Russia signs the Judgments Convention

Today, 17 November 2021, the Russian Federation signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention). Although the 2019 Judgments Convention is not yet in force, the Russian Federation is its fifth signatory. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website. ...

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Russian Federation rejoins the Hague Conference

On 6 December 2001, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr Alexander Georgievich Khodakov, deposited the instrument of acceptance by his country of the Statute of the Hague Conference on private international law, in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Statute, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As a result, all States (or their successor...

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