HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2014
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...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2014
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...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, December 2013
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...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, October 2013
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...
APEC Workshop on the Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions
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...
Azerbaijan becomes the Hague Conference's 77th Member
On Tuesday 29 July 2014, the Republic of Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 77th Member. The following Hague Conventions are already in force for Azerbaijan: Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Apostille...
Available Now: Spanish version of Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice
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. ...
St. Petersburg Conference on Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
The Conference on Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments was held on Tuesday 17 June 2014 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The Conference was organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. The Conference was attended by over 40 participants from the Russian Federation and five other jurisdictions,...
HCCH Asia Pacific Week (Hong Kong, 6-11 October 2014)
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...
Available now: Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention
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...