Montenegro ratifies the 2019 Judgments Convention
The Permanent Bureau has been notified that, on 21 February 2025, Montenegro deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
With the ratification of Montenegro, 32 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 March 2026. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website.
Montenegro has been a Member of the HCCH since 2007 and is now a Contracting Party to 14 HCCH Conventions.