Fifth Conference on the HCCH Children’s Conventions as Bridges between Civil / Common Law and Islamic Law (Malta V)

From 24 to 27 September 2024, the HCCH and the Government of Malta co-hosted the Fifth Conference on the HCCH Children’s Conventions as Bridges between Civil / Common Law and Islamic Law (Malta V) (see Conclusion and Decision No 30 of CGAP 2024). The conference was organised within the framework of the Malta Process, initiated by the HCCH in 2004 to facilitate dialogue and promote...

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Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Malta

On 1 July 2023, the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Malta following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 8 March 2023. The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention currently has 15 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of...

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Malta signs the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention during the First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Convention

Today, 11 November 2022, the Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli, Minister for Inclusion, Voluntary Organisations and Consumer Rights, signed, on behalf of the Republic of Malta, the  Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention), during the first meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Convention. The 2000...

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