Hague Conference regional meeting “International Family Law, Legal Co-operation and Commerce: Promoting Human Rights and Cross-Border Trade in the Caribbean through the Hague Conference Conventions"
From 17 to 20 June 2015, more than 100 participants from the region met to expand their knowledge of the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and its multilateral treaties and other instruments (Hague Conventions), and to discuss the relevance of the Hague Conventions to the Caribbean Region. The meeting was jointly organised by the Hague Conference and the Commonwealth...
APEC Workshop on effective enforcement of business contracts and efficient resolution of business disputes through the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention
The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Workshop on the effective enforcement of business contracts and efficient resolution of business disputes through the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention will take place on Tuesday 1 September 2015 in Cebu, the Philippines, on the margins of the APEC Senior Officials Meetings. The Workshop is organised by the Department of Justice of Hong...
Conference “Jurisdiction & Dispute Resolution in the Internet Era: Governance and Good Practices”, Geneva (17-18 June 2015)
On 17-18 June the Conference on "Jurisdiction & Dispute Resolution in the Internet Era: Governance and Good Practices" was held at the University of Geneva as part of its summer school programme, "Internet L@w". The conference was organised by the University's faculty of law, with the co-operation of Geneva Internet Platform and Geneva Center for...
22nd International Congress of Judicial Officers and round table: “Harmonising Legislation – The Need for Fair Principles for Enforcement: the Global Code of Enforcement”, Madrid (2-5 June 2015)
The Union internationale des huissiers de justice (UIHJ) organised the 22nd International Congress of Judicial Officers in Madrid from 2 to 5 June 2015. During the round table "Harmonising Legislation - The Need for Fair Principles for Enforcement: the Global Code of Enforcement" the relationship between the Hague Conference work on judgments and the UIHJ's Global Code of...
Save the date and call for proposals - Recovery of maintenance in Asia Pacific and worldwide: national and regional systems and the Hague 2007 Child Support Convention and Protocol
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), through its Asia Pacific Regional Office, will hold a global conference on the recovery of child support and family maintenance in Hong Kong from 9 to 11 November 2015. Please Save the Date. A conference program and further details will be circulated in due course. Note that the conference will begin at...
Towards the Well-Being of the Child Through the Hague Child Abduction and Protection of Children Conventions: An Asia Pacific Symposium, Macao, China
The conference "Towards the Well-Being of the Child Through the Hague Child Abduction and Protection of Children Conventions: An Asia Pacific Symposium, Macao, China" will take place on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June 2015 at the Macao Science Centre, Macao SAR, China. The event is jointly sponsored by the Law Reform and International Law Bureau of the Macao SAR, the Department of Justice of the...
5th Meeting of the ILA Committee on Intellectual Property and Private International Law and ILA-WIPO seminar on “Intellectual Property and Private International Law”, Geneva (15-16 January 2015)
On 15 January 2015 the ILA Committee on IP and Private International Law met at WIPO in Geneva. The Committee welcomed with interest the briefings delivered by the Permanent Bureau about the state of the discussions within the Working Group of the Judgments Project, especially in light of the fact that judgments on intellectual property matters have been proposed to be included in the...
International conference on 'Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions', Rabat
From 10 to 11 November 2014, an international conference, "Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions" was held in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss the relevance and possible implementation of selected Hague Conventions in the field of international child protection (1980 Child Abduction, 1996 Child Protection, and 2007 Child Support Conventions), international...
Event postponed – The Hague Service Convention at 50
Please note that the event to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Hague Service Convention has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. As previously announced, this event will be hosted by the Center for Transnational Business and the Law at Georgetown University Law Center and Letters Blogatory. A new date will be posted on the Service Section in due...
IFC Tajikistan Business Regulation and Investment Policy Project supports Tajikistan in finalizing the process of accession to the Hague Apostille Convention
Dushanbe, September 24 -25, 2014 – IFC Tajikistan Business Regulation and Investment Policy (BRIP) Project supported the official visit of Mr. Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of Hague Conference on Private International Law to Tajikistan. The objectives of the visit were (i) to discuss Tajikistan’s progress on Apostille Convention and propose further steps in the accession...