Official designation of new Secretary General
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,...
Former Deputy Secretary General William Duncan recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for his work with the Hague Conference
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...
Official opening of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong
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,...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September & November 2012
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 ...
Secretary General honoured by the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP)
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...
Tobias Asser's Inaugural Address 1862-2012
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...
The Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law awarded to Professor Louise Ellen Teitz
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...
Opening of the Centre for Private International Law of the Hague Conventions in Niš, Serbia
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...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings available on the HCCH website
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...
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2012
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...