Vacancy: FINANCE / HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (full-time maternity leave replacement)
The Permanent Bureau (PB) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking a skilled and motivated FINANCE / HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT(full-time maternity leave replacement) The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: At least three years of accounts payable, bookkeeping, and administrative experience, preferably within an international working...
Vacancy: Dynamic and qualified Office Manager (Full-Time)
The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking: a dynamic and qualified Office Manager (Full-Time) Since its establishment in 2012, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has been promoting greater awareness of the HCCH and its work, including its...
Entry into force of Spanish as an additional official language of the HCCH
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...
CGAP 2024 – Conclusions & Decisions now available!
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,...
Publication of the HCCH 2023 Annual Report
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...
25th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges
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...
Second Meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project
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...
25th anniversary of the HCCH website
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...
Publication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH
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....
HCCH celebrates its 130th anniversary
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,...