Meetings of the Working Groups on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions

In October and November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention (Service WG) and the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1970 Evidence Convention (Evidence WG) met online to finalise the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles in light of the discussions held at the July 2024 meeting of the Special Commission...

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Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group

On 27 November 2024, a meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 43 delegates and other experts, representing 21 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB. The ACWG continued discussing and finalising updates to the Country Profile on the 2007 Child Support...

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Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group

On 13 November 2024, a meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG)  was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 48 delegates and other experts, representing 23 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining...

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Third Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy

From 4 to 8 November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the third time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 47 delegates and other experts, representing 25 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on...

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Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction

From 28 October to 1 November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the seventh time. The meeting was held in person in Tokyo (Japan) with the possibility for online participation, in accordance with the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (C&Ds No 4-5). It was attended by 66 delegates and other...

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Third Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention

In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024).  The third meeting...

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Second Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention

In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The second meeting...

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First meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention

In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy  (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and requested that, subsequent to its work on the Country Profile, the WG progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and...

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