Available now: The Collection of instruments of the HCCH – 9th Edition
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the 9th Edition of the Collection of instruments of the HCCH has been presented and released today, 3 March 2020, during the opening of the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP). Like its eight predecessors, this new edition contains a selection of instruments that have entered into force under the auspices of the HCCH,...
Adoption Convention – Guides to Good Practice Nos 1 and 2 now available in Korean
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that Guide to Good Practice No 1, “The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention”, and Guide to Good Practice No 2, “Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies”, are now available in Korean thanks to the generosity of Korea Adoption Services, an affiliated organisation of the Korean...
Latin American Meeting on the Implementation and Operation of the Hague Conventions on Legal Co-operation and International Child Protection
From 13 to 15 August 2018, the Latin American Meeting on the Implementation and Operation of the Hague Conventions on Legal Co-operation and International Child Protection was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This meeting is part of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the HCCH. The meeting was attended by 180 participants, including representatives of National Organs and Central...
Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions & Recommendations
From 13 to 15 March 2018, Members of the HCCH gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by 171 participants, representing 63 Members, one REIO and observers from four IGOs / eight NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. It recognised...
New Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific:
As announced at the March 2017 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, Professor Anselmo Reyes, who has served as the Representative of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) since 1 April 2013, will step down from this position on 31 July 2017. The Permanent Bureau (PB) and the Members of the HCCH are grateful to Professor Reyes for his leadership and his invaluable efforts...
Annual Report of the HCCH 2016
Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions & Recommendations
From 14 to 16 March 2017, Members of the HCCH gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by 162 participants, representing 67 Members and observers from seven IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. It recognised the very good...
Passing away of Professor Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren
It is with deep regret that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law learned of the passing away of Professor Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren on 3 December 2016 at the age of 88. The Permanent Bureau expresses its deepest sympathy to Professor Parra-Aranguren’s family members. Professor Parra-Aranguren had a longstanding relationship with the Hague Conference...
Fourth meeting of the Apostille Special Commission and 10th e-APP Forum
From 2 to 4 November 2016, over 190 experts from over 65 States and international organisations around the world participated in the fourth meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). For the first time, a meeting of the Special Commission was directly...
Dr Robert E. Kahn and Ms Patrice Lyons visit Permanent Bureau to discuss e-APP
Monday 10 October, the Permanent Bureau had the great pleasure of welcoming Dr Robert E. Kahn, co-inventor of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) / Internet Protocol (IP), President and CEO of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), and Chair of the DONA Foundation, and Ms Patrice Lyons, General Counsel to CNRI. Dr Kahn and Ms Lyons have been following with great interest...