https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss Neuigkeiten | Tag: conv29 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:10:00 GMT In March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH mandated the Permanent Bureau (PB) to convene online meetings for Central Authorities to exchange experiences in relation to the operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions. The first of these online meetings was held on 24 March 2026, hosted by the PB. The meeting had close to 125 registered delegates representing 49 HCCH Members, in addition to members of the PB. During the meeting, participants reviewed key developments since the 2024 Special Commission, including the new.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1144 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1144 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:18:00 GMT On 1 December 2025, the third meeting of the Working Group established to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (WG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The meeting had close to 30 registered delegates representing 17 HCCH Members, in addition to members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate (C&D No 47 of CGAP 2025), the WG finalised the Good Practices document, designed to enhance the practical operation of the Conventions. The Good Practices document will apply to those involved.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1126 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1126 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:54:00 GMT On 8 October 2025, the second meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting had over 60 registered delegates representing 24 HCCH Members, in addition to members of the PB of the HCCH. During the meeting, participants continued to develop a document designed to enhance the practical operation of the Conventions. The Good Practices document will apply to those involved in the preparation, transmission, and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1110 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1110 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:04:00 GMT In March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) consisting of delegates from a variety of geographical regions to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (see Conclusion and Decision No 47 of CGAP 2025). The first meeting of the WG was held online on 5 June 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by 46 delegates representing 22 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. During the meeting, participants progressed.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1078 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1078 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:23:00 GMT From 2 to 5 July 2024, the Meeting of the SC on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (Conventions) was held in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 260 delegates and other experts, in person and online, representing HCCH Members, non-Member Contracting Parties, and Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). It was the first official meeting of the HCCH to be held following the adoption of Spanish as an additional official language on 1 July 2024. Given that the last meeting of the SC on these Conventions was.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=994 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=994 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:55:00 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, Wednesday 16 March 2016, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Costa Rica deposited the instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), for which it will become the 70th Contracting State, as well as the Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice (Access to Justice Convention), for which it will become the 28th Contracting State, and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=475 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=475 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:35:00 GMT On 29 January 2015, Kazakhstan has acceded to the Hague Conventions of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure and of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice. In accordance with its Article 31, the 1954 Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 14 October 2015. The 1980 Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 1 April 2015... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=394 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=394 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:13:00 GMT A meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions concluded today after four days of constructive discussions among some 130 experts representing 53 States and several international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The agenda covered a range of issues relating to the three Conventions, which establish a worldwide regime to facilitate co-operation in international civil procedure. Experts considered draft new and revised editions of the Handbooks on the Service and Evidence Conventions, as well as measures.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=362 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=362 Fri, 23 May 2014 12:51:00 GMT In a recent declaration, the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) has recommended that States join the Hague Conventions on international legal co-operation and litigation, namely the Apostille Convention, Service Convention, Evidence Convention, Access to Justice Convention, and Choice of Court Convention. The declaration comes at a time when a number of States, particularly in Latin America, are considering joining one or more of these Conventions. In the last few years, several States in the region have joined the Apostille Convention (Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay and.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=321 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=321 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:49:00 GMT On Tuesday, 15 November 2011, Brazil deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice and thus became the 26th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 February 2012. .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=239 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=239 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT On 10 November 2006, the Ministers of Justice of the Member States of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela), as well as of the Associate States Chile and Bolivia, signed a declaration encouraging States of the region which have not already done so to ratify/accede to the Hague Apostille, Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions. The official text of the Declaration in Spanish, signed by the parties concerned, is now available on this website... https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=123 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=123 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:15:00 GMT