2005 Choice of Court Convention to enter into force on 1 October 2015 following the approval by the European Union
The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that on 11 June 2015, during the Fourth Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, the European Union deposited its instrument of approval of the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (the 2005 Choice of Court Convention). At the ceremony, which...
Special Commission reviewed practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention
From 8 to 12 June 2015, a Special Commission meeting was held in The Hague to review the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption (the "1993 Hague Convention"). More than 255 experts, representing 74 countries and 18 international organisations, participated in the meeting. On the first day, a...
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...
Launch of the Portuguese version of the Hague Conference website
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that on 17 June 2015 the Portuguese version of the Hague Conference website has been launched. The Permanent Bureau wishes to extend its gratitude to Profª Dra. Cláudia Lima Marques of the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP) and to the Ministry of...
Austria begins issuing e-Apostilles
On 1 June 2015, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs began issuing e-Apostilles as part of the e-APP under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). As of this date, the new Category 3 e-Register of Apostilles issued by Austria also became operational. For...
Series of important developments relating to the Hague Conference and the Hague Conventions
Today, Thursday 11 June 2015, the experts and observers attending the fourth meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, witnessed a series of important developments relating to the Hague Conference in general: I. Andorra becomes the 80th Member of the Hague Conference Mr Jeroni X....
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...
Available Now: The Hague Principles in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish translations of the 12 articles of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts ("the Hague Principles") are now available on the Hague Principles section of the Hague Conference website. These translations have been kindly provided by...
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...
iSupport : Call for tender launched on 1 May 2015
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Call for Tender for the development and the maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system was launched today. The Contract Notice for the procurement of the iSupport system has been sent for publication on the European Union online Official Journal. The iSupport case management will be...