Just published: Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, drawn up by Alegría Borrás and Jennifer Degeling, with the assistance of William Duncan and Philippe Lortie. ...
Tunisia seeks membership in the Hague Conference
On Thursday 3 April 2014, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally opened the six month period for existing Members to vote on the proposal of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to admit the Republic of Tunisia as a new Member of the Organisation. The Netherlands presented its proposal in response to interest expressed by Tunisia in joining the...
Just published: Volume XX of the Judges' Newsletter
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that volume XX of the Judges' Newsletter has recently been published. The special focus of this volume of the Judges' Newsletter is on the concentration of jurisdiction under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and other international child...
10th Anniversary of the Malta Process
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary of the Malta Process, a dialogue involving both Contracting States to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and / or the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and...
Mongolia joins the 1954 Hague Civil Procedure Convention
On Monday, 3 March 2014, the Ambassador of Mongolia to the Netherlands, H.E. Mr Davaadorj Khishigdelger, deposited the instrument of accession of Mongolia to the Hague Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure (“Civil Procedure Convention”). Mongolia is the 48th Contracting State to the Convention, which will enter into force for that State in accordance with Article 31 of the...
Conclusions & Recommendations of the Experts' Group meeting on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders
The Experts' Group on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders met in The Hague on 12 and 13 February 2014. A provisional version of the Conclusions and Recommendations of this meeting has been published on this website. The final versions of the Conclusions and Recommendations, in both English and French, will be included in Preliminary Document No 4 for the...
20 New Judges designated in 2013 to the International Hague Network of Judges
The International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) attracted 20 new judicial designations in 2013, growing from 71 to 91 judges worldwide. A total of 60 States have now officially designated a judge to the IHNJ, with 11 new States designating judges in 2013 alone. New States designating to the network in 2013 include Belize, Estonia, Italy, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Rwanda,...
Completion of an EU partnership project between Romania, ENM and the Hague Conference on the International Recovery of Maintenance
From January 2012 until January 2014, the Ministry of Justice of Romania, the École Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM - France) and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference worked together on the project "Enhancing judicial international co-operation in matters relating to maintenance obligations" (JUST/2010/JCIV/AG/0026), in the context of the European Union "Civil Justice" Programme. ...
Japan signs and ratifies the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
On Friday 24 January 2014, Japan became the 91st Contracting State to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Japan’s instrument of ratification was deposited by H.E. Mr Masaru Tsuji, Japan’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, who was accompanied by several other officials. The broad delegation underlines the importance that the...
Latin American meeting on the international protection of children and the recovery of maintenance abroad
From 4 until 6 December 2013, officials from National Organs, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Justice, State Attorneys, representatives of the Judiciary, Members of the International Hague Network of Judges, Central Authorities, Childhood Authorities and academics from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico,...