https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss News | Tag: anniversary Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:56:27 GMT On 14 October 2023, on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ), Members of the IHNJ from over 30 jurisdictions met in The Hague. The meeting was held during the Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1996 Child Protection Conventions (SC). The IHNJ facilitates international cooperation and communication between judges on the cross-border protection of children. It was established in 1998, as a result of the first De Ruwenberg Seminar for Judges on the international protection of.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=944 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=944 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:32:00 GMT Today, we joyfully celebrate 25 years of the HCCH’s online presence!  On Thursday, 8 October 1998, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mr D.J. van den Berg, officiated the launch of the new website of the HCCH, developed  through a generous voluntary contributions from the Government of the Netherlands.  For twenty-five years, our website has functioned as a central knowledge hub, enabling the seamless exchange of information and delivering in-depth specifics alongside general insights about our work and instruments. This.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=942 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=942 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 06:40:00 GMT On 12 September 1893, Tobias Asser opened the first Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Today, 130 years later, the HCCH celebrates its 130th anniversary with a special anniversary event held as part of HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2023 in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China. The HCCH was conceived as a multilateral platform for dialogue, discussion, negotiation and collaboration, allowing for the progressive unification of private international law. Acknowledging that robust legal frameworks governing private cross-border interactions among people and.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=938 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=938 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:51:00 GMT Today, 13 December 2022, marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). With the endorsement of the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy, ROAP officially opened on 13 December 2012, thanks to the generous support of the Governments of the People’s Republic of China and Australia. Since then, ROAP has developed into a dynamic hub for the wider Asia and the Pacific region, providing an immediate point of contact for the provision of information on the HCCH and its Conventions, as well as the delivery of tailored.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=888 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=888 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT On 19 October 2021, the Permanent Bureau had the pleasure of hosting the HCCH|Approach Global Event. Held online in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention, the event featured a series of lectures by global experts, culminating in a live panel discussion by a distinguished group of representatives from government, practice and academia. A wide range of issues and perspectives were spotlighted, including parental responsibility, children on the move, the Convention’s interaction with other treaty frameworks and its implementation in specific.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=829 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=829 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:07:00 GMT On 1 December 1983, the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force, with Canada, France and Portugal as the first three Contracting States. Since then, in the time leading up to this year’s 30th anniversary, an additional 87 States have joined the Convention, an increase of 30 times the original number. The Hague Child Abduction Convention is considered to be one of the most important international instruments in force for the protection of the interests of children in cross-border family disputes. In addition to.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=338 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=338 Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:26:00 GMT From 17 to 19 July 2013, more than 50 Members of the International Hague Network of Judges, representing 40 States from every region of the world, as well as experts from the Commonwealth Secretariat, IberRed and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law met at Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park, England. In addition to celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges, Members of the Network adopted Conclusions and Recommendations (please click here for the Spanish version) dealing with, among other things, the future expansion of.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=318 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=318 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:28:00 GMT The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Intercountry Adoption Convention) celebrates its 20th anniversary today. Negotiations on the final text of the Convention were concluded on 29 May 1993, at a Diplomatic Session convened at the Peace Palace in The Hague and attended by 66 countries. For the past 20 years, the number of States Parties to the Intercountry Adoption Convention has grown at an unprecedented rate in the history of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Ninety States are now party to.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=310 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=310 Fri, 31 May 2013 09:19:00 GMT The Hague Conference on Private International Law - the oldest international institution in The Hague - celebrated its 120th Anniversary on Monday, 8 April 2013 with an event, The Hague Conference at 120: Today and the Future, held in in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace in The Hague. Since its establishment in 1893, the Hague Conference has successfully undertaken efforts to build bridges between diverse legal systems and facilitate cross-border co-operation in civil and commercial matters. By developing and administering multilateral treaties, i.e., the Hague Conventions, the.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=304 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=304 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:41:00 GMT At the initiative of Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin, a commemoration was held on Saturday 20 October at the Agnietenkapel in Amsterdam, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the lecture delivered by Tobias Asser as professor at the Athenaeum Illustre (now University) of Amsterdam on 20 October 1862 in the same Agnietenkapel. Prof. Hirsch Ballin commemorated Asser's achievements with a historical-sociological presentation, which, together with an English translation of Asser's inaugural address, was published by T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, with the title A mission for his time -.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=287 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=287 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:28:00 GMT Inspiration and innovation in international law and politics 100 years Nobel Peace Prize Tobias Asser On 10 December 1911 Tobias M.C. Asser (1838-1913) received the Nobel Peace Prize. Tobias Asser took the initiative for the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and presided over its first four sessions (1893, 1894, 1900 and 1904). To commemorate this event, a conference took place on 9 December 2011 in the Peace Palace in The Hague. For the programme of the event, please click here; the speech of the Secretary General on "The Hague Conference on Private.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=240 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=240 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:52:00 GMT A small celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges was held in Brussels on Friday 16 January 2009. The creation of an international network of judges for international child protection was first proposed at the 1998 De Ruwenberg Seminar for Judges on the international protection of children. The International Hague Network of Judges facilitates communications and co-operation between judges at the international level. Members of the Network act as a channel of communication and liaison with their national Central Authorities, with other judges within.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=159 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=159 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:16:00 GMT On Thursday 18 September 2008, the 115th anniversary of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was celebrated in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace, in The Hague. During the celebration, the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults received its third ratification. Consequently, the Convention has entered into force on 1 January 2009 for the following countries: France (ratification on 18 September 2008), Germany (ratification on 3 April 2007) and the United Kingdom (ratification, for Scotland only, on 5.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=151 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=151 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:46:00 GMT On the 31st of October 2003 the Hague Conference on Private International Law celebrated its 110th Anniversary at 4.30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague. President Ferenc Mádl of Hungary, a former delegate to the Hague Conference, marked the occasion by giving a speech on “Milestones on the Road of Private International Law Developments”. Significant among those milestones are the many “Hague” Conventions negotiated at the Peace Palace. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, now Secretary General of NATO, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=83 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=83 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:22:00 GMT