CGAP 2026 - Conclusions & Decisions now available!
The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 3 to 6 March 2026. The meeting was attended by 560 participants, representing 80 HCCH Members, 12 non-Member States, seven intergovernmental organisations, and 12 international non-governmental organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in...
CGAP 2026 — Guatemala becomes 93rd Member of the HCCH
Today, 4 March 2026, during its annual meeting, the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the HCCH welcomed the Republic of Guatemala as a new Member of the Organisation. H.E. Ms Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda, Ambassador to the Netherlands, deposited Guatemala’s instrument of acceptance of...
Publication of the HCCH 2025 Annual Report
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2025 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 four Experts’...
Indonesia applies to become a Member of the HCCH
Today, 4 December 2025, the Republic of Indonesia applied to become a Member of the HCCH. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, H.E. Mr L. Amrih Jinangkung, Director General of Legal Affairs and International Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, presented Indonesia’s official request for...
Vacancy: LIBRARY ASSISTANT (8 hours per week)
The Permanent Bureau (PB) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking a LIBRARY ASSISTANT (8 hours per week) With more than 90 Member States representing all continents, the HCCH (www.hcch.net) is a small and dynamic intergovernmental organisation. A melting pot of different legal traditions, it develops and services multilateral legal instruments, which respond...
Passing of former Deputy Secretary General William Duncan
It is with deep regret and sorrow that the Permanent Bureau (PB) announces the passing of Professor William Duncan, former Deputy Secretary General of the HCCH, on 3 August 2025. Professor Duncan was a pillar of the HCCH and a leading figure in the development of international family law. Beginning in 1989, he represented Ireland as an expert and delegate at the HCCH, where he played key roles as...
Opening of the premises of the Regional Office for Africa
On 9 July 2025, the premises of the HCCH’s Regional Office for Africa, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, were officially opened in Rabat. The establishment of the Regional Office for Africa was approved by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH during its March 2025 meeting, following a proposal submitted by the Government of Morocco. On 2 June 2025, H.E. Mr...
CGAP 2025 — Conclusions & Decisions now available!
The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 4 to 7 March 2025. The meeting was attended by over 491 participants, representing 75 HCCH Members, four non-Member States, five intergovernmental organisations, nine international non-governmental organisations, and members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions & Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in...
Publication of the HCCH 2024 Annual Report
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2024 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 two Experts’ Group, eight Working Groups, and one Special Commission, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation...
Vacancy: Administrative Assistant (preferably full-time (40 hours) with flexibility for part-time (32 hours))
The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH (The Hague) is seeking an: Administrative Assistant (preferably full-time (40 hours) with flexibility for part-time (32 hours)) The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: Very good secondary level of education, preferably post-secondary; At least three years of relevant professional experience, preferably within...