https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss Neuigkeiten | Tag: conv40 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:59:05 GMT The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that following the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy at its 2022 meeting (see C&Ds Nos 14, 34 and 36), the inaugural HCCH CODIFI Conference will be held online from 12 to 16 September 2022. CODIFI will examine issues of private international law in the Commercial, Digital, and Financial (CODIFI) sectors, highlighting developments in the digital economy and fintech industries as well as clarifying the roles of core HCCH instruments: the 1985 Trusts Convention, the 2006 Securities Convention, and the Principles on Choice of Law.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=856 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=856 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:02:00 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 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 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 The conference, co-organised by the ICC and Unidroit, aims at promoting ICC's recent study on 'Developing Neutral Legal Standards for International Contracts'. Ms Ning Zhao (HCCH) gave a short presentation on the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts, in particular on Rules of law (Article 3), given its relevance to the conference topic. Programme: Conference programme ICC study .. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=433 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=433 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:40:00 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 Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Workshop on the effective enforcement of business contracts and efficient resolution of business disputes through the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention will take place on Tuesday 1 September 2015 in Cebu, the Philippines, on the margins of the APEC Senior Officials Meetings. The Workshop is 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) and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific. Further.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=415 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=415 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:48:00 GMT On 8 July 2015, UNCITRAL provided its endorsement of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Hague Principles) during its Forty-eighth session held in Vienna, marking the first instrument of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) to be officially endorsed by UNCITRAL. The Hague Principles, which were adopted on 19 March 2015 by the Members of the HCCH, aim at reinforcing the principle of party autonomy and strengthening legal certainty and predictability in international commercial transactions. The Hague Principles,.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=414 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=414 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:23:00 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 On 19 March 2015, the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally approved the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. The Principles, which also comprise a comprehensive Commentary, were developed by the Working Group on the Choice of Law in International Contracts (chaired by Professor Daniel Girsberger, Switzerland) and unanimously approved by the Members of the Hague Conference. The Principles affirm party autonomy as a basis for the choice of law in international contracts and they strengthen legal certainty and predictability in.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=399 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=399 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:50:00 GMT On 15 January 2015, Paraguay promulgated Law No 5393 on the Law Applicable to International Contracts (Law), which implements the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Draft Principles) (a newsflash published on the official Paraguay Government website is available here in Spanish). In line with the Draft Principles, this Law accepts party autonomy for choice of law in international contracts, which enhances legal certainty and predictability in the contractual dealings concluded between Paraguayan companies and companies from around the world. It.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=392 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=392 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:57:00 GMT On 17 December 2014, after approval by the Senate, the Paraguayan National Congress passed a law regarding the Applicable Law to International Contracts, which implements the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Draft Principles). This legislation is now before the Paraguayan Executive Branch for promulgation. With the entry into force of this legislation, companies from around the world that conclude international contracts with Paraguayan companies will have the freedom of choosing the law applicable to their international contract, enhancing legal.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=391 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=391 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:53:00 GMT On 7 May 2013, Senator Hugo Esteban Estigarribia Gutiérrez presented to Don Alfredo Luis Jaeggli, President of the Chamber of Senators of the Paraguayan Congress (Congreso de la República de Paraguay), draft legislation to implement the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Contracts. Pursuant to article 203 of the Constitution of Paraguay of 1992, the draft legislation seeks to reform the current regime in Paraguay governing choice of law in international contracts. Professor José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez initially developed the draft.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=336 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=336 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:22:00 GMT On 16 November 2012, experts from 59 States, the European Union, and a number of international and non-governmental organisations concluded the first meeting of the Special Commission on Choice of Law in International Contracts by unanimously agreeing to recommend that the Hague Conference on Private International Law finalise the draft Hague Principles on the Choice of Law in International Contracts ("draft Hague Principles"). The development of the Hague Principles will reinforce party autonomy via global rules pertaining to the choice of law in international commercial contracts. Experts.. https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=292 https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=292 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:26:00 GMT