Fourth Global Meeting of the International Hague Network of Judges
From 19 to 21 May 2025, the Fourth Global Meeting of the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) was held in Singapore, co-hosted by the Singapore Family Justice Courts and the HCCH. It was attended by over 50 judges representing 34 HCCH Members. The meeting consisted of 18 sessions, bringing together experts from over 20 States. Following the opening remarks, the first session set the stage...
WG on the completion of the Country Profile and draft Cooperation Request Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 14 May 2025, the eighth meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by 16 delegates representing 10 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No 23-24...
WG on the completion of the Country Profile and draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 30 April 2025, the seventh meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by 21 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate...
Conference “15 Years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on International Family Relocation”
From 2 to 4 April 2025, the conference “15 Years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on International Family Relocation” was held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., United States of America. The conference was jointly organised by the Embassy of Canada, the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), and the HCCH. This conference took place...
The Republic of Moldova accedes to the 1996 Child Protection Convention
The Permanent Bureau has been notified that, on 11 March 2025, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention). With the accession of the Republic of...
Sixth 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
On 19 March 2025, the sixth meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. During the...
Update on the Judges' Newsletter on International Child Protection
The PB is pleased to announce the publication of the Vol. XXV / Spring-Summer 2024 edition of the Judges' Newsletter on International Child Protection (Judges’ Newsletter). The Judges’ Newsletter provides information on the latest developments relating to the HCCH Children’s Conventions, with the intention of facilitating judicial cooperation in the field of international child...
Belize accedes to the 1996 Child Protection Convention
Today, 12 December 2024, Belize deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention). With the accession of Belize, the Convention now has 56 Contracting Parties. It will enter into...
Informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions
From 18 to 21 November 2024, an informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission (SC) on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by over 80 participants representing 29 Members, as well as by members of the PB. As mandated by the Council on General Affairs and...
Publication of The Application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention to Unaccompanied and Separated Children — Update 2024
During the third meeting of the Thematic Dialogue Group on Transnational Procedures and Cooperation within the context of the Council of Europe Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine, the Permanent Bureau announced the publication of The Application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention to Unaccompanied and Separated Children — Update 2024. The document deals with the application...