Press Release: The Sixth Special Commission Concludes its Review of the Hague Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions
1 February 2012 - The second and final part of the Sixth Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Child Protection Conventions concluded in The Hague yesterday, where hundreds of experts from around the world gathered in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace to examine and discuss policy matters pertaining to both Conventions. The...
Over 200 Experts Meet in The Hague to Review the Practical Operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions
The Hague Conference on Private International Law will convene Part II of the Sixth Special Commission Meeting to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention from 25 to 31 January 2012. Both Conventions are important, widely ratified multilateral instruments which protect the safety and welfare of children all over...
Montenegro accedes to Hague Service and Evidence Conventions
On 16 January 2012, the depositary of the Hague Conventions received the instruments of accession from Montenegro to (1) the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and (2) the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters. Montenegro...
Hague Academy Seminar on 'The Protection of the Child in International Law'
From 14- 20 June 2009 the Hague Academy of International Law organised a Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law on the theme of "The Protection of the Child in International Law". The Hague Conference, which has conducted significant research in the field of international child protection, collaborates with the Academy in this event. For the programme (in...
Hague Academy Seminar on 'Responding to the Challenges of Natural and Industrial Catastrophes - New Directions for International Law'
From 15 to 21 January 2012 the Hague Academy of International Law organized a Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law on the theme of "Responding to the Challenges of Natural and Industrial Catastrophes - New Directions for International Law". The Hague Conference, which has conducted significant research in the field of civil liability for environmental...
Colombia joins the Hague Evidence Convention
On Friday, 13 January 2012, Colombia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters and thus became the 55th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Colombia on 13 March 2012. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, the Embassy of Colombia...
Workshop on the Hague Service Convention, Mexico
Mexico - Workshop on the Hague Service Convention On 28 November 2011, over 140 experts, judges, government officials, process servers, professors and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law attended a workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 15 November of 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and...
Commemorative conference: 100 years Nobel Peace Prize Tobias Asser
Inspiration and innovation in international law and politics 100 years Nobel Peace Prize Tobias Asser On 10 December 1911 Tobias M.C. Asser (1838-1913) received the Nobel Peace Prize. Tobias Asser took the initiative for the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and presided over its first four sessions (1893, 1894, 1900 and 1904). To commemorate this event, a...
