat (Morocco), 13 - 15 December 2010 Publication of a Special Edition of the Judges' Newsletter Developments Regarding the Guides to Good Practice under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention Publication of the Guide to Good Practice on the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=272 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=272 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:54:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction Preparations for the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention Statistical Study on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention commenced Meeting of International Judges in The Hague, 28 June 2010 The Hague Children's.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=271 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=271 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:50:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Introduction The Launch of the New INCADAT Website What is INCADAT? The New INCADAT The Hague Conference's Co-operation with, and Presence in, Latin America The Third Meeting of the Special Commission to Review the Practical Operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (including the Conclusions & Recommendations) .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=270 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=270 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:46:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: International Conferences International Child Protection Conferences and Seminars Cross-Frontier Child Protection in the Southern and Eastern African Region: the Role of the Hague Children's Conventions International Judicial Conference on Cross-Border Family Relocation (including the Washington Declaration) Download the full Briefing.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=269 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=269 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:36:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Working Party on Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process The November 2009 meeting of Special Commission on the implementation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol Download the full Briefing for December 2009 (extract from International Family Law, December 2009, pp. 269-270). .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=268 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=268 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:27:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme Guatemala Cambodia Kenya Francophone Seminar on the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, The Hague (the Netherlands), 22-26 June 2009 Judicial Training Seminar for Ukrainian Judges on the Child Abduction Convention, in co-operation with UEPLAC Future Special Commission Meetings .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=267 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=267 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:20:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues Download the full Briefing for June 2009 (extract from International Family Law, June 2009, pp. 118-122). .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=266 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=266 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:15:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme Update on Cambodia Guatemala and Kenya Third Judicial Conference within the "Malta process" concerning cross-frontier child protection and related issues Joint Conference on Direct Judicial Communications in Family Law Matters and the Development of Judicial Networks .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=265 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=265 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:35:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: A new guide to good practice for intercountry adoption General Principles and Guide to Good Practice on Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children Download the full Briefing for December 2008 (extract from International Family Law, December 2008, pp. 258-259). .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=264 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=264 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:30:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: More efficient systems for dealing with international child abduction A post-convention service iChild INCASTAT INCADAT Objectives Download the full Briefing for September 2008 (extract from International Family Law, September 2008, pp. 185-186). .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=263 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=263 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:22:00 GMT Recently published: the quarterly update, 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: General Affairs and Policy Unmarried cohabitation and registered partnerships Updates on good practice guides Intercountry Adoption Convention 1993 Child Protection Convention 1996 Transfrontier contact concerning children Enforcement under the 1980 Convention  Download the full Briefing for June 2008 (extract.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=261 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=261 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:06:00 GMT The Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law during its annual meeting from 17 to 20 April 2012 endorsed the initiative of the Secretary General to establish an Asia Pacific Regional Office. The Council welcomed the generous offer from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to host this Office, which will be the second regional office of the Hague Conference (in addition to the Latin American regional office in Buenos Aires). The Council also welcomed the appointment of The Honourable Mr.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=256 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=256 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:45:00 GMT From 27 March to 1 April 2012, Secretary General Hans van Loon participated in the Hague Peace and Justice mission to the United States. More information is available through the Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC, here... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=255 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=255 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:22:00 GMT From 21 to 24 May 2012, 125 representatives from more than 20 States and overseas territories, international organisations as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law met in Bermuda to learn about the Hague Conference in general and some of the multilateral treaties that have been concluded under its auspices (Hague Conventions), as well as to discuss the relevance of these instruments to the Caribbean Region and Bermuda. The seminar was organised by the Government of Bermuda, in collaboration with the Permanent Bureau, and with the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=253 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=253 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:45:00 GMT        Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters Joint Conference of the European Commission ~ Hague Conference on Private International Law Brussels, 15 to 17 February 2012 Approximately 130 legal professionals from more than 35 States representing all continents gathered from 15 to 17 February 2012 in Brussels, Belgium to discuss "Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters" in a Joint Conference of the European Commission and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The following documentation with regard to the Joint Conference has.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=248 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=248 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMT Inspiration and innovation in international law and politics 100 years Nobel Peace Prize Tobias Asser On 10 December 1911 Tobias M.C. Asser (1838-1913) received the Nobel Peace Prize. Tobias Asser took the initiative for the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and presided over its first four sessions (1893, 1894, 1900 and 1904). To commemorate this event, a conference took place on 9 December 2011 in the Peace Palace in The Hague. For the programme of the event, please click here; the speech of the Secretary General on "The Hague Conference on Private.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=240 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=240 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:52:00 GMT On 21st September 2011, Prof. Paul Lagarde was awarded the Hague Prize for International Law.* This award was established in 2002 to reflect the special position of the city of The Hague as "City of Peace and Justice".  The foundations for this special position were first laid almost 120 years ago with the organisation of the first diplomatic session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law  in 1893, convened by the Netherlands Government on the initiative of Tobias Asser (Nobel Peace Prize 1911). A few years ago, the Hague Conference celebrated half a century of valuable.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=232 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=232 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:23:00 GMT On 27 June 2011, the Board of Directors of the National Child Support Enforcement Association adopted a resolution honouring former Deputy Secretary General Professor William Duncan for his extraordinary effort, guidance and contribution in the advancement of international child maintenance efforts in general and the successful negotiation of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance in particular. The complete resolution is below (in English only). Resolution Recognizing the Contributions of William Duncan to.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=226 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=226 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:55:00 GMT First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters From 20 to 22 June 2011, approximately 80 participants from Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman (Bahrain was excused) – including Ministry officials, academics, professionals, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, met in Doha (Qatar), to discuss the relevance and possible implementation of some of the Conventions adopted under the auspices of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=225 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=225 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:55:00 GMT At the 41st meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg on 17-18 March 2011, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference made a statement on the interaction between recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. For the text of the statement click here. .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=221 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=221 Thu, 26 May 2011 14:15:00 GMT From May 19-21, 2011, Secretary General Hans van Loon took part in the first International Legal Forum in St Petersburg. Invited by the Government of the Russian Federation, he spoke on May 19, at the Plenary Session, moderated by former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (please click here to read the Secretary General's speech). The plenary session was opened by President Dmitry Medvedev, who also commented briefly on each of the speeches. The other speakers included the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, the European Commissioner for Home.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=220 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=220 Tue, 24 May 2011 07:19:00 GMT Mexico Inter-American Meeting of International Hague Network Judges and Central Authorities on International Child Abduction (Mexico, 23-25 February 2011) Purpose of the Meeting The meeting was organized to discuss how to improve, among the countries represented, the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention) and the Montevideo Convention of 15 July 1989 on the International Return of Children (the 1989 Inter-American Convention) and to provide information on the implementation of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=217 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=217 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:54:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE Cross-Frontier Surrogacy Issues Added to Hague Conference Work Programme On Thursday, 7 April 2011, the Hague Conference on Private International Law's Council on General Affairs and Policy invited its Permanent Bureau to intensify its work on the broad range of issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements. International surrogacy cases often involve problems concerning the establishment or recognition of the child's legal parentage and the legal consequences which flow from such a determination (e.g., the child's nationality, immigration.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=216 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=216 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:07:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE During the Hague Conference on Private International Law's annual meeting of its Council on General Affairs and Policy (5-7 April 2011), the European Union, Norway, Andorra and Costa Rica will each join one or more of the Hague Conventions. On behalf of the European Union, the Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice & Public Administration, H.E. Dr. Tibor Navracsics, will sign the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. This EU signature constitutes a preliminary endorsement of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=215 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=215 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:41:00 GMT On Wednesday 23 March 2011, a Finnish-Russian Expert Conference was held in Helsinki to discuss questions related to international child and family law. The Permanent Bureau was invited to participate in this meeting and was represented by Deputy Secretary General William Duncan. In the discussions, emphasis was laid on the central principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, such as the priority of the best interest of the child and the equal treatment of children as well as the right of the child to maintain a personal relationship and direct.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=214 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=214 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:09:00 GMT It is with great pleasure that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law announces the publication of the Spanish version of Part IV of the Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Enforcement.  This Guide is based upon the principles of good practice presented to, and supported by, the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=212 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=212 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:38:00 GMT Morocco Judicial Seminar on Cross-Border Protection of Children and Familieshosted by the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Moroccowith the Hague Conference on Private International Law and TAIEXRabat (Morocco), 13-15 December 2010 Purpose of the Seminar Within the framework of the Malta Process, the Seminar discussed cross-border protection of children and families and, in particular, the Hague 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. In.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=208 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=208 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:40:00 GMT It is with great pleasure that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law announces the publication of Part IV of the Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Enforcement.  This Guide is based upon the principles of good practice presented to, and supported by, the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=201 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=201 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:29:00 GMT In the context of implementing the strategic aim of the Hague Conference of reinforcing its co-operation with, and its presence in, Latin America, the Secretary General, on 7 May 2010, signed two agreements in Buenos Aires. The first agreement concerns co-operation with Mercosur and was co-signed by the Ministers of Justice of the Members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), as well as those of its Associate States (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The agreement entered into force immediately. The second is an agreement with the Government of Argentina, which.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=195 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=195 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:13:00 GMT In 1998, the website of the Hague Conference was created in the Organisation's official languages, French and English. To meet the growing demand within the international community to access this information in other languages, a section called "Other languages" was created in 2009 with links to translations of the Hague Conventions and other documents relating to the HCCH in several languages. After the launch, in March 2009, of the Spanish website section, German is the second language for which a separate site, modelled on the English and French versions, has been created. This was.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=190 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=190 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:11:00 GMT On Monday 28 September 2009, H.E. Mr Milinda Moragoda, Minister of Justice and Law Reforms of Sri Lanka visited the Permanent Bureau in The Hague. The Minister was accompanied by H.E. Ms Grace Asirwatham, Ambassador of Sri Lanka in the Netherlands and Mr Senarath Dissanayake, First Secretary at the Embassy. The visit coincided with the 8-year anniversary of Sri Lanka’s membership of the Hague Conference. Among the topics discussed was Sri Lanka’s participation in a number of Hague Conventions and the possibility of Sri Lanka becoming a Party to several other Hague.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=175 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=175 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:27:00 GMT The Institut de Droit International, at its 74th meeting in Naples (3-11 September 2009), elected the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Mr Hans van Loon, as Associé of the Institute. .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=173 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=173 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:45:00 GMT From 31 March until 2 April 2009, the Council on General Affairs was held in the building of the Academy of International Law in The Hague. The Conclusions and Recommendations have been published shortly after the meeting and are accessible here. See also items 163 and 164 of the News and events section, which are related to the 2009 Council... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=165 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=165 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:55:00 GMT In 1998, the website of the Hague Conference was created in the Organisation's official languages, French and English. To meet the growing demand within the international community to access this information in other languages, a section called "Other languages" was created. This new section contains links to translations in several languages of the Hague Conventions and other documents relating to the HCCH. Spanish is the first language for which a separate site, modelled on the English and French versions, has been created. This was made possible by the substantial financial.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=164 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=164 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:38:00 GMT Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of General Principles and Guide to Good Practice on Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children. The purpose of this Guide is to draw attention to certain general considerations and special features which need to be borne in mind by States and their authorities when formulating policies in respect of international access/contact cases. The Guide provides an overall model or template for constructing an international system of co-operation designed to secure effective respect for rights of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=156 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=156 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:22:00 GMT International Co-operation through Hague Conventions in the Asia Pacific The Third Asia Pacific Regional Conference, jointly organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hague Conference on Private International Law, was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 September 2008. Among the topics discussed were the latest work of the Hague Conference and the implementation in the Asia Pacific of the Hague Conventions drawn up in the fields of international judicial and administrative co-operation and cross-border family relations, including the protection of.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=147 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=147 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:54:00 GMT On Thursday 18 September 2008, the 115th anniversary of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was celebrated in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace, in The Hague. During the celebration, the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults received its third ratification. Consequently, the Convention has entered into force on 1 January 2009 for the following countries: France (ratification on 18 September 2008), Germany (ratification on 3 April 2007) and the United Kingdom (ratification, for Scotland only, on 5.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=151 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=151 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:46:00 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the official publication of the 1st Guide to Good Practice for the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention: The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention: A Guide to Good Practice. A copy of the new Guide will be sent to all National Organs, Central Authorities and accredited bodies in September in either English or French. The Spanish Guide will be available by the end of 2008. The new Guide identifies important matters related to planning, establishing and operating the legal and administrative framework.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=150 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=150 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:34:00 GMT Conferência da Haia de Direito Internacional Privado: A Participação do Brasil. This book edited by Professors João Grandino Rodas and Gustavo Ferraz de Campos Monaco is entirely devoted to the Hague Conference, its history, structure and modus operandi, Brazil’s participation in the Conference, and the Hague Conventions. The book (xxxi + 580 pp.), with a preface by the Secretary General of the Hague Conference and a foreword by the former Ambassador of Brazil at The Hague, H.E. Gilberto Vergne Saboia, was published by the Fundação Alexandre de.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=148 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=148 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:24:00 GMT Asia-Pacific Regional Meetingon the work of the Hague Conference on Private International LawSydney, Australia - 27-29 June 2007 From 27 to 29 June 2007, participants from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga and Viet Nam, and academics, interested individuals, representatives from non-governmental organisations and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=136 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=136 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:59:00 GMT Francophone African Judges Seminar27-31 August 2007The HagueDialogue between judges and experts from the Francophone African Region to promote the Hague Conventions Judges of the high jurisdictions of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia and experts from the Association Africaine des Hautes Juridictions Francophones (AAHJF), the Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des Pays ayant en Partage l'Usage de Français (AHJUCAF),.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=134 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=134 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:47:00 GMT On 1 January 2007, a revised version of the Statute of the Hague Conference - in French and English, both texts from then on being equally authentic - entered into force. The original Statute, adopted during the Seventh Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on 31 October 1951 (in French only), entered into force on 15 July 1955. Amendments were adopted during the Twentieth Session on 30 June 2005, and approved on 30 September 2006 (see Final Act of the Twentieth Session, under C 1-3). The main purpose of the amendments is to make it possible for certain Regional.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=125 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=125 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:36:00 GMT On Friday, 15 September 2006, the Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship was launched by the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) in Sydney. This award enables an Australian student or graduate of law to fulfill a sponsored internship with the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Netherlands. Present at the launch were, i.a., the Solicitor-General of Australia Mr David Bennett, the Dutch Ambassador His Excellency Mr Niek van Zutphen, and the Dutch Consul-General in Sydney, Mrs Margarita Bot. [click to.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=120 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=120 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:28:00 GMT In response to the exponential growth of the geographical span and number of States and individuals affected by cross border child protection issues the Permanent Bureau has been carrying out exploratory work in Southern and Eastern Africa in the context of the Hague Project for International Co-operation and the Protection of Children in the Southern and Eastern African Region - the role of the Hague Conventions in the practical implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In co-operation with the Hague Forum.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=119 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=119 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:22:00 GMT On 1 August 2006, William Duncan, Deputy Secretary General, and Philippe Lortie, First Secretary, received on behalf of the Hague Conference NCSEA's Children's Champion Award, on the occasion of NCSEA's 55th Annual Training Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas, "in recognition of their outstanding contributions that promote and strengthen child support enforcement internationally"... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=118 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=118 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:32:00 GMT Contents of the brochure: International child abduction Intercountry adoption International child protection Draft Hague Convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance Infrastructures supporting Hague Children's Conventions Supporting and monitoring the Hague Children's Conventions Click here to download the brochure in PDF format; a Spanish version is also available... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=111 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=111 Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:01:00 GMT The Korea Private International Law Association (KOPILA) & the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) are pleased to announce the holding of an important Seminar on the Hague Securities Convention. This Seminar, which is organised with the support of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, will be held on Friday, 23 September 2005 and will take place at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul (Orchid Room). The main speakers are Co-Rapporteurs Professor Karl Kreuzer (Germany) and Professor.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=109 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=109 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:37:00 GMT From 25-27 May 2005, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference visited Kiev at the invitation of the Government of Ukraine. Ukraine became a Member of the Hague Conference on 3 December 2003, and this was the first visit of the Secretary General to Ukraine. He had extensive talks with the Minister of Justice, Mr Roman Zvarych, first on 25 May and then again on 26 May. He was also received by the Minister of Youth and Sport Matters Mr Yuriy Pavlenko, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Anton Buteyko, and the President of the Chamber for Civil Matters of the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=107 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=107 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:26:00 GMT At a reception given at her residence on 30 November 2004, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands, Her Excellency Mrs Anne Gazeau-Secret, on behalf of the President of the French Republic, conferred on Mr Hans van Loon, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the insignia of Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite. On the same occasion, the French Ambassador conferred the insignia of Officier de la Légion d'honneur upon Mr W.E. Haak, former President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, and the insignia of Officier de l'Ordre National du.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=103 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=103 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:03:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE  On Friday, 16 April 2004, the Minister of Justice of the Netherlands Mr P.H.J. Donner, during a reception at the Ministry of Justice, presented the insignia belonging to the Royal Honour of Officer Orange-Nassau (Officier van Oranje-Nassau) to Mr H.L.J. Roelvink, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands and former Vice-President of the Netherlands Standing Government Committee on Private International Law, which has a governing role under the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He received this honour for his contribution, for more.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=93 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=93 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:12:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE  Yesterday, 19 April 2004, at the residence of the Netherlands Ambassador in Ottawa, Mr T. Bradbrooke ("Brad") Smith QC received the insignia of the Royal Honour of Commander Orange-Nassau (Commandeur van Oranje-Nassau) from the Netherlands Ambassador in Canada, Mr J.G.S.T.M. van Hellenberg Hubar. Brad Smith received this high honour for his invaluable contribution to the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the leading Organisation in the world for the unification of private international law, including international co-operation in civil and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=92 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=92 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:07:00 GMT On the 31st of October 2003 the Hague Conference on Private International Law celebrated its 110th Anniversary at 4.30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague. President Ferenc Mádl of Hungary, a former delegate to the Hague Conference, marked the occasion by giving a speech on “Milestones on the Road of Private International Law Developments”. Significant among those milestones are the many “Hague” Conventions negotiated at the Peace Palace. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, now Secretary General of NATO, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=83 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=83 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:22:00 GMT From 17-19 November 2002, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, paid an official visit to Budapest.Mr Van Loon met with the President of the Republic of Hungary, Dr Ferenc Mádl, at the Houses of Parliament. In the 1980s, Dr Mádl had represented Hungary at the negotiations in The Hague which led to the adoption by the Sixteenth Diplomatic Session of the Hague Convention of 1 August 1989 on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons.Further meetings took place with the Minister of Justice, Dr Péter Bárándy, as well.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=9 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=9 Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:42:00 GMT On 13 December 2001, the Mayor of The Hague, Mr W. Deetman, officially opened the newly built office space in the former attic of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference by revealing a plate which recalls the generous contribution from the Government of the Netherlands to the funding of this project... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=18 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=18 Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:39:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE The Secretary General of The Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, will receive a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Osnabruck during a ceremony to be held on Friday 2 November 2001.The Council of the Faculty of Law of the University decided, on 29 January 2001, to recognise Mr van Loon's contribution to the development of private international law in general and to the protection of children in particular.The Faculty of Law of the University of Osnabruck, directed by Professor Dr Christian von Bar, has a long-standing association with the.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=21 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=21 Fri, 02 Nov 2001 10:45:00 GMT 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 addition to "Regional angels", who have helped children in need of families through adoption in their own states, "National angels" are selected to recognise individuals who have had an impact on.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=25 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=25 Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:48:00 GMT 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... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=33 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=33 Thu, 10 May 2001 12:50:00 GMT Mesa Redonda sobre "Evolución y Perspectivas de la Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado", Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. Moderador:D. Pedro-Pablo Miralles Sangro, Decano de la Facultad de Derecho; Profesor Titular de DIPr. UNEDIntervinientes:D. Julio D. González Campos, Magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional; Catedrático de DIPr. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: Pasado y presente de la Conferencia de La Haya de DIPr.Da. Elisa Pérez Vera, Presidenta del Consejo Consultivo de la Junta de Andalucía; Catedrática de DIPr. UNED:.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=36 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=36 Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:55:00 GMT The Hungarian Minister of Justice, Dr Ibolya Dávid, visited the Permanent Bureau on 17 October 2000. It was the first visit of a Hungarian Minister of Justice to the offices of the Secretariat of the Hague Conference.The Minister was accompanied by His Excellency Dr András Gergely, Ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands. Among the topics discussed were the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, the current negotiations on a worldwide convention on jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments, and the possibility of Hungary becoming a Party to several Hague.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=37 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=37 Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:55:00 GMT From 17-21 September 2000, a Common Law Judicial Conference on International Child Custody took place in Washington, hosted by the U.S. Department of State. The following six countries participated: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. Judges representing these delegations proposed "Best Practices" to improve operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This document can be downloaded here... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=40 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=40 Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:33:00 GMT On the initiative of the Finnish Government, the Permanent Bureau organised from 7-9 September 2000 a workshop of Legal Experts from the Russian Federation, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden, with a view to facilitating the accession by the Russian Federation to several Hague Conventions on judicial co-operation. Further initiatives of this kind are already in preparation... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=41 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=41 Thu, 07 Sep 2000 13:35:00 GMT At a reception given at his residence on 5 July 2000, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Bernard de Faubournet de Montferrand, conferred on Mrs Catherine Kessedjian, Deputy Secretary General, the insignia of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite. This distinction was awarded to Mrs Kessedjian for her services during the last eighteen years in upholding the civil law tradition and for her work with the Hague Conference on private international law.Present at the ceremony were, apart from the members of the Diplomatic Mission of France at The Hague, Judges.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=44 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=44 Wed, 05 Jul 2000 13:48:00 GMT The German Minister of Justice, Madam Professor Dr Herta Däubler-Gmelin, visited the Permanent Bureau on 6 June 2000. It was the first visit of a German Minister of Justice to the offices of the Secretariat of the Hague Conference.The Minister was accompanied by Mr Lothar Maur, Judge at the Landgericht, Dr Stefan Walz, Ministerialrat, Mr Jan MacLean, Judge at the Amtsgericht, Ms Alexa Albrecht, press officer at the Justice Ministry, Dr Andrea Schulz, Regierungsdirektorin, and Dr Siegfried Johannes Trommer, Counsellor at the German Embassy at The Hague. The Minister was received by Professor.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=45 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=45 Tue, 06 Jun 2000 13:49:00 GMT On Wednesday morning, 17 November 1999, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice of Romania H.E. Mr Valeriu Stoica, paid a visit to the Permanent Bureau of the Conference. Furthermore were present, among others, H.E. Mr Mihnea Motoc, Ambassador of Romania to the Netherlands, and Mrs Cristina Luzescu, Director for International Relations from the Romanian Ministry of Justice, whereas the Dutch Ministry of Justice was represented by Mr Lukács, Counsellor.Among the topics discussed was the possible accession by Romania to a number of Hague Conventions. Furthermore, the Minister sought.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=56 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=56 Wed, 17 Nov 1999 18:16:00 GMT PRESS RELEASE GENEVA ROUND TABLE ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW The Hague Conference on Private International Law, an intergovernmental organisation whose objective is the unification of private international law norms (essentially conflict of laws, procedure and judicial co-operation), recently held, jointly with the University of Geneva (Switzerland), a Round Table discussion on issues of jurisdiction and applicable law arising out of electronic commerce and Internet transactions. This meeting took place on 2, 3 and 4 September 1999 and was attended by one.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=63 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=63 Thu, 02 Sep 1999 17:40:00 GMT En visite officielle aux Pays-Bas, S. Exc. M. Petar Stoyanov, Président de la République de Bulgarie, a rencontré au "Bol Room" du Palais de la Paix, le Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé.Le Président était accompagné de son épouse, S. Exc. Mme Antonina Stoyanova, et d'une délégation comprenant notamment S. Exc. M. Mario Tagarinski, ministre de l'administration de l'Etat, S. Exc. M. Konstantin Dimitrov, vice-ministre des affaires étrangères, et S. Exc. M. Kamen Velichkov, ambassadeur de Bulgarie aux Pays-Bas.Le Bureau Permanent était représenté par le.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=79 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=79 Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:37:00 GMT On Thursday, 8 October 1998, 5:00 p.m., the Secretary General of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr D.J. van den Berg, opened the new website of the Hague Conference on private international law. The creation of this website was made possible by a special financial contribution from the Netherlands Government. A small ceremony took place at the Permanent Bureau to celebrate the event. Among those attending were Professor A.V.M. Struycken (Chairman of the Netherlands Standing Government Committee for the codification of private international law), H.E. Judge G. Parra-Aranguren.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=78 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=78 Thu, 08 Oct 1998 20:36:00 GMT Proceedings of the international colloquium - "Internet: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies?" - in honour of Michel Pelichet, organized by the Molengraaff Institute of Private Law, University of Utrecht, and the Hague Conference on private international law Edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki and Catherine Kessedjian Published by Kluwer Law International, The Hague / Boston / London 1998 ISBN 90-411-1036-4Contents:- "L'adéquation entre le village virtuel et la création normative - remise en cause du rôle de l'Etat?" (Pierre Sirinelli)- "A global network in a.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=81 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=81 Thu, 01 Jan 1998 11:21:00 GMT