<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>HCCH | Neuigkeiten</title> <link>https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss</link> <description>Neuigkeiten</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:24:06 GMT</pubDate> <item> <title>Albania ratifies the 2019 Judgments Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been notified that, on 13 February 2025, the Republic of Albania deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). With the ratification of Albania, 31 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania and the United Kingdom). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for Albania on 1 March 2026. More information on this..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1046</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1046</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Eighth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 10 to 14 February 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the eighth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 67 delegates and other experts, representing 23 HCCH Members and 2 Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG made further progress on the development of draft provisions on parallel proceedings and related actions or claims, which may occur when separate proceedings are instituted before the courts of different States. The WG..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1045</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1045</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of Vol. XXVI of the Judges&amp;apos; Newsletter on International Child Protection</title> <description>The PB is pleased to announce the publication of the Vol. XXVI / Fall-Winter 2024 edition of the Judges' Newsletter on International Child Protection (Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter). The Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter provides information on developments relating to the HCCH Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions, with a view to facilitating judicial cooperation in the field of international child protection. This latest edition of the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter is dedicated to the Experts&amp;rsquo; Meeting on &amp;ldquo;Nurturing the 1980 Hague Convention&amp;rdquo;, convened by Professor Marilyn Freeman and held at the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1044</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1044</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>El Salvador accedes to the 2007 Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 6 February 2025, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). With the accession of El Salvador, 53 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. It will enter into force for El Salvador on 7 February 2026. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1043</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1043</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sixth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group </title> <description>From 3 to 5 February 2025, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts&amp;rsquo; Group (ITMFEG) met for the sixth time. The meeting was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by 50 delegates and other experts, representing 20 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate (C&amp;amp;R No 30 of CGAP 2019), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments. The meeting was also an occasion to take stock of progress achieved and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1042</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1042</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol enter into force for Paraguay</title> <description>On 1 February 2025, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations&amp;nbsp;(2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for the Republic of Paraguay following the deposit of its instruments of ratification on 25 October 2024. At present, 52 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention, while 34 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Maintenance..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1041</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1041</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation</title> <description>On 24 January 2025, the Working Party on Cross-Border Family Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process (Working Party) met online. The meeting was attended by 23&amp;nbsp;participants representing 13 HCCH Members and two Observer States, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. During the meeting, participants discussed the future trajectory of the Working Party, taking into consideration the results of the questionnaire circulated in 2024, presented in a report prepared by the Government of Canada, as well the discussions held at the Malta V conference in October 2024. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1040</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1040</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vacancy: Administrative Assistant (preferably full-time (40 hours) with flexibility for part-time (32 hours))</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH (The Hague) is seeking an:&amp;nbsp; Administrative&amp;nbsp;Assistant&amp;nbsp;(preferably full-time (40 hours) with flexibility for part-time&amp;nbsp;(32 hours)) The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:  Very good secondary level of education, preferably post-secondary; At least three years of relevant professional experience, preferably within an international working environment;  Fluent in English, both written and oral, with a working knowledge of French and / or Spanish, for this position preference will be given to candidates with..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1039</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1039</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Importance of the work of the HCCH and the PCA for francophone Africa</title> <description>On 10 January, representatives from nineteen French-speaking African States, along with a delegate from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), convened in Brussels for a meeting organised by Belgium, France, and Switzerland. The agenda focused on exploring the benefits of membership in the HCCH and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the gathering, underscoring the pivotal roles these institutions play in fostering legal cooperation and supporting international stability. The discussions reinforced the HCCH&amp;rsquo;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1038</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1038</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Cabo Verde</title> <description>On 12 January 2025, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Cabo Verde following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 9 January 2024. At present, 52 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Cabo Verde is a Contracting Party to five HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1037</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1037</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2005 Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Switzerland</title> <description>On 1 January 2025, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for the Swiss Confederation following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 18 September 2024. At present, 36 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention.&amp;nbsp;More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website. Switzerland has been a Member of the HCCH since 1957 and is a Contracting Party to 21 HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1036</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1036</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Update on the Judges&amp;apos; Newsletter on International Child Protection</title> <description>The PB is pleased to announce the publication of the Vol. XXV / Spring-Summer 2024 edition of the Judges' Newsletter on International Child Protection (Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter). The Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter provides information on the latest developments relating to the HCCH Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions, with the intention of facilitating judicial cooperation in the field of international child protection. This latest edition of the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter, which is available for download on the HCCH website, is dedicated to the Conclusions and Recommendations (C&amp;amp;Rs) adopted by the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1035</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1035</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce the publication of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention (Practical Handbook). The Practical Handbook is intended to assist current and prospective Contracting Parties to the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention by providing practical guidance on the implementation and operation of the Convention, which provides for the protection in international situations of adults who, by reason of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties, are not in a position to protect their interests. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1034</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1034</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group </title> <description>On 11 December 2024, a meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 43 delegates and other experts, representing 19 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB. The ACWG continued discussing and finalising updates to the Country Profile on the 2007 Child Support Convention in the light of comments received following its circulation among Members and Contracting Parties. The updated version of the Country Profile will now be circulated to Members for approval..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1033</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1033</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belize accedes to the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>Today, 12 December 2024, Belize deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention). With the accession of Belize, the Convention now has 56 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Belize on 1 October 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1032</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1032</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 3 to 6 December 2024, the Working Group (WG) on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the fourth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 39&amp;nbsp;delegates and other experts, representing 16 HCCH Members, three non-Member Contracting Parties, and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued to take stock of current practices, to identify possible coordinated, targeted, practical approaches, and to take steps to prioritise them with the understanding that the objective would be to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1031</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1031</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meetings of the Working Groups on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions</title> <description>In October and November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention (Service WG) and the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1970 Evidence Convention (Evidence WG) met online to finalise the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles in light of the discussions held at the July 2024 meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions. On 15 October 2024, the Service WG met online to review and refine updates to the draft fifth..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1030</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1030</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group</title> <description>On 27 November 2024, a meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 43 delegates and other experts, representing 21 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB. The ACWG continued discussing and finalising updates to the Country Profile on the 2007 Child Support Convention in the light of comments received following its circulation among Members and Contracting Parties. The ACWG is scheduled to meet again on 11 December 2024, following which an updated version of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1029</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1029</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>From 18 to 21 November 2024, an informal brainstorming session on future meetings of the Special Commission (SC) on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions was held online,&amp;nbsp;hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by over 80 participants representing 29 Members, as well as by members of the PB. As mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2024 meeting (C&amp;amp;D No 21), the aim of the informal brainstorming session was to discuss possible means by which Members and Contracting Parties could assist the PB in the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1028</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1028</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Regional Workshop on Intercountry Adoption: Sharing Experiences on the Effective Implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Africa</title> <description>From 13 to 15 November 2024, the Regional Workshop on Intercountry Adoption: Sharing Experiences on the Effective Implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Africa (Regional Workshop) was held in Lom&amp;eacute; (Togo). It was attended by approximately 60 participants representing 11 Contracting Parties to the 1993 Adoption Convention, one non-Contracting Party, one intergovernmental organisation, and one non-governmental organisation, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Regional Workshop provided a forum for francophone and lusophone States in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1027</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1027</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>North Macedonia ratifies the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>Today, 21 November 2024, the Republic of North Macedonia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention). With the ratification of North Macedonia, 36 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. The Convention will enter into force for North Macedonia on 1 March 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1026</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1026</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Working Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies</title> <description>From 12 to 14 November 2024, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group (EG) on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) held its second working meeting. The meeting was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by 25 delegates and other experts, representing 10 HCCH Members and 3 Observers, as well as by members of the PB of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate (C&amp;amp;Ds No 9-10 of CGAP 2024), the EG made further progress on the study of the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs. During the meeting, participants discussed..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1025</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1025</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group</title> <description>On 13 November 2024, a meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) &amp;nbsp;was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 48 delegates and other experts, representing 23 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to administrative cooperation in relation to the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol. This meeting in particular focused on discussing updates to the Country Profile on the Convention, in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1024</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1024</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 4 to 8 November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the third time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 47 delegates and other experts, representing 25 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from an international surrogacy agreement. The WG will present a report on the progress of its work to the Council on General Affairs and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1023</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1023</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 28 October to 1 November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the seventh time. The meeting was held in person in Tokyo (Japan) with the possibility for online participation, in accordance with the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (C&amp;amp;Ds No 4-5). It was attended by 66 delegates and other experts, representing 22 HCCH Members and 2 Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The meeting was organised with the generous support of the Government of Japan...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1021</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1021</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Kyrgyzstan</title> <description>On 1 November 2024, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;(2007 Child Support Convention) &amp;nbsp;entered into force for the Kyrgyz Republic following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 27 October 2023. At present, 52 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention.&amp;nbsp;More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Kyrgyzstan is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1022</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1022</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>13th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP)</title> <description>On 21 and 22 October 2024, the 13th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP) took place in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Forum was the first to be held in Central Asia and was jointly organised by the HCCH, the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, and the Maqsut Narikbayev University (see Conclusion and Decision No 51 of CGAP 2024). The 13th e-APP Forum was conducted in a hybrid format and attended by over 300 participants, representing 70 Contracting Parties and three non-Contracting Parties to the Apostille Convention. The Forum was also attended by interested members of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1020</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1020</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paraguay signs and ratifies the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol</title> <description>On 25 October 2024, H.E. Mr Enrique Miguel Franco Maciel, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the Kingdom of Belgium, signed and ratified, on behalf of Paraguay, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol). At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, Ambassador Franco Maciel was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1019</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1019</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of The Application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention to Unaccompanied and Separated Children — Update 2024</title> <description>During the third meeting of the Thematic Dialogue Group on Transnational Procedures and Cooperation within the context of the Council of Europe Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine, the Permanent Bureau announced the publication of The Application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention to Unaccompanied and Separated Children &amp;mdash; Update 2024. The document deals with the application of the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1018</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1018</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy&amp;nbsp;(CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The fifth meeting of the WG was held online on 23 October 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 14 delegates representing 11 HCCH Members and one non-Member Contracting..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1017</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1017</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Working Meeting of the Digital Tokens Project</title> <description>The second working meeting of the Digital Tokens Project was held in hybrid format from 7 to 8 October 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 41 participants, identified to the PB by 14 HCCH Members and seven Observers, as well as by members of the PB. During the meeting, participants discussed intersessional submissions in response to the project Scope Paper, which were directed at clarifying the scope and aims of future work in the Digital Tokens Project. In addition, members of the Asociaci&amp;oacute;n Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1015</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1015</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth Conference on the HCCH Children’s Conventions as Bridges between Civil / Common Law and Islamic Law (Malta V)</title> <description>From 24 to 27 September 2024, the HCCH and the Government of Malta co-hosted the Fifth Conference on the HCCH Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions as Bridges between Civil / Common Law and Islamic Law (Malta V) (see Conclusion and Decision No 30 of CGAP 2024). The conference was organised within the framework of the Malta Process, initiated by the HCCH in 2004 to facilitate dialogue and promote cooperation among States with civil, common, and Shari&amp;rsquo;a-based legal systems in complex trans-frontier family conflicts. Over time, the Malta Process has expanded to include not only parental child..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1016</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1016</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2005 Choice of Court Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol enter into force for Albania</title> <description>On 1 October 2024, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for the Republic of Albania following the deposit of its instruments of ratification on 25 June 2024. At present, 35 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention, while 33 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol. More information on these instruments is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1014</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1014</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2019 Judgments Convention enters into force for Uruguay</title> <description>Today, 1 October 2024, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force for the Oriental Republic of Uruguay following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 1 September 2023. At present, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United Kingdom). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website. Uruguay has been a Member..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1011</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1011</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1965 Service Convention enters into force for the Dominican Republic and El Salvador</title> <description>Today, 1 October 2024, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Dominican Republic and the Republic of El Salvador following the deposit of their instruments of accession on 21 March 2024. The 1965 Service Convention has 84 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. The Dominican Republic has been a Member of the HCCH since 2020 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1007</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1007</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Update on the e-APP</title> <description>Designed to facilitate the authentication of public documents for use abroad, the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP) has become an integral part of the operation of the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention). The e-APP has two components, which can be implemented separately or together: The e-Apostille is an Apostille issued in electronic form with a digital signature The e-Register is a register maintained in a publicly accessible, electronic form that can be used to record the issuance of both..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1006</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1006</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kosovo signs the 2005 Choice of Court and 2019 Judgments Conventions </title> <description>On 19 September 2024, H. E. Dr Dren Doli, Ambassador to the Netherlands, signed, on behalf of Kosovo, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The 2005 Choice of Court Convention, which currently binds 35 States and the European Union, will enter into force for Kosovo only after it deposits an instrument of ratification pursuant to Art. 31(2) of the Convention. More information on this..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1005</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1005</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland accedes to the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>On 18 September 2024 the Swiss Confederation deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention). With the accession of Switzerland, 35 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. It will enter into force for Switzerland on 1 January 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, Switzerland was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1004</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1004</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Albania signs the 2019 Judgments Convention</title> <description>On 12 September 2024, Ms Evi Naku, Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Justice, signed, on behalf of the Republic of Albania, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Albania only after it deposits an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). Currently, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1003</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1003</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>El Salvador accedes to the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>Today, 10 September 2024, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention). With the accession of El Salvador, the 1996 Child Protection Convention now has 55 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for El Salvador on 1 July 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. At the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1001</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1001</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>13th International Forum on the e-APP: Registration now open! </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that registration is now open for participation in the 13th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP), which will take place on Monday&amp;nbsp;21&amp;nbsp;October and Tuesday&amp;nbsp;22&amp;nbsp;October&amp;nbsp;2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan. To be held for the first time in Central Asia, the Forum will be jointly organised by the HCCH, the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, and the Maqsut Narikbayev University. Over 125 Contracting Parties from across the globe have joined the HCCH Apostille Convention, which replaces the cumbersome traditional..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1000</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=1000</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol enter into force for Georgia</title> <description>On 1 September 2024, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for Georgia, following the deposit of its instruments of ratification on 14 May 2024. At present, 51 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention, while 33 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol. More..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=999</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=999</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Romania signs the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>Today, 29 August 2024, H.E. Mr Lucian Fătu, Ambassador of Romania to the Netherlands, signed, on behalf of Romania, the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention). The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention, which currently has 16 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Romania only after it deposits an instrument of ratification pursuant to Art. 53(2) of the Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=998</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=998</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bangladesh accedes to the 1961 Apostille Convention</title> <description>Today, 29 July 2024, the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of Bangladesh deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention). With the accession of Bangladesh, the 1961 Apostille Convention now has 127 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Bangladesh on 30 March 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, which was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=997</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=997</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions</title> <description>From 2 to 5 July 2024, the Meeting of the SC on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (Conventions) was held in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 260 delegates and other experts, in person and online, representing HCCH Members, non-Member Contracting Parties, and Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). It was the first official meeting of the HCCH to be held following the adoption of Spanish as an additional official language on 1 July 2024. Given that the last meeting of the SC on these Conventions was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=994</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=994</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention </title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024).&amp;nbsp; The third meeting of the WG was held online on 26 June 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by&amp;nbsp;17 delegates representing 12 HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=993</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=993</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Albania ratifies the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that, on 25 June 2024, the Republic of Albania deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol).&amp;nbsp; With the ratification of Albania, 34 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention, while 33 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol. The Convention and the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=992</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=992</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Entry into force of Spanish as an additional official language of the HCCH </title> <description>Today, 1 July 2024, marks the entry into force of Spanish as an additional official language of the HCCH. As of today, English, French, and Spanish are the three official languages of the Organisation.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Members of the HCCH took the historic decision to adopt Spanish as an official language in March 2023, during the annual meeting of the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (Conclusion &amp;amp; Decision No 54). This decision, which reflects the importance of multilingualism and multilateralism as core pillars of the work of the HCCH, represents an important further step..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=991</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=991</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2005 Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Moldova </title> <description>Today, 1 July 2024, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Moldova, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 14 March 2024.&amp;nbsp; At present, 34 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp; Moldova has been a Member of the HCCH since 2016 and is a Contracting Party to nine HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=988</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=988</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Adoption Convention enters into force for Angola</title> <description>Today, 1 July 2024, the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Adoption Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Angola following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 14 March 2024. The 1993 Adoption Convention has 106 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Angola is not yet a Member of the HCCH and the 1993 Adoption Convention is the first HCCH Convention or instrument that it has joined...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=987</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=987</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Working Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to establish an&amp;nbsp;Experts&amp;rsquo; Group to study the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs (see Conclusion &amp;amp; Decisions Nos 9 and 10 of CGAP 2024). Following on this decision, the Secretary General of the HCCH convoked the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (EG on CBDCs) for its first meetings. Following an online kick-off meeting on 14 May 2024, the first working meeting of the EG on CBDCs was held in hybrid format from 24 to 26 June 2024,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=986</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=986</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The United Kingdom ratifies the 2019 Judgments Convention</title> <description>On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). With the ratification of the United Kingdom, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United Kingdom and Uruguay). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom on 1 July 2025. More information on this..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=985</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=985</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>From 18 to 21 June 2024, the HCCH co-hosted the Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention with the Government of South Africa and the University of Pretoria&amp;rsquo;s Centre for Child Law (see Conclusion and Decision No 31 of CGAP 2024). With about 100 attendees joining in person and a total of over 340 connecting online from around the world, this Forum marked a historic moment. For the first time, the HCCH convened representatives from all relevant perspectives to engage in an open, informal dialogue on the operation of the Child..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=984</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=984</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>From 18 to 21 June 2024, the HCCH will hold a Forum on domestic violence and the related operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention in Sandton, South Africa, co-hosted with the Government of South Africa and the University of Pretoria&amp;rsquo;s Centre for Child Law (see Conclusion and Decision No 31 of CGAP 2024). The Forum will bring together relevant parties with expertise and/or experience in return proceedings where domestic violence is raised as a defence to return under Article 13(1)(b), including advocates for victims of domestic violence and left-behind..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=980</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=980</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy&amp;nbsp;(CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The second meeting of the WG was held online on 13 June 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 20 delegates representing 13 HCCH Members and one non-Member Contracting Party,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=983</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=983</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Working Meeting of the Digital Tokens Project</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to commence the Digital Tokens Project (see Conclusion &amp;amp; Decision No 12). Under this project, the Permanent Bureau (PB), in partnership with relevant subject-matter experts and Observers, is studying the private international law issues relating to digital tokens. Following a kick-off meeting on 15 May 2024, where participants were first introduced to the project&amp;rsquo;s Scope Paper, the first working meeting of the Digital Tokens Project was held in hybrid format from 10 to 14 June 2024, hosted by the PB in The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=982</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=982</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 4 to 6 June 2024, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the third time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 35&amp;nbsp;delegates and other experts, representing 15&amp;nbsp;HCCH Members, two non-Member Contracting Parties and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The mandate of the Working Group is to take stock of current practices, identify possible coordinated, targeted, practical approaches, and to prioritise them with the understanding that the objective would be to raise standards using the HCCH Guides to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=981</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=981</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ireland ratifies the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that, on 31 May 2024, Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention). With the ratification of Ireland, the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention now has 16 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Ireland on 1 September 2024. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website. Ireland has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is now a Contracting Party to 11 HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=979</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=979</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1961 Apostille Convention enters into force for Rwanda</title> <description>Today, 5 June 2024, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Rwanda following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 6 October 2023. The 1961 Apostille Convention has 126 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Rwanda is a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions: the 1961 Apostille Convention and the 1993 Adoption Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=978</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=978</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention </title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy  (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and requested that, subsequent to its work on the Country Profile, the WG progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The first meeting of the WG was held online on 29 May 2024, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 18 delegates representing 14..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=977</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=977</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meetings of the Working Groups (WGs) on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy&amp;nbsp;(CGAP) approved the establishment of two Working Groups&amp;nbsp;(WGs), consisting of representatives from a variety of geographical regions, to review and refine updates to the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles relevant to the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions, respectively (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 46-49 of CGAP 2024). The first meeting of the WG on the Practical Handbook and Country Profile for the 1965 Service Convention was held online on 17 May, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=976</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=976</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kick-off Meeting of the Digital Tokens Project</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to commence the Digital Tokens Project (see Conclusion &amp;amp; Decision No 12). Under this project, the Permanent Bureau (PB), in partnership with relevant subject-matter experts and Observers, is studying the private international law issues relating to digital tokens. On 15 May 2024, the kick-off meeting of the Digital Tokens Project was held online, hosted by the PB in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 32 participants, representing 12 Members and six Observers, as well as by members of the PB. The kick-off meeting..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=975</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=975</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Georgia ratifies the 2007 Child Support Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</title> <description>On 14 May 2024, Georgia deposited its instruments of ratification of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and of the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions. Georgia was represented by H. E. Mr David Solomonia, Ambassador to the Netherlands, and Mr Huta Salia, First Secretary at the Embassy..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=974</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=974</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kick-off Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies</title> <description>In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to establish an Experts&amp;rsquo; Group to study the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 9 and 10 of CGAP 2024). Following on this decision, the Secretary General of the HCCH convoked the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (EG on CBDCs) for its first meetings. On 14 May 2024, the kick-off meeting of the EG on CBDCs was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 42..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=973</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=973</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 8 to 12 April 2024, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the second time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 46 delegates and other participants, representing 27 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from an international surrogacy agreement. The Working Group will hold two further meetings, in late 2024 and in early 2025. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=972</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=972</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pre-registration for the Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention now open for all interested delegates and experts</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention (Forum) will be held in Sandton, South Africa, from Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 June 2024 (see C&amp;amp;D No&amp;nbsp;31 of the 2024 CGAP meeting).  While in-person participation is strongly encouraged, passive online participation (listening only) will be possible The Forum is not only open to delegates from Members and non-Member Contracting Parties (both these groups have received a separate communication regarding the Forum, including on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=971</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=971</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>El Salvador accedes to the 1965 Service Convention and the Dominican Republic accedes to the 1965 Service and 2007 Child Support Conventions</title> <description>Today, 21 March 2024, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Dominican Republic deposited its instruments of accession to the 1965 Service Convention and the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). With the accession of El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, the 1965 Service Convention now has 84..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=970</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=970</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Moldova accedes to the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that, on 14 March 2024, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention). With the accession of Moldova, 33 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. It will enter into force for Moldova on 1 July 2024. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website. Moldova has been a Member of the HCCH since 2016 and is now a Contracting Party to nine HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=969</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=969</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Angola accedes to the 1993 Adoption Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 14 March 2024, the Republic of Angola deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Adoption Convention). With the accession of Angola, the 1993 Adoption Convention now has 106 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Angola on 1 July 2024. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Angola is not yet a Member of the HCCH and the 1993 Adoption Convention is the first HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=968</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=968</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2024 – Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions now available!</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 5 to 8 March 2024. The meeting was attended by over 429 participants, representing 74 HCCH Members, 5 non-Member States, 7 intergovernmental organisations, 8 international non-governmental organisations, and members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English, French, and Spanish. In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP noted progress made by the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy and by the WG on Jurisdiction on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=967</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=967</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the HCCH 2023 Annual Report </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2023 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of one Experts&amp;rsquo; Group, four Working Groups, and one Special Commission, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions. Other notable highlights included the entry into force of the 2019 Judgments Convention, the celebration of the 130th anniversary of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=966</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=966</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Azerbaijan</title> <description>Today, 28 February 2024, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Azerbaijan following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 17 February 2023. At present, 49 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Azerbaijan has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=965</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=965</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Recommended Model Forms for use under the 1993 Adoption Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Recommended Model Forms for use under the 1993 Adoption Convention. The Model Forms are intended to simplify and facilitate compliance with the 1993 Adoption Convention by assisting Contracting Parties in the collection of relevant information. They contain important information regarding safeguards established by the 1993 Adoption Convention, such as the consent of persons, institutions, and authorities in the process of adoption (Art. 4(c) and (d)), the adoptability of the child (Art. 16) and the eligibility and suitability..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=964</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=964</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Albania signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</title> <description>Today, 13 February 2024, Mr Ulsi Manja, Minister of Justice, signed, on behalf of the Republic of Albania, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol). The 2005 Choice of Court, which currently binds 32 States and the European Union, and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol, which currently binds 31 States and the European Union, will respectively enter into force for Albania only after it deposits an instrument..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=962</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=962</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 29 January to 2 February 2024, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the sixth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 63 experts in total, of which 29 attended in person. The experts represented 21 HCCH Members and 2 Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group made further progress on the development of draft provisions on parallel proceedings and related actions or claims, which may occur when separate..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=961</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=961</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group</title> <description>From 29 to 31 January 2024, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts&amp;rsquo; Group (ITMFEG) met for the fifth time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 54&amp;nbsp;experts in total, representing 22&amp;nbsp;HCCH Members, and one Observer. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. Pursuant to its mandate by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments. In particular, the fifth meeting of the ITMFEG provided an..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=960</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=960</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention enters into force for Canada</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2024, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) entered into force for Canada, following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 27 October 2023. At present, 49 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Canada has been a Member of the HCCH since 1968 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=959</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=959</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 24 to 26 January 2024, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the second time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 39&amp;nbsp;experts in total, representing 16&amp;nbsp;Member States, three non-Member Contracting Parties, and three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The mandate of the Working Group is to take stock of current practices, identify possible coordinated, targeted, practical approaches, and to prioritise them with the understanding that the objective would be to raise standards..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=957</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=957</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The United Kingdom signs the 2019 Judgments Convention</title> <description>Today, 12 January 2024, Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, signed, on behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom only after it deposits an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). Currently, 29 HCCH Members are either bound by the Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=956</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=956</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cabo Verde accedes to the 2007 Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 9 January 2024, the Republic of Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). With the accession of Cabo Verde, 49 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. It will enter into force for Cabo Verde on 12 January 2025. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Cabo Verde is now a Contracting Party to five..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=955</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=955</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Canada</title> <description>Today, 11 January 2024, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille&amp;nbsp;Convention) entered into force for Canada, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 12 May 2023. The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 126 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Canada has been a Member of the HCCH since 1968 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=953</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=953</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First official messages exchanged through iSupport</title> <description>On 9 January 2024, several official messages under the EU 2009 Maintenance Regulation were exchanged between Germany and Sweden using iSupport&amp;rsquo;s e-CODEX system, the secure digital communication solution developed by the European Union. This marks the first time that digital communication has taken place between two States using iSupport. This is a promising development for the international recovery of child support: messages were transmitted securely within minutes, as opposed to several days through paper mail, and the relevant data was automatically integrated into iSupport...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=952</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=952</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for Paraguay </title> <description>On 1 January 2024, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Paraguay following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 23 June 2023. The 1965 Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Paraguay has been a Member of the HCCH since 2005 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=951</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=951</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for Singapore</title> <description>Today, 1 December 2023, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Singapore following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 16 May 2023. The 1965 Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Singapore has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to five HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=950</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=950</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy </title> <description>From 13 to 17 November 2023, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the first time. The meeting was held in person, with the possibility for online participation. It was attended by 54 participants in total. The participants represented 49 delegates from 30 Members and five participants from three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting.&amp;nbsp; Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group commenced its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=949</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=949</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention enters into force for Botswana</title> <description>Today, 16 November 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Botswana following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 14 November 2022. At present, 48 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Botswana is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=948</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=948</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for the People’s Republic of China</title> <description>Yesterday, 7 November 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille&amp;nbsp;Convention) entered into force for the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China. China deposited its instrument of accession on 8 March 2023, during the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. Prior to this date, the 1961 Apostille Convention was already in force in the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions of China. The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 126 Contracting Parties. More information on this..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=947</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=947</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Canada ratifies and Kyrgyzstan accedes to the Child Support Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that, on 27 October 2023, Canada deposited its instrument of ratification of, and the Kyrgyz Republic its instrument of accession to, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). With the ratification of Canada and the accession of Kyrgyzstan, 48 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. It will enter into force for Canada on 1 February 2024 and for Kyrgyzstan on 1 November 2024. The application of the Convention..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=946</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=946</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>From 10 to 17 October 2023, the Eighth Meeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 471 delegates, in person and via videoconference, representing HCCH Members, non-Member Contracting Parties, and Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB). The SC reviewed and clarified a number of issues in relation to the practical operation of the 1980 and 1996 Conventions, based on information submitted by Members and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=945</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=945</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>25th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description>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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=944</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=944</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project</title> <description>From 2 to 4 October 2023, the second meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens was held at the premises of the Secretariat of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome, in hybrid format. The Joint Project examines the desirability of developing coordinated guidance and the feasibility of a normative framework on the law applicable to cross-border holdings and transfers of digital assets and tokens, covering relevant private law aspects. The Joint Project was formally..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=943</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=943</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>25th anniversary of the HCCH website</title> <description>Today, we joyfully celebrate 25 years of the HCCH&amp;rsquo;s online presence!&amp;nbsp; 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&amp;nbsp; through a generous voluntary contributions from the Government of the Netherlands.&amp;nbsp; 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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=942</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=942</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Rwanda accedes to the Apostille Convention and applies to become a Member of the HCCH</title> <description>Today, 6 October 2023, the Republic of Rwanda deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention). With the accession of Rwanda, the 1961 Apostille Convention now has 126 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Rwanda on 5 June 2024. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Immediately after acceding to the 1961 Apostille Convention, Rwanda applied to become a Member State of the HCCH. The Secretary General..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=941</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=941</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session. The Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH, held from 18 June to 2 July 2019, resulted in the adoption of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The Proceedings consist of two volumes. Tome I is divided into five Books as follows:&amp;nbsp; Book 1 &amp;ndash; Preliminary work Book 2 &amp;ndash; Working Group Reports Book 3 &amp;ndash; Special Commission Book 4 &amp;ndash; Diplomatic Session Book 5..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=940</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=940</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 18 to 22 September 2023, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the fifth time. The meeting was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in hybrid format, in accordance with the Council on General Affairs and Council&amp;rsquo;s decision that the fifth Working Group meeting could be held in a location outside the Netherlands (C&amp;amp;D No 9). The meeting was attended by 64 experts in total, of which 35 attended in person. The experts represented 21 Members and two Observers. The meeting was organised by the Permanent Bureau of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=939</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=939</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH celebrates its 130th anniversary</title> <description>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&amp;rsquo;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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=938</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=938</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Save the Date: CODIFI Edition 2023 - CBDCs </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that an online colloquium on selected topics related to the CBDCs Project will be held online on 5 October 2023, following the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy at its 2023 meeting (C&amp;amp;D No 17). The CBDCs Project was established by CGAP in March 2023 with the mandate to study the private international law implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The colloquium, titled &amp;ldquo;CODIFI Edition 2023 - CBDCs&amp;rdquo;, will feature a series of pre-recorded video discussions concerning topics in the CBDCs Project&amp;rsquo;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=937</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=937</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Judgments Convention: Entry into force and ratification by Uruguay </title> <description>Today, 1 September 2023, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force, just over four years after its adoption on 2 July 2019. As of today, the Convention has effect between the European Union (EU), including its Members States (except Denmark), and Ukraine. On this same day, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification of the 2019 Judgments Convention, becoming a new Contracting Party to the Convention, which will enter into force for Uruguay on 1 October 2024. At the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=936</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=936</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of e-Country Profiles project</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the e-Country Profiles project, a new EU-funded project coordinated by the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The project will result in the development or modernisation of online Country Profiles for a number of key HCCH Conventions: 1965 Service Convention 1970 Evidence Convention 1980 Child Abduction Convention 1993 Adoption Convention 1996 Child Protection Convention 2000 Protection of Adults Convention 2007 Child Support Convention The project&amp;rsquo;s aim is to enable the authorities concerned to complete the Country..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=935</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=935</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for Azerbaijan</title> <description>Today, 1 September 2023, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Azerbaijan following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 17 February 2023. The Service Convention has 82 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp; Azerbaijan has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=934</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=934</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Evidence Convention enters into force for Paraguay</title> <description>Today, 22 August 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970 Evidence Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Paraguay following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 23 June 2023. The 1970 Evidence Convention currently has 66 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website. Paraguay has been a Member of the HCCH since 2005 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=932</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=932</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Ukraine</title> <description>Today, 1 August 2023, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements&amp;nbsp;(2005 Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for Ukraine following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 1 May 2023. At present, 32 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section of the HCCH website. Ukraine has been a Member of the HCCH since 2003 and is a Contracting Party to 12 HCCH Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=931</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=931</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Protection Convention enters into force for Cabo Verde</title> <description>Today, 1 August 2023, the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Cabo Verde following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 4 October 2022. The 1996 Child Protection Convention currently has 54 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Cabo Verde..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=929</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=929</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 26 to 28 June 2023, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the first time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 42&amp;nbsp;experts in total, representing 16&amp;nbsp;Member States, three non-Member Contracting Parties, and three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The mandate of the Working Group is to take stock of current practices, identify possible coordinated, targeted, practical approaches, and to prioritise them with the understanding that the objective would be to raise standards using..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=927</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=927</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Delegation from the Philippines visits the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH</title> <description>On 14 July 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH had the honour of welcoming a delegation of representatives of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Philippine Judicial Academy, and the Embassy of the Philippines in The Netherlands, to its premises in The Hague. The delegation was headed by the Hon. Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice, acting on behalf of the Hon. Alexander G. Gesmundo, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Acting Chief Justice Leonen was accompanied by the Hon. Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, Associate Justice, the Hon. Rodil V...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=926</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=926</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kick-off Meeting of the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Project</title> <description>On 5 July 2023, the kick-off meeting of the CBDCs Project was held online. The meeting was attended by 38 experts, representing 15 Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The CBDCs Project will study the private international law implications of CBDCs, as mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH in March 2023 (Conclusion &amp;amp; Decision No 16). During the kick-off meeting, experts laid the foundation for the preparatory and exploratory work relating to the CBDCs Project. The PB of the HCCH will report on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=925</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=925</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Malta</title> <description>On 1 July 2023, the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Malta following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 8 March 2023. The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention currently has 15 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website. Malta has been a Member of the HCCH since 1995 and is bound by 12 HCCH Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=924</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=924</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paraguay accedes to the Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description>Today, 23 June 2023, the Republic of Paraguay deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970 Evidence Convention). With the accession of Paraguay, the 1965 Service Convention now has 82 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Paraguay on 1 January 2024 subject to the Article 28 procedure. More information on this Convention is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=923</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=923</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the HCCH Strategic Plan 2023-2028</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH&amp;rsquo;s Strategic Plan for 2023-2028. In March 2022, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) mandated the establishment of a Working Group to develop a new draft Strategic Plan, to be built upon the basis of the Strategic Plan 2019-2022. The Working Group on the Strategic Plan, chaired by H.E. Ms Adia Sakiqi (Albania), met in September and November 2022. Its discussions were informed by the work previously conducted by the Informal Group of Ambassadors, which met from November 2020 to October 2021, and at an..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=922</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=922</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kick-off Meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project </title> <description>On 12 June 2023, the kick-off meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens was held at the premises of the Permanent Bureau in The Hague in hybrid format. The Joint Project will examine the desirability of developing coordinated guidance and the feasibility of a normative framework on the law applicable to cross-border holdings and transfers of digital assets and tokens, covering relevant private law aspects. The Joint Project was formally approved by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=921</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=921</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Online Event – 30th Anniversary of the 1993 Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 31 May 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH hosted an online event on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the 1993 Adoption Convention. The event consisted of three roundtables featuring adoption experts from around the world, as well as persons with lived experiences in intercountry adoption. On this anniversary, it was important to recall the reasons why this Convention was adopted in 1993 and how it has been implemented in its now 105 Contracting Parties, looking at good practices developed over these past 30 years, as well as the challenges still remaining. The first roundtable..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=920</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=920</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Toolkit for Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Toolkit for Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption. The Toolkit is intended to assist Contracting Parties to the 1993 Adoption Convention, as well as all actors and persons involved in adoption, to properly implement and operate the Convention. It does so by providing practical guidelines on what must be done to identify, prevent, and address illicit practices and their enabling factors. The first part of the Toolkit consists of Fact Sheets aimed at assisting in better identifying and recognising..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=919</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=919</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Georgia signs the Child Support Convention and its Protocol</title> <description>Yesterday, 25 May 2023, H.E. Mr Rati Bregadze, Minister of Justice, signed, on behalf of Georgia, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol). At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, Minister Bregadze was accompanied by H.E. Mr David Solomonia, Ambassador of Georgia to the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=918</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=918</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Singapore accedes to the Service Convention</title> <description>Today, 16 May 2023, the Republic of Singapore deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention). With the accession of Singapore, the 1965 Service Convention now has 81 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Singapore on 1 December 2023 subject to the Article 28 procedure. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, which was held at the premises of the Permanent Bureau in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=917</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=917</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Seminar “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Western Balkan Region: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention”</title> <description>On 15 and 16 May 2023, the seminar &amp;ldquo;Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Western Balkan Region: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention&amp;rdquo;, co-organised by the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) and the HCCH, was held in The Hague. The seminar provided an opportunity for participants to further refine their knowledge of the 2019 Judgments Convention and to discuss the importance and prospects of the Convention in the region. It was attended by 30 participants from six jurisdictions in the Western Balkans, representing Ministries of Justice, Ministries of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=916</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=916</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>North Macedonia signs the 2019 Judgments Convention</title> <description>Today, 16 May 2023, H.E. Mr&amp;nbsp;Krenar Lloga, Minister of Justice for North Macedonia, signed, on behalf of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The 2019 Judgments Convention, which currently has 28 Contracting Parties, will enter into force in September 2023, and for North Macedonia only after the deposit of an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=915</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=915</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The HCCH celebrates its 1000th treaty action – Canada accedes to the 1961 Apostille Convention</title> <description>Today, 12 May 2023, Canada deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention). This accession marks a historical milestone: it is the 1000th treaty action relating to an HCCH Convention or Protocol (ratification, accession, approval or other instance in which one of the HCCH Conventions or Protocols is about to be brought into effect in a State or other Contracting Party). In light of its exceptional character, the ceremony was held at the Permanent Bureau in The Hague...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=914</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=914</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the formal approval of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Law Applicable to Cross-Border Holdings and Transfers of Digital Assets and Tokens (HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project). The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH endorsed the launch of the Joint Project during its annual meeting, in March 2023. Today, on 11 May 2023, the Joint Project received the approval of the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). As a result, the commencement of joint..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=913</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=913</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine ratifies the Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 28 April 2023, Ukraine deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention). With the ratification of Ukraine, 32 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. It will enter into force for Ukraine on 1 August 2023. More information on this Convention is available on the Choice of Court Section&amp;nbsp;of the HCCH website. Ukraine has been a Member of the HCCH since December 2003 and is now a Contracting Party to twelve HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=912</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=912</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montenegro signs the 2019 Judgments Convention </title> <description>Today, 21 April 2023, H.E. Mr Marko Kovač, Minister of Justice, signed, on behalf of Montenegro, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention). The 2019 Judgments Convention, which currently has 28 Contracting Parties, will enter into force in September 2023, and for Montenegro only after the deposit of instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2)). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, which took place at the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=911</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=911</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Senegal </title> <description>Today, 23 March 2023, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Senegal following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 13 July 2022.&amp;nbsp; The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 124 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp; Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Senegal is a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=909</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=909</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Evidence Convention enters into force for El Salvador</title> <description>Today, 20 March 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970 Evidence Convention) entered into force for the Republic of El Salvador following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 19 January 2023. The 1970 Evidence Convention currently has 65 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website. El Salvador has been a Member of the HCCH since March 2022 and is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=908</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=908</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2023 – The HCCH decides to adopt Spanish as official language</title> <description>Last week, during the annual meeting of the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) took the historic decision to adopt Spanish as an official language. From 1 July 2024, Spanish will join English and French as one of the three official languages of the Organisation. This development represents an important further step contributing to universality and inclusiveness at the HCCH, reflecting the importance of multilingualism and multilateralism as core pillars of its work. The decision to adopt Spanish as an..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=907</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=907</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2023 – Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions now available!</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met from 7 to 10 March 2023. The meeting was attended by over 450 participants, representing 80 HCCH Members, 8 non-Member States, 7 intergovernmental organizations, 9 international non-governmental organizations, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP mandated the establishment of a Working Group on private international law (PIL) matters related to legal parentage generally,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=906</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=906</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>University of Bonn and HCCH Conference on 2019 Judgments Convention: Registration now open! </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to advise that registration is open for the Conference on The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Cornerstones &amp;ndash; Prospects &amp;ndash; Outlook, which will be held in person on 9 and 10 June 2023 at the University of Bonn, Germany. The Conference is co-organised by the University of Bonn and the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, with the generous support of the Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany.&amp;nbsp; The Conference draws together internationally well-known scholars, practitioners, and experts from academic institutions and organisations around the world...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=905</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=905</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2023 – Appointment of HCCH Secretary General</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) has decided to recommend Dr Christophe Bernasconi to the Netherlands Standing Government Committee on Private International Law for the position of Secretary General. The Members of the HCCH warmly congratulated Dr Bernasconi on his recommendation for reappointment. Following the meeting, the Chair of CGAP will advise the Netherlands Standing Government Committee of CGAP&amp;rsquo;s recommendation. The Standing Government Committee will present the selected candidate to the Dutch Government according to Article 5(1) of the HCCH Statute. Dr..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=901</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=901</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2023 – New accessions and ratifications</title> <description>On 8 March 2023, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH witnessed China accede to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention) and Malta ratify the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention). H.E. Mr Jian Tan, Ambassador of the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, deposited China&amp;rsquo;s instrument of accession to the 1961 Apostille Convention. China has been a Member of the HCCH since..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=904</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=904</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Pakistan</title> <description>On 9 March 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention) entered into force for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 8 July 2022. The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 124 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Pakistan is a Contracting Party to three HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=903</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=903</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the HCCH 2022 Annual Report </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2022 Annual Report. Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of two Experts&amp;rsquo; Groups, three Working Groups, and three Special Commissions, the latter tasked with reviewing the practical operation of, respectively, the 1993 Adoption Convention, the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol, and the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention. Other notable highlights included the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=900</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=900</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Practical Guide to Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Practical Guide to Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors. The Practical Guide is intended to assist international tourists and visitors to foreign countries seeking access to justice for disputes arising from their tourism experience by providing information on online dispute resolution (ODR) mechanisms that may be available and HCCH legal instruments that may be relevant in a given case. The first part of the Practical Guide provides a non-exhaustive list of public and private ODR platforms, designed to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=899</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=899</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adoption Convention enters into force for Botswana</title> <description>Today, 1 March 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Adoption Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Botswana following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 14 November 2022. The 1993 Adoption Convention currently has 105 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Botswana is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=898</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=898</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Azerbaijan accedes to the Service Convention and Child Support Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 17 February 2023 the Republic of Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965 Service Convention) and the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). With the accession of Azerbaijan, the 1965 Service Convention now has 80 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Azerbaijan on 1 September 2023,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=897</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=897</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 13 to 17 February 2023, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the fourth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 70&amp;nbsp;experts in total, of which 24 attended in person. The experts represented 24&amp;nbsp;Members and two Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group made further progress on the development of draft provisions on parallel litigation in civil or commercial matters, which may occur when separate..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=896</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=896</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group</title> <description>From 13 to 15 February 2023, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts&amp;rsquo; Group (ITMFEG) met for the fourth time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 60&amp;nbsp;experts, representing 24&amp;nbsp;HCCH Members, one Observer as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. Pursuant to its mandate, the EG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments, with a view to identifying solutions that are cost-effective, transparent, prompt, efficient and accessible. In particular, it was noted that great progress is being made..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=895</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=895</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Regional Conference – “The HCCH and the Relevance of its Work for Southern Africa”</title> <description>On 7 and 8 February 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH has the pleasure of co-organising the Regional Conference &amp;ldquo;The HCCH and the relevance of its work for Southern Africa&amp;rdquo;, together with Finland and South Africa, with the participation of Namibia and Tanzania, as well as other Southern African Development Community (SADC) States, and hosted by the University of Pretoria (South Africa).&amp;nbsp; The Regional Conference commenced today with opening remarks on behalf of the University of Pretoria by Prof. Dire Tladi, Professor of International Law. The conference&amp;rsquo;s first..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=894</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=894</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Botswana</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980 Child Abduction Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Botswana following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 14 November 2022. The 1980 Child Abduction Convention currently has 103 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Abduction Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Botswana is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=893</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=893</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>El Salvador accedes to the Evidence Convention</title> <description>Today, 19 January 2023, the Republic of El Salvador deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970 Evidence Convention). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Depositary of the HCCH Conventions. El Salvador was represented by H.E. Ms Carmen Mar&amp;iacute;a Gallardo Hern&amp;aacute;ndez, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Mr Josu&amp;eacute; R. Li&amp;eacute;vano, Counsellor at the Embassy of El Salvador. The Depositary was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=892</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=892</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Second Edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Apostille Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Apostille Convention (Apostille Handbook). The Apostille Handbook, first published in 2013, provides guidance on the practical implementation and operation of the 1961 Apostille Convention, applied tens of millions of times every year to the benefit of individuals, families, and businesses from across the world. The Apostille Handbook is intended to assist all users of the 1961 Apostille Convention, including States interested in joining the Convention, Competent..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=891</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=891</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Cabo Verde</title> <description>On 1 January 2023, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980 Child Abduction Convention) entered into force for Cabo Verde following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 4 October 2022. The 1980 Child Abduction Convention currently has 103 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Abduction Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Cabo Verde is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=890</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=890</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Practitioners’ Tool: Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family Matters Involving Children </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Practitioners&amp;rsquo; Tool: Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family Matters Involving Children (Practitioners&amp;rsquo; Tool). The Practitioners&amp;rsquo; Tool aims to explain how agreements made in the area of family law involving children (&amp;ldquo;family agreements&amp;rdquo;) can be made enforceable in one State and then recognised and enforced in other States through the operation of mechanisms under HCCH Conventions, specifically the 1980 Child Abduction Convention, 1996 Child Protection..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=889</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=889</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10th Anniversary of the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific </title> <description>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&amp;rsquo;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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=888</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=888</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Saudi Arabia</title> <description>Today, 7 December 2022, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(1961 Apostille&amp;nbsp;Convention)&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Saudi Arabia following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 8 April 2022. The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 124 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Saudi Arabia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2016 and the 1961 Apostille Convention is the first HCCH Convention or instrument that it has joined...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=887</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=887</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol enters into force for Ukraine</title> <description>Today, 1 December 2022, the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for Ukraine, following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 29 August 2022. At present, 31 States and the European Union are bound by the Maintenance Obligations Protocol. More information on this instrument is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Ukraine has been a Member of the HCCH since 2003 and is a Contracting Party to twelve HCCH instruments...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=886</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=886</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>15th Anniversary of the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol </title> <description>Today, 23 November 2022, marks the 15th anniversary of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (HCCH 2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (HCCH 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol), following their adoption at the Twenty-First Session of the HCCH. The&amp;nbsp;Convention and Protocol, which are currently in force in 45 and 31 States respectively, and in the European Union, have been swiftly implemented in different parts of the world,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=885</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=885</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>From 9 to 11 November 2022, the First Meeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the Practical Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention was held in The Hague. The meeting was attended by over 100 participants, in person and via videoconference, representing Contracting Parties, HCCH Members, and Observers from intergovernmental and international non-governmental organisations, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau. The meeting resulted in the adoption of over 70 Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations, which provide guidance to (prospective) Contracting Parties on a wide range..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=884</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=884</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Botswana accedes to the Child Abduction, Adoption and Child Support Conventions</title> <description>Today, 14 November 2022, the Republic of Botswana deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention), the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention), and the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Depositary of the HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=883</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=883</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Malta signs the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention during the First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Convention</title> <description>Today, 11 November 2022, the Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli, Minister for Inclusion, Voluntary Organisations and Consumer Rights, signed, on behalf of the Republic of Malta, the&amp;nbsp; Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention), during the first meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Convention. The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention, which currently has 14 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Malta further to the deposit of its instrument of ratification, in accordance with Article 53 of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=882</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=882</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10th Anniversary of ROAP – Workshop on HCCH Conventions Supporting Transnational Litigation in Civil or Commercial Matters</title> <description>On 8 November 2022, the Permanent Bureau&amp;rsquo;s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) had the pleasure of hosting the workshop &amp;ldquo;HCCH Conventions Supporting Transnational Litigation in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;rdquo;, in partnership with the Department of Justice of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. The workshop was held during Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, in celebration of the tenth Anniversary of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The workshop commenced with opening remarks by Mr Liu Guangyuan, Commissioner of China&amp;rsquo;s Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=881</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=881</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Greece</title> <description>Today, 1 November 2022, the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Protection of Adults Convention) entered into force for the Hellenic Republic following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 28 July 2022. The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention currently has 14 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website. Greece has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is bound by 13 HCCH Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=879</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=879</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Twelfth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 17 to 21 October 2022, the HCCH Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the twelfth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 34 experts in total, of which 15 attended in person. The experts represented 23 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and two Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting.&amp;nbsp;The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=878</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=878</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cabo Verde accedes to the Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 4 October 2022 the Republic of Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention) and the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (Child Protection Convention). With the accession of Cabo Verde, the Child Abduction Convention now has 102 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=877</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=877</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention enters into force for the Philippines</title> <description>Tomorrow, 1 October 2022, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) will enter into force for the Republic of the Philippines following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 22 June 2022. At present, 44 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. The Philippines has been a Member of the HCCH since 2010 and is a Contracting Party to five HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=876</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=876</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 19 to 23 September 2022, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the third&amp;nbsp;time.&amp;nbsp;The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 66&amp;nbsp;experts in total, of which 19 attended in person. The experts represented&amp;nbsp;23&amp;nbsp;Member&amp;nbsp;States from various regions, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation, and two Observers. Several&amp;nbsp;staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The Working Group made further progress on the development of draft provisions on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=874</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=874</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Asia Pacific Week: Public Registration Now Open</title> <description>The HCCH is pleased to announce that registration for the general public is now open for HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2022, which will be held from 18 to 20 October in Manila.&amp;nbsp; This year&amp;rsquo;s HCCH Asia Pacific Week, hosted by the Philippines, will be centred around the theme &amp;ldquo;Enabling cross-border cooperation in the region and beyond&amp;rdquo;. Through multiple sessions held over three days, the conference will act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and viewpoints from across Asia and the Pacific on some of the most prominent HCCH Conventions and instruments, as well as on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=873</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=873</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The EU and Ukraine join the 2019 Judgments Convention – Ukraine ratifies the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</title> <description>Today, 29 August 2022, the European Union (EU) deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention), becoming the first Contracting Party to the Convention. Shortly after, Ukraine deposited its instrument of ratification of the Judgments Convention. With the EU&amp;rsquo;s accession and Ukraine&amp;rsquo;s ratification, the Judgments Convention now has two Contracting Parties, triggering its entry into force on 1 September 2023 &amp;ndash; just over four years after its adoption..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=870</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=870</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Greece ratifies the Protection of Adults Convention </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 28 July 2022 the Hellenic Republic deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (Protection of Adults Convention).&amp;nbsp;The Protection of Adults Convention will enter into force for Greece on 1 November 2022. With this ratification, the Convention now has 14 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp;Greece has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is now bound by 12 HCCH Conventions..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=869</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=869</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Senegal accedes to the Apostille Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 13 July 2022 the Republic of Senegal deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). The Apostille Convention will enter into force for Senegal on 23 March 2023. With this accession, the Convention now has 124 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Senegal is now a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=868</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=868</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1993 Adoption Convention</title> <description>From 4 to 8 July 2022, the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1993 Adoption Convention was held online. The meeting was attended by nearly 400 participants, representing HCCH Members, non-Member States, and Observers from intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organisations, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau. Over the course of five days, delegates discussed a number of questions in relation to the practical operation of the 1993 Adoption Convention, that HCCH Members and Contracting Parties had identified through their responses..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=866</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=866</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 07:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pakistan accedes to the Apostille Convention </title> <description>Today, 8 July 2022, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;The Apostille Convention will enter into force for Pakistan on 9 March 2023. With this accession, the Convention now has 123 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp;Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Pakistan is now a Contracting Party to three HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=865</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=865</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention and Protocol enter into force for Ecuador</title> <description>Today, 1 July 2022, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for the Republic of Ecuador, following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 2 March 2022. At present, 44 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Child Support Convention, while 30 States and the European Union are bound by the Maintenance Obligations..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=864</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=864</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Philippines ratifies the Child Support Convention </title> <description>Today, 22 June 2022, the Republic of the Philippines deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Depositary of the HCCH Conventions. The Philippines was represented by H.E. Mr J. Eduardo Malaya, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Netherlands, Mr Jarie R. Osias, First Secretary and Consul, Ms Marianne I. Bringas, Third Secretary and Vice Consul, and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=862</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=862</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Indonesia</title> <description>On 4 June 2022, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(1961 Apostille Convention)&amp;nbsp;will enter into force for Indonesia following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 5 October 2021. The 1961 Apostille Convention currently has 122 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Indonesia is not yet a Member of the HCCH and the Apostille Convention is the first HCCH Convention or instrument that it has joined, making it the 156th Party..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=861</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=861</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Now Available: Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</title> <description>Attended by over 200 delegates representing HCCH Members, Contracting Parties and Observers from all regions of the world, the very first meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol was held last week, from 17 to 19 May 2022. The meeting resulted in the adoption of over 80 Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations, now available in English and French, providing guidance to (prospective) Contracting Parties on a wide range of issues relating to the implementation and practical operation of these..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=859</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=859</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH|Approach: Publication now available</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of HCCH|Approach, now available for download!&amp;nbsp; HCCH|Approach, &amp;ldquo;Advancing and Promoting the Protection of All Children&amp;rdquo;, celebrated the&amp;nbsp;25th&amp;nbsp;anniversary&amp;nbsp;of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention. Drawing from&amp;nbsp;the diverse perspectives and expertise of family law practitioners around the globe, HCCH|Approach speakers took stock of the instrument&amp;rsquo;s successes, examined the instrument in new and interesting ways and charted out possibilities for its future.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=860</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=860</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</title> <description>From 17 to 19 May 2022, the First Meeting of the Special Commission on the 2007 Child Support Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol was held in The Hague. The meeting was attended by over 200 delegates, both in person and remotely, representing HCCH Members, non‑Member States, and Observers from intergovernmental and international non‑governmental organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. The Special Commission reviewed and clarified a number of issues in relation to the practical operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol, based on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=858</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=858</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Saudi Arabia accedes to the Apostille Convention</title> <description>Today, 8 April 2022, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention). The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Depositary for the HCCH Conventions. Saudi Arabia was represented by H.E. Mr Ziad Al Atiyah, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr Nasser Alghanoom, Deputy Head of Mission and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Mr Meshal Al Blawi, Head of Political and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=857</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=857</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Save the Date: HCCH Conference on Commercial, Digital and Financial Law Across Borders (CODIFI)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that following the mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy at its 2022 meeting (see C&amp;amp;Ds Nos 14, 34 and 36), the inaugural HCCH CODIFI Conference will be held online from 12 to 16 September 2022. CODIFI will examine issues of private international law in the Commercial, Digital, and Financial (CODIFI) sectors, highlighting developments in the digital economy and fintech industries as well as clarifying the roles of core HCCH instruments: the 1985 Trusts Convention, the 2006 Securities Convention, and the Principles on Choice of Law..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=856</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=856</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Eleventh meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 28 March to 1 April 2022, the HCCH Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eleventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 30 experts representing 20 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present its assessment of the feasibility of one or more private international..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=855</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=855</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Information Note - Children deprived of their family environment due to the armed conflict in Ukraine </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, noting the situation currently unfolding in Ukraine, has published today an Information Note on the subject of Children deprived of their family environment due to the armed conflict in Ukraine: Cross-border protection and intercountry adoption. In an international armed conflict, many children become separated from their families, losing the critical protection families provide, and finding themselves without basic necessities such as shelter, food and water, as well as without access to education. Many children are forced to leave their homes and their..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=854</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=854</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2021: Publication now available</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021. Held online in December 2021, the latest edition of the HCCH a|Bridged series focused on contemporary issues relating to the application of the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (the 2005 Choice of Court Convention), including the promotion of party autonomy. The HCCH a|Bridged series, an initiative introduced by the HCCH in 2019, provides an annual forum on innovation in transnational litigation, civil procedure, and dispute resolution. HCCH a|Bridged..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=852</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=852</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions now available!</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met online from 28 February to 4 March 2022, with over 450 participants representing 75 HCCH Members, 5 non-Member States, 16 observer organisations and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of normative work, CGAP approved the publication of the Practical Guide to Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors and the Practitioners&amp;rsquo; Tool: Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements Reached in the Course of Family..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=851</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=851</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2022: New Members, ratifications and signatures</title> <description>On 2 March 2022, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH welcomed El Salvador as the newest Member of the Organisation. It also witnessed Ecuador and the United States of America sign and/or ratify a number of HCCH Conventions and instruments. H.E. Ms Carmen Mar&amp;iacute;a Gallardo Hern&amp;aacute;ndez, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, deposited El Salvador&amp;rsquo;s instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, with El Salvador thus becoming the 91st Member of the HCCH. The Ambassador was accompanied by the Deputy Ambassador, Mr..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=850</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=850</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the HCCH 2021 Annual Report </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the HCCH 2021 Annual Report.Throughout the past year, the HCCH continued to advance its legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of five Experts&amp;rsquo; Groups and five Working Groups via videoconference. The Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1961 Apostille Convention held its fifth meeting, coinciding with the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Convention. Another milestone was the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=849</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=849</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of consultations on the Draft Practical Handbook on the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of consultations on the draft Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention. Following preparatory work by the Permanent Bureau, and pursuant to the mandate issued by the Council on General Affairs and Policy, a Working Group was established in March 2021 to finalise the development of the draft Practical Handbook. The Working Group, chaired by Mr Geraldo Rocha Ribeiro (Portugal), is composed of experts with experience in the operation or implementation of the Convention, jointly representing 13 States..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=848</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=848</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 14 to 18 February 2022, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met via videoconference for the second time. The meeting was attended by 63&amp;nbsp;experts representing 26 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and two Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group made further progress on the development of draft provisions on parallel litigation in civil or commercial matters, which may occur when separate proceedings are instituted before the courts of different..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=847</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=847</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Philippines signs the Child Support Convention</title> <description>Today, 18 February 2022, the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Netherlands, H.E.&amp;nbsp;Mr J. Eduardo Malaya, signed, on behalf of his Government, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions. In addition to its Ambassador, the Philippines was represented by Mr Jarie R. Osias, First Secretary and Consul, and Ms Marisar Ivy Cabatingan, Legal Officer and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=845</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=845</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group</title> <description>The International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts&amp;rsquo; Group (ITMFEG) met from 7 to 9 February 2022 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 33 experts representing 14 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and one Observer, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. Pursuant to the mandate issued by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices and identifying possible future improvements in relation to the cross-border transfer of child support payments, with a view..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=843</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=843</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description>From 11 to 20 January 2022, the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) met via videoconference. The meetings were attended by 60 participants representing 35 States, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. During the meetings, participants provided updates on key developments within their respective jurisdictions; considered the possibility of expanding the scope of the Network to include other HCCH Conventions within the area of international family law, in particular the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention; and discussed the format and content of future meetings,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=841</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=841</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for Georgia </title> <description>On 1 January 2022, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for Georgia following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 31 May 2021. The Service Convention has 79 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Georgia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2001 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=840</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=840</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Now available in 23 EU languages: Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the Evidence Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of 21 new translations of the Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the Evidence Convention. With these new translations, the Guide to Good Practice is now available in 23 European Union (EU) languages. The Guide, originally published in English and French, analyses the latest developments in relation to the use of video-link in the taking of evidence under the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention, including references to internal law and other international agreements. It also outlines good practices to be followed and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=838</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=838</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group</title> <description>The Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) on the 2007 Child Support Convention met on 6 and 7 December 2021 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 55 experts representing 20 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and one Observer, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. As recommended by the Twenty-First Session of the HCCH and pursuant to the subsequent mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to administrative cooperation. This..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=837</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=837</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021: Enabling party autonomy with the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>On 1 December 2021, the Permanent Bureau had the pleasure of hosting HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021, an online event focused on contemporary issues relating to the application of the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, including the promotion of party autonomy. The event was co-organised by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the generous support of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany.&amp;nbsp; The event commenced with opening remarks by Dr..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=836</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=836</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Tenth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy  </title> <description>From 15 to 19 November 2021, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the tenth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was&amp;nbsp;attended by 38&amp;nbsp;experts representing 23 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.&amp;nbsp;The Group discussed the form, structure and focus&amp;nbsp;of the final report that is to be presented to&amp;nbsp;the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP)&amp;nbsp;at its 2023 meeting. The Group also continued its discussions on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=834</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=834</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Russia signs the Judgments Convention </title> <description>Today, 17 November 2021, the Russian Federation signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention). Although the 2019 Judgments Convention is not yet in force, the Russian Federation is its fifth signatory. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Russian Federation was represented by H.E. Mr Konstantin Chuychenko, Minister of Justice, Ms Ekaterina..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=833</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=833</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>On 8 November 2021, the HCCH Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 43 participants representing 22 States, four Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group has been working on developing a Toolkit aimed at preventing and addressing illicit practices in intercountry adoptions made under the 1993 Adoption Convention, with the objective of presenting an advanced draft for the consideration of the next meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=832</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=832</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021: Registration now open!</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that registration is now open for HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2021: Innovation in Transnational Litigation.&amp;nbsp; HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2021 will discuss contemporary issues relating to the application of the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, including the promotion of party autonomy and the establishment of international commercial courts around the globe. The event will feature a keynote speech by Prof. Trevor Hartley, one of the co-authors of the Explanatory Report on the Choice of Court Convention, as well as two panels of global..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=831</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=831</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention enters into force for New Zealand</title> <description>Today, 1 November 2021, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention) entered into force for New Zealand following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 23 July 2021. At present, 42 states and the European Union are bound by the Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. New Zealand has been a Member of the HCCH since 2002 and is now a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=839</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=839</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vice President of the Republic of El Salvador visits the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH</title> <description>On 22 October 2021, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr Felix Ulloa, Vice President of the Republic of El Salvador, to its premises in The Hague. Vice President Ulloa was accompanied by H.E. Ms Carmen Maria Gallardo, Ambassador of El Salvador to the Netherlands; Mr H&amp;eacute;ctor Enrique Celari&amp;eacute; Landaverde, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of El&amp;nbsp;Salvador to the Netherlands; Mr Armando Otero, Advisor to the Vice President; and Ms Yuli Argueta, Protocol Officer in the Office of the Vice President. The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH was represented..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=830</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=830</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH|Approach Global Event – Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>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&amp;rsquo;s interaction with other treaty frameworks and its implementation in specific..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=829</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=829</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Meeting of the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation</title> <description>From 11 to 15 October 2021, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the first time. The meeting, held via videoconference, was attended by over 60 participants representing 28 HCCH Members and two Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group, under the chairmanship of Professor Keisuke Takeshita (Japan), commenced work on the development of draft provisions on parallel proceedings, to further inform policy considerations and decisions in relation to the scope and type of any new instrument...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=827</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=827</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Apostille Convention</title> <description>From 5 to 8 October 2021, the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by over 350 delegates, representing HCCH Members, non‑Member Contracting Parties, and Observers from non‑Member States, intergovernmental and international non‑governmental organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. The first day of the Special Commission meeting coincided with the 60th anniversary of the Apostille Convention, and was celebrated with a ceremony during which Indonesia deposited its instrument of accession,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=826</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=826</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia accedes to the Apostille Convention on its 60th Anniversary</title> <description>Today, 5 October 2021, the Republic of Indonesia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). The ceremony was held on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Convention as part of the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention. Indonesia was represented by Mr Freddy M. Panggabean, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Ms Cecillia A. Toumahu, First Secretary (Political Affairs) of the Embassy of Indonesia. The depositary..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=825</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=825</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme</title> <description>Today, 4 October 2021, the 12th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP Forum) was held via videoconference. The e-APP Forum convenes global experts and stakeholders to discuss the latest developments and best practices in relation to the e‑APP. The 12th International Forum featured presentations from 14 Contracting Parties to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention). The presenters provided national perspectives on a wide range of topics, including: the e-APP as an..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=824</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=824</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 28 to 30 September 2021, the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 57 participants representing 25 States, four Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group has been working on developing a Toolkit aimed at preventing and addressing illicit practices in intercountry adoptions made under the 1993 Adoption Convention. The 2021 meeting of the Group focused on discussing areas in the draft Toolkit where there were differing views, with the objective of presenting an..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=823</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=823</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Now available in 23 EU languages: Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part VI – Article 13(1)(b)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of 19 new translations of the Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part VI &amp;ndash; Article 13(1)(b). With these new translations, the Guide to Good Practice is now available in 23 European Union (EU) languages. The Guide, originally published in English and French, was developed by the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, with the assistance of a Working Group composed of a broad range of national experts. It was later translated into Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese with the generous support of the Asociaci&amp;oacute;n..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=821</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=821</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>iSupport - New successful EU Action Grant application</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce a new successful EU Action Grant application for iSupport. This new project will be called iSupport ITMF (International Transfer of Maintenance Funds), as it will aim at establishing a link between the iSupport software and bank accounts held by Central Authorities. The project will rely on guidance provided by the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds. iSupport is an electronic case management and secure communication system for the cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations under the EU 2009..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=820</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=820</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Family Agreements</title> <description>On 14 and 15 September 2021, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Family Agreements met for the fifth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 25 members representing 23 Member States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Experts&amp;rsquo; Group was convened to discuss the most recent revision of the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of family matters involving children. Among other topics, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group focused its discussion..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=819</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=819</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Costa Rica signs the Judgments Convention </title> <description>Today, 16 September 2021, the Republic of Costa Rica signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention). Although the 2019 Judgments Convention is not yet in force, Costa Rica is its fourth signatory. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website. The ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, was attended by H.E. Mr Arnoldo Brenes Castro, Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica, and Ms Anna Mar&amp;iacute;a Oduber..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=818</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=818</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Singapore</title> <description>Today, 16 September 2021, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Singapore, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 18 January 2021. The Apostille Convention has 120 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Singapore has been a Member of the HCCH since 2014 and is a Contracting Party to four HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=817</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=817</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Honduras becomes 90th Member of the HCCH</title> <description>Today, 9 September 2021, the HCCH reached another milestone when the Republic of Honduras deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming its 90th Member. The membership ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, was attended by H.E. Mr Roberto Ochoa Madrid, Ambassador, and Mr Eduardo Cano, First Secretary, from the Embassy of Honduras, and Mr Jules van Eijndhoven, Head of the Treaties Division, and Mr Rieks Boekholt, Legal Officer, on behalf of the depositary. The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH was represented by Dr Christophe..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=816</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=816</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adoption Convention enters into force for Niger</title> <description>Today, 1 September 2021, the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention) entered into force for the Republic of the Niger, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 24 May 2021. The Adoption Convention has 104 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Niger is a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=815</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=815</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Zealand ratifies Child Support Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 23 July 2021, New Zealand deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). With the ratification of New Zealand, 42 states and the European Union are bound by the Child Support Convention. It will enter into force for New Zealand on 1 November 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. New Zealand has been a Member of the HCCH since 2002 and is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=814</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=814</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12th International Forum on the e-APP: Registration now open!</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that in addition to Members and Contracting Parties to the Apostille Convention, registration is now open to the general public for the 12th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP). The e-APP Forum convenes experts and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the latest developments and best practices in relation to the e‑APP. The event will be hosted online on Monday 4 October 2021. It will be divided into four sessions, spanning time zones that are accessible across the world, from 7:00 a.m. &amp;ndash; 7:00 p.m. CEST. A..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=813</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=813</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Protection Convention enters into force for Costa Rica</title> <description>On 1 August 2021, the HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(Child Protection Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Costa Rica following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 29 October 2020. The Child Protection Convention has 53 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. Costa Rica has been a Member of the HCCH since 2011 and is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=812</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=812</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Evidence Convention enters into force for Georgia</title> <description>Today, 30 July 2021, the HCCH Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention) entered into force for Georgia, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 31 May 2021. The Evidence Convention has 64 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website. Georgia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2001 and is a Contracting Party to six HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=811</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=811</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH|Approach Initiative – Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention, the HCCH is pleased to announce the launch of the Advancing and Promoting the Protection of All Children (Approach) Initiative. The HCCH|Approach Initiative will consist of a series of activities and events culminating in the HCCH|Approach Event, to be held online on Tuesday 19 October 2021. Information on registration and the programme of the HCCH|Approach Event will be made available in due course. Leading up to the HCCH|Approach Event, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is organising two competitions: The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=810</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=810</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Save the Date: HCCH a|Bridged - Edition 2021: Enabling party autonomy with the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that Edition 2021 of HCCH&amp;nbsp;a|Bridged will be dedicated to the HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention), and held online on 1 December 2021. Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany and supported by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Academy for Law, the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), this event will discuss contemporary issues relating to the application of the 2005 Choice of Court..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=809</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=809</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ninth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 5 to 9 July 2021, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the ninth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 33 Experts representing 22 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Experts&amp;rsquo; Group discussed the scope of the possible draft Convention on legal parentage (draft Convention) and the scope of the possible draft Protocol on legal parentage established as a result of an (international) surrogacy arrangement (draft Protocol). The Group..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=808</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=808</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH and GIZ joint project in South East Europe delivers the Explanatory Report on the 2019 Judgments Convention in regional languages </title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;occasion of the&amp;nbsp;second&amp;nbsp;anniversary of the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(2019 Judgments Convention),&amp;nbsp;the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce&amp;nbsp;the publication of&amp;nbsp;translations&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;accompanying&amp;nbsp;Explanatory Report&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Albanian, Macedonian,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Bosnian-Serbian-Montenegrin&amp;nbsp;languages.&amp;nbsp;These&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;the first&amp;nbsp;available&amp;nbsp;translations&amp;nbsp;after the official publication of the Explanatory..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=806</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=806</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Jamaica</title> <description>On 3 July 2021, the HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) will enter into force for Jamaica, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 2 November 2020. The Apostille Convention has 120 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Jamaica is a Contracting Party to one other HCCH Convention, the 1980 Child Abduction Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=807</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=807</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mongolia becomes 89th Member of the HCCH</title> <description>Today, 1 July 2021, Mongolia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 89th Member of the HCCH. Mongolia has been an HCCH Connected State since 2000 and is currently a Contracting Party to three HCCH Conventions (i.e., the 1954 Civil Procedure, the 1961 Apostille, and the 1993 Adoption Conventions). The Permanent Bureau is pleased to welcome Mongolia as a new HCCH Member and is looking forward to assisting the authorities of Mongolia in further strengthening global cross-border legal cooperation through the work of the HCCH...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=805</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=805</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Georgia accedes to the Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 31 May 2021, Georgia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention). With the accession of Georgia, the Service Convention now has 79 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Georgia on 1 January 2022, subject to the Article 28 procedure. For the Evidence Convention, with the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=803</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=803</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Niger accedes to the Adoption Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on Monday 24 May 2021, the Republic of the Niger deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention). With the accession of Niger, the Adoption Convention now has 104 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Niger on 1 September 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Niger is now a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=801</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=801</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH-WIPO Questionnaire on PIL issues in IP dealings </title> <description>The Secretariats of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in consultation with a selected number of experts, have developed a Questionnaire to identify actual and practical private international law (PIL) issues in intellectual property (IP) disputes. This includes establishing a court&amp;rsquo;s jurisdiction, determining and applying the applicable law, recognising or enforcing foreign IP-related judgments, and where relevant, administrative and judicial cooperation. The Questionnaire is limited to IP disputes before..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=800</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=800</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group</title> <description>The Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) on the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) met on 10 and 11 May 2021 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by over 60 participants representing 20 Members, two Observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. As recommended by the Twenty-First Session of the HCCH and pursuant to the subsequent mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=799</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=799</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Experts’ Group on the e-APP and New Technologies</title> <description>The Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on the e-APP and New Technologies met from 3 to 6 May 2021 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by over 100 participants representing 28 Members, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to explore whether broader use of new technologies may further enhance the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP), in particular in relation to e-Registers. The e-APP, launched in 2006, plays an integral role in the secure and effective operation of the Apostille Convention. The Group discussed the current..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=797</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=797</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Guide for International Commercial Contracts</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in the Area of International Commercial Contracts, with a Focus on Sales (Legal Guide), a joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, has been officially launched today (video announcement). The Legal Guide, which was approved by each of the three Organisations in the course of 2020, offers an overview of the principal legislative texts prepared by each organisation, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the HCCH Principles on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=796</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=796</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions now available!</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH met online from 1 to 5 March 2021, with over 350 participants. The Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions adopted by CGAP are now available in English and French. In terms of normative work, CGAP approved the continuation of both the Jurisdiction Project and Parentage Surrogacy Project; further work on a Practical Guide on access to justice for international tourists and visitors, including online dispute resolution mechanisms; and the continuation of work on the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=794</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=794</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>CGAP 2021: New Members, requests and signatures</title> <description>On 3 March 2021, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH witnessed Thailand become the 88th Member of the HCCH, El Salvador apply for membership, and Israel sign two HCCH Conventions. During the ceremony, Thailand deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, thus becoming the 88th Member of the HCCH. Thailand was represented by H.E. Ms Eksiri Pintaruchi, Ambassador to the Netherlands. Thailand has been connected to the work of the HCCH since 2002 and is currently party to the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1993 Adoption Conventions. On the same day,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=793</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=793</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the 2020 Annual Report </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the publication of the 2020 Annual Report. In a year of unprecedented challenges, the importance of private international law as the guiding star in an increasingly complex, interconnected world was as clear as ever. Throughout the year, the HCCH continued to explore areas for new legislative work and to promote the effective operation of its Conventions, successfully convening the meetings of three Experts&amp;rsquo; Groups and two Working Groups via videoconference. It also celebrated the first anniversary of the 2019 Judgments Convention..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=791</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=791</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Eighth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 15 to 17 February 2021, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eighth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by&amp;nbsp;29 Experts representing 22&amp;nbsp;Member&amp;nbsp;States&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;one&amp;nbsp;Regional Economic Integration&amp;nbsp;Organisation,&amp;nbsp;two&amp;nbsp;Observers, and members of the&amp;nbsp;Permanent&amp;nbsp;Bureau.&amp;nbsp;The Experts&amp;rsquo;&amp;nbsp;Group&amp;nbsp;discussed what the focus of its work&amp;nbsp;should be&amp;nbsp;at its next meeting(s) in order to prepare its final report to CGAP on the feasibility of a possible future general private international..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=790</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=790</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Experts’ Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds</title> <description>From 8 to 11 February 2021, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 46 participants representing 17 Members, one Observer, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group continued its work discussing good practices and identifying possible future improvements in relation to the cross-border transfer of child support payments, with a view to facilitating the most cost-effective, transparent, prompt, efficient and accessible cross-border transfer of funds. The aide-m&amp;eacute;moire summarising the outcomes of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=789</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=789</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 1 to 5 February 2021, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Jurisdiction met for the fifth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 48 experts representing 20 States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to discuss matters relating to jurisdiction, with a view to developing an additional instrument in this regard. As the previous meeting of the Group focused on technical aspects, this week the Group focused on questions of policy,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=788</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=788</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adoption Convention enters into force for Saint Kitts and Nevis</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2021, the HCCH Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention) entered into force for Saint Kitts and Nevis, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 26 October 2020. The Adoption Convention has 103 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Contracting Party to three HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=787</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=787</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Support Convention enters into force for Serbia</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2021, the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Serbia, following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 23 October 2020. At present, 41 States and the European Union are bound by the Child Support Convention. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Serbia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2001 and is a Contracting Party to 12 HCCH Conventions and one..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=786</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=786</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for the Marshall Islands</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2021, the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 29 July 2020. The Service Convention has 78 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, the Marshall Islands is a Contracting Party to one other HCCH Convention, the 1961 Apostille Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=785</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=785</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Now available in all EU languages: Practical Handbook on 2007 Child Support Convention, Protocol, and 2009 EU Regulation</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of translations, in all European Union (EU) languages, of the Practical Handbook for Competent Authorities on the 2007 Child Support Convention, the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol, and the 2009 EU Maintenance Regulation. The Handbook, originally published in English, French, and Romanian, was jointly developed by the HCCH, the Ministry of Justice of Romania, and the French National School for the Judiciary (ENM). The translation of the Handbook into the other official languages of the European Union was made possible through..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=784</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=784</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusions of the meeting of the Applicable Law Working Group</title> <description>From 22 to 27 January 2021, the Applicable Law Working Group (ALWG) on the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (Maintenance Obligations Protocol) met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 34 participants representing 16 Members, and by members of the Permanent Bureau. Pursuant to the 2020 mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the ALWG resumed work to explore applicable law issues in anticipation of the first meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and Maintenance..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=783</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=783</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Namibia becomes 87th Member of the HCCH </title> <description>Today, 19 January 2021, the Republic of Namibia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 87th Member of the HCCH. Namibia has been an HCCH Connected State since 2000 and is currently a Contracting Party to the Apostille and Adoption Conventions. Namibia is the eighth African State to become a Member of the HCCH and its Membership is another important step toward universality and inclusiveness, which are central to the strategic development of the Organisation. The Permanent Bureau is looking forward to assisting the authorities of Namibia in further..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=782</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=782</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Singapore accedes to the Apostille Convention </title> <description>Today, 18 January 2021, the Republic of Singapore deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). On behalf of the Embassy of Singapore, Minister-Counsellor Davinia Aziz deposited the instrument and is pictured with Mr Rieks Boekholt, Legal Officer, representing the depositary, the Treaties Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Netherlands. With the accession of Singapore, the Apostille Convention now has 120 Contracting Parties. Singapore is the third..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=781</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=781</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Belgium</title> <description>On 1 January 2021, the HCCH Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (Protection of Adults Convention) entered into force for the Kingdom of Belgium, following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 30 September 2020. The Protection of Adults Convention has 13 Contracting Parties. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website. Belgium has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is bound by 15 HCCH Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=779</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=779</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Continuing application of the Choice of Court Convention and Child Support Convention for the United Kingdom</title> <description>After the conclusion of the transition period following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, the United Kingdom continues to be bound by the HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) and the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). The United Kingdom has been bound by the Choice of Court Convention since 1 October 2015 and the Child Support Convention since 1 August 2014. On..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=778</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=778</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4th Edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention</title> <description>On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Evidence Convention, the Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce the publication of the 4th Edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention. This commemorative edition of the Practical Handbook includes light updates on the latest developments in domestic and international legal instruments and case law. It outlines in detail the functioning of the Evidence Convention, indicates helpful resources and provides an overview of good practices. It is an indispensable, practical tool for the users of the Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=777</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=777</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Professor William R. Duncan receives Ireland&amp;apos;s Presidential Distinguished Service Award</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that former Deputy Secretary General of the HCCH, Professor William Duncan, was named as one of 14 honourees to receive the prestigious Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad. Professor Duncan received the award in the category of &amp;ldquo;Peace, Reconciliation, and Development&amp;rdquo;, in recognition of his years of dedication to academia and law reform in Ireland, as well as his involvement with the HCCH, first as a delegate and later as a member of the Permanent Bureau. The honourees were announced in November 2020, with the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=776</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=776</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Administrative Cooperation Working Group on the Child Support Convention</title> <description>From 14 to 17 December 2020, the Administrative Cooperation Working Group (ACWG) on the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention) met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 60 participants representing 20 Members, one Observer, and members of the Permanent Bureau. As recommended by the Twenty-First Session of the HCCH and pursuant to the subsequent mandate of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the ACWG continued its work as a forum for discussion of issues of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=775</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=775</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Passing away of Professor Dr Alegría Borrás</title> <description>It is with deep regret and sorrow that the Permanent Bureau (PB) announces the passing of Professor Dr Alegr&amp;iacute;a Borr&amp;aacute;s on 14 December 2020. Throughout her illustrious career, Professor Borr&amp;aacute;s was deeply involved in the work of the HCCH. From 1986, Professor Borr&amp;aacute;s represented Spain as an expert and delegate at the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), Special Commission meetings, and Experts&amp;rsquo; Group meetings. She served as Head of the Spanish Delegation from 1992. Professor Borr&amp;aacute;s attended the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Ninetieth,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=773</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=773</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH-WIPO Guide now available in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Guide entitled &amp;ldquo;When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property &amp;ndash; A Guide for Judges&amp;rdquo;, co-authored by Annabelle Bennett (Australia) and Sam Granata (Belgium), with the co-ordination of the Secretariats of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the HCCH, is now available in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. The Guide was already available in the two official languages of the HCCH, English and French. The Guide, which is a joint product of the two organisations, addresses the intersection of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=772</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=772</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2020: Livestream</title> <description>Today, 2 December 2020, at 14:15 CET, HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2020 will begin broadcasting live from the official event website. Participants who completed the pre-event registration will be able to log in to interact with speakers and other participants during the event. Non-registered participants will be able to follow the event via the livestream. The focus of HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2020 is the Golden Anniversary of the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention, in reference to the 50th anniversary of the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=771</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=771</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2019: Publication now available!</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of the post-event publication of the inaugural HCCH a|Bridged event. The publication is now available for download (in English only). The focus of HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2019 was the Service Convention in the Era of Electronic and Information Technology. Speakers and participants from around the world came together in The Hague and online to discuss how practices under the HCCH 1965 Service Convention have evolved to best employ communications and information technology. The post-event publication builds on these discussions and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=770</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=770</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>From 16 to 19 November 2020, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Jurisdiction met for the fourth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 41 experts representing 17 States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two&amp;nbsp;Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to discuss matters relating to jurisdiction, with a view to developing an additional instrument in this regard. The Group discussed the basic elements to be included in such a possible future instrument, both in the context of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=767</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=767</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador visits the Permanent Bureau</title> <description>Today, 12 November 2020, Secretary General Dr Christophe Bernasconi had the honour of welcoming H.E. Ms Mar&amp;iacute;a Alejandra Mu&amp;ntilde;oz Seminario, Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador, to the Permanent Bureau to celebrate the official release of the Handbook on National and Intercountry Adoption Management Procedures (Manual de procesos de gestion de las adopciones nacionales e internacionales). The Vice President was accompanied by H.E. Mr Andr&amp;eacute;s Ter&amp;aacute;n, Ambassador of Ecuador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with a small delegation. The Handbook was prepared by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=766</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=766</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Saint Kitts and Nevis accedes to the Adoption Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 26 October 2020, Saint Kitts and Nevis deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Adoption Convention). With the accession of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Adoption Convention now has 103 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Saint Kitts and Nevis on 1 February 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Saint Kitts and Nevis is now..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=765</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=765</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Jamaica accedes to the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 2 November 2020, Jamaica deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). With the accession of Jamaica, the Apostille Convention now has 119 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Jamaica on 3 July 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website. Although not yet a Member of the HCCH, Jamaica is now a Contracting Party to two HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=764</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=764</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged – Edition 2020: Registration now open!</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau and the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union are pleased to announce that registration is now open for HCCH a|Bridged &amp;ndash; Edition 2020, which will mark the golden anniversary of the HCCH Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention). The event will be hosted entirely online, on the afternoon of Wednesday 2 December 2020. It will feature a keynote speech by Professor Dr Michael St&amp;uuml;rner, entitled &amp;ldquo;50&amp;nbsp;years of the HCCH Evidence Convention &amp;ndash; Facilitating..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=763</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=763</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Costa Rica accedes to the Child Protection Convention</title> <description>On 29 October 2020, the Republic of Costa Rica deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (Child Protection Convention). With the accession of Costa Rica, the Child Protection Convention now has 53 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Costa Rica on 1 August 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. Costa Rica has been a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=762</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=762</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Explanatory Report on the Judgments Convention</title> <description>Following the approval of the Explanatory Report on the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Judgments Convention) on 22 September 2020, the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the official publication of the Explanatory Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs Professors Francisco Garcimart&amp;iacute;n (Spain) and Genevi&amp;egrave;ve Saumier (Canada). As Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General, highlighted in his Foreword, &amp;ldquo;[t]he effective promotion of the Convention, its sound implementation and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=761</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=761</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Save the Date: HCCH a|Bridged Edition 2020</title> <description>HCCH a|Bridged Edition 2020 will be held online on 2 December 2020, organised by the HCCH, in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection and the German Federal Office of Justice, as part of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event will celebrate the 50th &amp;ldquo;Golden&amp;rdquo; Anniversary of the HCCH Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention). The official &amp;ldquo;Save the Date&amp;rdquo; notice is available here. Please note that the working language of HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=760</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=760</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>40th Anniversary of the Child Abduction and Access to Justice Conventions</title> <description>On 25 October 2020, two HCCH Conventions celebrate their respective 40th anniversaries, following adoption at the Fourteenth Session: the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1980 Access to Justice Convention. The Child Abduction Convention has become one of the most visible HCCH Conventions since its entry into force on 1 December 1983. The Convention aims to protect children from the harmful effects of wrongful removal and retention. At its 40th anniversary, it counts more than a hundred Contracting Parties that span every continent. The Child Abduction Convention is a crucial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=758</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=758</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Serbia ratifies the Child Support Convention</title> <description>Today, 23 October 2020, the Republic of Serbia deposited its instrument of ratification of the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). With the ratification of Serbia, 41 States and the European Union are bound by the Child Support Convention. It will enter into force for Serbia on 1 February 2021.&amp;nbsp; More information on this Convention is available on the Child Support Section of the HCCH website. Serbia has been a Member of the HCCH since 2001 and is now a Contracting Party to 12..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=757</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=757</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nicaragua becomes 86th Member of the HCCH</title> <description>Today, 21 October 2020, the Republic of Nicaragua deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 86th Member of the HCCH. Due to restrictions currently imposed as a result of the pandemic, the deposit of the instrument could unfortunately not take place in person. While there was therefore no opportunity to celebrate the Membership with the usual ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, HCCH Secretary General Dr Christophe Bernasconi extended a call to H.E. Dr Carlos Arg&amp;uuml;ello Gomez, Ambassador, to welcome Nicaragua as the newest Member of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=756</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=756</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Seventh meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 12 to 16 October 2020, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the seventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 36 Experts, representing 22 States, 3&amp;nbsp;Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group, whose work continuation was endorsed by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) in 2020, is focusing on developing possible provisions for a general private international law instrument on the recognition of foreign judicial decisions on legal parentage (the Convention) and a separate protocol on the recognition of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=755</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=755</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Meeting of the Experts’ Group on the Tourists and Visitors (ODR) Project</title> <description>From 6 to 9 October 2020, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on the Tourists and Visitors (ODR) Project met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 35 participants, representing 16 States and 5&amp;nbsp;international organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. This was the third meeting of the Group, and was focused on the necessity, desirability, and feasibility of a soft law instrument on matters relating to online dispute resolution (ODR). After discussions canvassing recent developments, existing ODR and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems, as well as consideration of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=754</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=754</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for the Philippines </title> <description>Today,&amp;nbsp;1 October 2020, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Service Convention) entered into force for the Philippines,&amp;nbsp;following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 4 March 2020. The Service Convention&amp;nbsp;currently&amp;nbsp;has 78 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp;The Philippines has been a Member of the HCCH since 2010 and is currently party to&amp;nbsp;four HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;More information is available on the&amp;nbsp;Service Section&amp;nbsp;of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=752</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=752</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belgium ratifies the Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On 30 September 2020, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification of the HCCH Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (Protection of Adults Convention).&amp;nbsp; With the ratification of Belgium, the Protection of Adults Convention now has 13 Contracting Parties. The Convention will enter into force for Belgium on 1 January 2021. More information on this Convention is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp; Belgium has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is bound by 14 other HCCH Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=753</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=753</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>United Kingdom joins 2005 Choice of Court and 2007 Child Support Conventions</title> <description>On 28 September 2020, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and its instrument of ratification to the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). The United Kingdom is currently bound by both the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and 2007 Child Support Convention by virtue of the approval of the European Union. These new..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=751</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=751</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Explanatory Report on the HCCH Judgments Convention</title> <description>Today, 22&amp;nbsp;September 2020, marks the approval of the Explanatory Report (ER) on the HCCH Convention of 2&amp;nbsp;July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH Judgments Convention), prepared by the co-Rapporteurs, Professor Francisco Garcimart&amp;iacute;n and Professor Genevi&amp;egrave;ve Saumier, with the assistance of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The approval comes at the end of a two-month silent approval procedure initiated on 22&amp;nbsp;July 2020 and during which no Member of the HCCH raised an objection. The ER, prepared in both..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=749</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=749</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Serbia signs the 2007 Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 16 September 2020, Serbia signed the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance (&amp;ldquo;Child Support Convention&amp;rdquo;).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The next step for the Child Support Convention to enter into force in Serbia is ratification. Serbia is a Member of the HCCH (since 2001) and currently party to 12 other HCCH instruments.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary). Serbia was represented by H.E. Ms Ksenija Milenković, Ambassador, Ms Marija..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=748</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=748</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service Convention enters into force for Austria</title> <description>On 12 September 2020, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(HCCH Service Convention)&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Austria following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 14 July 2020. The HCCH Service Convention currently has 78 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp; Austria is a Member of the HCCH (since 1955) and currently party to 14 other HCCH Conventions and one Protocol.&amp;nbsp; More information is available on the&amp;nbsp;Service Section&amp;nbsp;of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=747</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=747</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>e-APP Progress in Five Contracting Parties</title> <description>Despite the current limitations on cross-border mobility, public documents still require authentication for presentation abroad. The realities of the current global situation have led many authorities and jurisdictions to more seriously explore innovative ways to enhance their issuance and authentication procedures, in many cases offering remote and online solutions. For over a decade, the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP) has supported the electronic issuance and verification of Apostilles for Contracting Parties to the HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention, but these recent developments have..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=746</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=746</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Marshall Islands accedes to the Service Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 29 July 2020, the Republic of the Marshall Islands deposited its instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Service Convention).&amp;nbsp; With the accession of the Marshall Islands, the Service Convention now has 78 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for the Marshall Islands on 1 February 2021, in the absence of an objection from a Contracting Party having already ratified the Convention&amp;nbsp;(pursuant to Art. 28). More..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=745</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=745</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Austria ratifies the Service Convention</title> <description>On 14 July 2020, Austria deposited its instruments of ratification to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Service Convention).&amp;nbsp; With the ratification of Austria, the Service Convention now has 77 Contracting Parties. The Service Convention will enter into force for Austria on 12 September 2020. More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp; Austria has been a Member of the HCCH since July 1955 and is currently bound by 14 Conventions and one Protocol...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=743</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=743</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 8 to 10 July 2020, the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 58 participants, representing 24&amp;nbsp;States, including both States of origin and receiving States, and four international organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.&amp;nbsp; The mandate of the Group is to consider the development of more effective and practical forms of cooperation between States to prevent and address specific instances of abuse. At its 2017 meeting, the HCCH&amp;rsquo;s Council on General..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=742</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=742</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Toolkit for the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention in Times of COVID-19</title> <description>Following the publication of the HCCH COVID-19 Toolkit, the Permanent Bureau has prepared a Toolkit for the effective application of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention in times of COVID-19. This focused Toolkit presents key aspects and specific HCCH resources relevant in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation in the context of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention. Recalling that the interests of the child are paramount, this Toolkit aims to help guarantee the safe and prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children to the State of habitual residence, assist..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=741</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=741</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Anniversary of the Judgments Convention</title> <description>Today marks the first anniversary of the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention, following its adoption at the Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH on 2 July 2019. Negotiated by over 400 delegates from around the world, the Convention deals with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters. The negotiations which led to the adoption of the Judgments Convention are detailed in the short documentary video produced by the HCCH last year, available here. Once it enters into force, the Convention will increase legal certainty and predictability, while also reducing..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=739</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=739</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Palau </title> <description>On 23 June 2020, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for Palau following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 17 October 2019. The Apostille Convention currently has 118 Contracting Parties. Palau is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and this is the first HCCH Convention that Palau has joined. More information is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=738</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=738</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH COVID-19 Toolkit</title> <description>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to follow the recent video message of the Secretary General, the Permanent Bureau (PB) has developed a Toolkit. This COVID-19 Toolkit compiles references to specific HCCH resources and publications which are particularly relevant in light of the current global situation. It is designed to assist users of the HCCH Conventions and other instruments in these challenging times and beyond. It is the hope of the PB that the Toolkit will continue to encourage the effective operation of the HCCH instruments, ultimately ensuring better access to justice for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=731</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=731</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Video Message from the Secretary General: COVID-19</title> <description>Please click here&amp;nbsp;for a message from the Secretary General, in both English and French, in relation to COVID-19...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=729</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=729</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Evidence Convention enters into force for Viet Nam</title> <description>On 3 May 2020, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Viet Nam following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 4 March 2020. The Evidence Convention currently has 63 Contracting Parties. Viet Nam is a Member of the HCCH (since 2013) and currently party to three other Conventions. More information is available on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=736</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=736</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Protection Convention enters into force for Barbados</title> <description>On 1 May 2020, the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children entered into force for Barbados, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 11 July 2019. The 1996 Child Protection Convention currently has 52 Contracting Parties. While Barbados is not a Member of the HCCH, it is currently party to four other instruments. More information is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=733</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=733</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Nicaragua</title> <description>On 18 April 2020, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance (&amp;ldquo;Child Support Convention&amp;rdquo;) enters into force for Nicaragua, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 8 March 2019. The 2007 Child Support Convention currently has 41 Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). The entry into force for Nicaragua, following those for Brazil (2017), Honduras (2018) and Guyana earlier this year marks the continued extension of the Convention&amp;rsquo;s reach..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=730</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=730</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Guide on Use of Video-Link under Evidence Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce that the Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the 1970 Evidence Convention has been published in English and French. An electronic version is available for download on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website. This Guide to Good Practice comes at a timely moment in which information technology has proven to be an essential tool. The Guide analyses the latest developments in relation to the use of video-link in the taking of evidence under the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention, including references to internal law and other..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=728</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=728</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adoption Convention enters into force for the Republic of the Congo</title> <description>On 1 April 2020, the Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption&amp;nbsp;(hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Adoption Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;the Republic of the Congo, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 11 December 2019. The Adoption Convention currently has 102 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Republic of the Congo is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and the Adoption Convention is the first HCCH Convention it has joined.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;More information is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=727</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=727</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) met from 3 to&amp;nbsp;6&amp;nbsp;March 2020 &amp;ndash; the Conclusions &amp;amp; Decisions it adopted are now available in English and French. The projects on normative work include two further meetings of the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Jurisdiction before CGAP 2021, the continuation of the Parentage / Surrogacy Project and the Tourists and Visitors Project, further work on the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of family matters involving children and, subject to available resources, some..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=726</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=726</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of the Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part VI – Article 13(1)(b)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH is pleased to announce that, following on its approval by the HCCH Members on 12 December 2019, the Guide to Good Practice under the HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction &amp;ndash; Part VI &amp;ndash; Article 13(1)(b) has been published in English and French. An electronic version is available for download on the HCCH website. The Guide seeks to promote the consistent application of Article 13(1)(b) of the Child Abduction Convention and good practice for judges and Central Authorities faced with the application..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=725</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=725</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Guyana</title> <description>On 7 March 2020, the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance (&amp;ldquo;Child Support Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Guyana, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 5 February 2019. The 2007 Child Support Convention currently has 41 Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). The entry into force for Guyana, following those for Brazil (2017), Honduras (2018) and the planned entry into force for Nicaragua (April 2020) marks the extension of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=724</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=724</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 08:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Members, new requests and new accessions</title> <description>On 4 March 2020, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan, deposited their instruments of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 84th and 85th Members of the HCCH, respectively.&amp;nbsp; The Dominican Republic was represented at the ceremony by Mr Braulio Alcantara, Legal Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms Acsamary Guzm&amp;aacute;n Nina, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is currently party to four HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp; Uzbekistan was represented by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=722</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=722</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available now: The Collection of instruments of the HCCH – 9th Edition</title> <description>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, including two new instruments which have been adopted since the release of the last edition: the 2015 Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts and the Convention of 2 July..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=721</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=721</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third meeting of the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction</title> <description>Following the successful conclusion of the 2019 Judgments Convention, the HCCH has resumed its exploratory normative work on jurisdiction. From 18 to 21 February 2020, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Jurisdiction held its third meeting (its work had been suspended to enable the HCCH to focus on the negotiations of the Judgments Convention). The meeting was attended by 33 Experts from 17 Members and 2 non-governmental organisation as Observers.&amp;nbsp; Emphasising the exploratory nature of its discussions, and following constructive and fruitful exchanges, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group was pleased with..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=720</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=720</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Annual Report of the HCCH 2019</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the publication of the 2019&amp;nbsp;Annual Report. Paper copies of the Annual Report can be ordered here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=719</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=719</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Service Convention enters into force for Nicaragua</title> <description>On 1 February 2020, the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (&amp;ldquo;Service Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Nicaragua, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 24 July 2019. Although not yet a Member State of the HCCH, Nicaragua is currently party to five other HCCH Conventions (Apostille, Evidence, Child Abduction, Child Protection and Child Support). The Service Convention currently has 75 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Service Section of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=716</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=716</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Protection of Adults Convention – 20th Anniversary</title> <description>Today, the Convention on the International Protection of Adults celebrates its 20th Anniversary.&amp;nbsp; Given the growing practical importance of the subject-matter, and further to a successful Conference to discuss &quot;Cross-border Protection of Vulnerable Adults&quot;, organised jointly by the HCCH and the European Commission in December 2018, the Permanent Bureau hopes that more States will become Parties to the 2000 Adults Convention in the near future (see the status table of the Convention for details on current Contracting Parties).&amp;nbsp; In March 2020, the Council on General Affairs and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=715</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=715</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Volume of The Judges’ Newsletter (Summer-Fall 2019)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of&amp;nbsp;Volume XXIV of&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter&amp;nbsp;(Summer-Fall 2019)&amp;nbsp;with a Special Focus on &amp;ldquo;Urgent Measures of Protection&amp;rdquo; as provided for under Article 11 of the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (&amp;ldquo;HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention&amp;rdquo;). In cases of urgency, Article 11 of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention gives jurisdiction to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=714</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=714</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Congo: A new Contracting Party to the Adoption Convention and a 154th connected State to the HCCH! </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed that on 11 December 2019, the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (&amp;ldquo;Adoption Convention&amp;rdquo;). The Adoption Convention, which now has 102 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for the Republic of the Congo on 1st April 2020. More information is available on the Adoption Section of the HCCH website. The Republic of the Congo is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and the Adoption Convention is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=713</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=713</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>North Macedonia signs 3 HCCH Conventions and 1 Protocol </title> <description>On 9 December 2019, the Republic of North Macedonia signed the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (Child Protection Convention), the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention), the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;(Child Support Convention), and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=712</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=712</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Child Protection Convention enters into force for Guyana and Nicaragua</title> <description>On 1 December 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Child Protection Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Guyana, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 5 February 2019. On the same day, the Child Protection Convention entered into force for Nicaragua following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 27 February 2019. Although not yet Member States of the HCCH, Guyana is currently..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=711</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=711</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Zealand signs the HCCH 2007 Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 26 November 2019, New Zealand signed the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). The next step for the Child Support Convention to enter into force in New Zealand is ratification, pursuant to Arts 58 and 60. More information on the Convention, which currently binds 41 parties, is available on the Child Support section of the HCCH website. The signing ceremony, which took place at the residence of the Ambassador of New Zealand to the Netherlands, was attended by The Honourable..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=710</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=710</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Austria signs the HCCH Service Convention</title> <description>On 22 November 2019, Austria signed the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Service Convention). The Service Convention, which currently has 75 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Austria only after it has formally ratified the Convention (pursuant to Arts 26 and 27). More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. The signing ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e.&amp;nbsp;the Depositary), was attended by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=709</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=709</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Seminar on the Protection of Children on the Move and Kafala</title> <description>On 14 and 15 November 2019, the PB took part in the &amp;ldquo;International Seminar on the Protection of Children Across Borders: The 1996 HCCH Convention on the Protection of Children&amp;rdquo;, held at the Higher Institute of Magistrates in Rabat, Morocco. The Seminar was organised by the Ministry of Justice of Morocco, with technical support from UNICEF and the HCCH, and financial support from the EU. The aim of the Seminar was to discuss the protection of children across borders in West and North Africa as well as in Europe, the mechanisms to protect unaccompanied and separated children on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=708</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=708</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>30th Anniversary of the UNCRC</title> <description>Today, 20 November 2019, marks the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).&amp;nbsp; Recognising the importance of this milestone in the development of children&amp;rsquo;s rights, the HCCH also wishes to recall the role played by the following HCCH Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions and Protocol in the day-to-day implementation of the UNCRC worldwide:&amp;nbsp; Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption Convention..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=706</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=706</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sixth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 29 October to 1 November 2019, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the sixth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 22 Experts from different States, three observers and members of the Permanent Bureau.&amp;nbsp; The mandate of the Group is &amp;ldquo;to explore the feasibility of advancing work (&amp;hellip;) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements&amp;rdquo;. In keeping with the request of the 2019 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Group..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=705</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=705</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>iSupport – new EU grant</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce a new successful EU Action Grant application for iSupport. This new project will be called iSupport ISD (Information, Statistics and Design), as it will aim to provide better information for parties and caseworkers, facilitate the production of statistics for Central Authorities and modernise the design of the software. iSupport is an electronic case management and secure communication system for the cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations under the EU 2009 Maintenance Regulation, the 2007 HCCH Child Support Convention and the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=703</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=703</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Palau accedes to the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 17 October 2019, the Republic of Palau deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Apostille Convention). With the accession of Palau, the HCCH Apostille Convention now has 118 Contracting Parties; it will enter into force for Palau on 23 June 2020. Palau joins other small island States of the Pacific as a Contracting Party to the Convention, such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Palau is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and this is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=702</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=702</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Now available: C&amp;amp;R of the 11th e-APP Forum </title> <description>From 16 to 18 October 2019 the 11th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP Forum) was held in Fortaleza, Brazil. Over 350 participants from over 40 Contracting and Non-Contracting Parties to the HCCH Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) attended this 11th Forum. The Conclusions and Recommendations (C&amp;amp;R) were unanimously adopted and are now available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website, in English and French (the official languages of the HCCH), as well as Portuguese and Spanish...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=701</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=701</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available now: When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property – A Guide for Judges</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that &amp;ldquo;When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property &amp;ndash; A Guide for Judges&amp;rdquo; (Guide), which is co-authored by Annabelle Bennett (Australia) and Sam Granata (Belgium), with the co-ordination of the Secretariats of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the HCCH, is now available in English. The French version of the Guide will be available in due course.&amp;nbsp; The Guide, which is a joint product of the two organisations, addresses the intersection of private international law and intellectual property, and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=700</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=700</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH a|Bridged Edition 2019: Registration now open!</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural edition of HCCH a|Bridged, which will take place at the Academy Building on the grounds of the Peace Palace, in The&amp;nbsp;Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday 11 December 2019. HCCH a|Bridged will convene experts and stakeholders from around the world in The&amp;nbsp;Hague to explore and debate the very latest in cross-border litigation, civil procedure and dispute resolution. The 2019 edition will focus on the theme &amp;ldquo;The HCCH Service Convention in the Era of Electronic and Information Technology&amp;rdquo;...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=699</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=699</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1980 Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Barbados</title> <description>On 1 October 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention) entered into force for Barbados, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 11 July 2019. The Child Abduction Convention currently has 101 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Child Abduction Section of the HCCH website. While not a Member of the HCCH, Barbados is currently Party to four other HCCH instruments (Apostille, Service, Evidence and Protection of Children)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=698</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=698</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Updated Agenda: 11th International Forum on the e-APP </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that&amp;nbsp;an updated version of the&amp;nbsp;draft Agenda&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;the 11th International Forum on the e-APP (electronic Apostille&amp;nbsp;Programme), which will take place in Fortaleza (Brazil), from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2019, is now available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Although&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;deadline for registrations has now passed, the&amp;nbsp;organisers&amp;nbsp;have&amp;nbsp;exceptionally&amp;nbsp;agreed to&amp;nbsp;continue to accept late registrations on a first come, first served basis.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Interested persons are..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=697</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=697</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Experts’ Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds</title> <description>From 16 to 18 September 2019, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds met at the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 19 experts as well as members of the PB. The experts represented 11 States, the European Union, the National Child Support Enforcement Association (USA) and the financial sector. Participants discussed good practices and identified avenues for possible future improvements. The Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations of the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group are available here, along with a background note...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=696</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=696</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Impressive progress with the e-APP in Argentina, Bolivia, the Philippines and Latvia</title> <description>Several important developments&amp;nbsp;have taken place recently&amp;nbsp;in relation to the&amp;nbsp;implementation&amp;nbsp;of one or both components (i.e.&amp;nbsp;have an e-Register and/or issue e-Apostilles) of the&amp;nbsp;electronic Apostille Programme&amp;nbsp;(e-APP),&amp;nbsp;under the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;In&amp;nbsp;April 2019,&amp;nbsp;Argentina&amp;nbsp;began issuing e-Apostilles&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;also&amp;nbsp;launched&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;new e-Register.&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;Ministry now has..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=694</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=694</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Programme now available: Inaugural global conference on the Judgments Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the programme for the first global conference on the newly adopted HCCH Judgments Convention, which will take place on 9 September 2019 in Hong Kong SAR, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China, is now available on the dedicated Conference webpage: &amp;lt;http://www.hcchjudgmentshk.org/programme.php&amp;gt;, and that the registration period is now open. Although the Conference is open to any interested expert, and participation is free of charge, advance registration is required. The number of participants will be limited, and registrations will be handled..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=692</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=692</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nicaragua accedes to the 1965 Service Convention </title> <description>On 24&amp;nbsp;July&amp;nbsp;2019, Nicaragua deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Service Convention&amp;rdquo;). The&amp;nbsp;Service&amp;nbsp;Convention, which now has&amp;nbsp;75&amp;nbsp;Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Nicaragua on&amp;nbsp;1 February&amp;nbsp;2020,&amp;nbsp;in the absence of an objection from a Contracting Party having already ratified the Convention&amp;nbsp;(pursuant to Art. 28).&amp;nbsp; More information is available on the Service..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=691</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=691</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Barbados accedes to the Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>On 11 July 2019, Barbados deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Child Abduction Convention&amp;rdquo;). The Child Abduction Convention, which now has 101 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Barbados on 1 October 2019. On the same day, Barbados also deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=689</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=689</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>It’s done: the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention has been adopted!</title> <description>A great day for global justice and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. On 2 July 2019, the delegates of the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the HCCH signed the Final Act of, and thus adopted, the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters. The signing of the Final Act took place during a ceremony in the Great Hall of Justice in the Peace Palace, The Hague, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency, Mr Stef Blok. The Minister emphasised that the new Convention:..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=687</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=687</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Registration is open: 11th International Forum on the e-APP </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the draft Agenda for the 11th International Forum on the e-APP (electronic Apostille Programme), which will take place in Fortaleza (Brazil), from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2019, is now available on the Apostille Section and that the registration period is now open. Interested persons are invited to register via the International Participants Registration form provided on the official Fortaleza Forum website. &amp;nbsp; Although the Forum will be open to any interested expert and participation will be free of charge, advance registration..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=688</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=688</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention enters into force for Honduras </title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;July&amp;nbsp;2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Adoption&amp;nbsp;Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;Honduras, following the signature and deposit of its instrument of ratification on&amp;nbsp;6&amp;nbsp;March&amp;nbsp;2019. The&amp;nbsp;Adoption&amp;nbsp;Convention currently has&amp;nbsp;101&amp;nbsp;Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;More information is available on the Adoption Section of the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;website. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In addition to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=685</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=685</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Protection Convention enters into force for Paraguay</title> <description>On 1 July 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (&amp;ldquo;Child Protection Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Paraguay, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 12 September 2018. The Child Protection Convention currently has 51 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Child Protection Section of the HCCH website. Paraguay has been a HCCH Member since 2005 and is currently party to three..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=684</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=684</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Gamechanger for cross-border litigation in civil and commercial matters to be finalised in the Hague</title> <description>On 18 June 2019, more than 400 delegates will gather in The Hague to finalise a much-wanted and long-awaited global multilateral treaty on the free circulation of judgments on civil or commercial matters across borders, a fundamental tool to promote international access to justice. A much-wanted HCCH Convention The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention will be important for anyone who has cross-border private or business relationships as it ensures that successful cross-border litigants can vindicate their judicially established rights through a simple, effective and predictable recognition and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=683</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=683</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Kazakhstan</title> <description>Today, the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (&amp;ldquo;Child Support Convention&amp;rdquo;) enters into force for Kazakhstan, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 6 June 2017. The 2007 Child Support Convention currently has 41 Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). The entry into force for Kazakhstan, following those for Ukraine (2013), Turkey (2017) and Belarus (2018) marks the extension of the Convention&amp;rsquo;s reach towards Eastern Europe and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=682</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=682</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 07:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1965 Service Convention enters into force for Brazil </title> <description>On 1 June 2019, the HCCH Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Service Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Brazil, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 29 November 2018. The Service Convention currently has 74 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Service Section of the HCCH website. Brazil is a Member of the HCCH and in addition to the Service Convention, is a Contracting Party to seven other HCCH instruments (the Apostille, Evidence,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=679</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=679</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention enters into force for Guyana </title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;June&amp;nbsp;2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Adoption&amp;nbsp;Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;Guyana, following the deposit of its instrument of&amp;nbsp;accession on&amp;nbsp;5&amp;nbsp;February&amp;nbsp;2019. The&amp;nbsp;Adoption&amp;nbsp;Convention currently has&amp;nbsp;101&amp;nbsp;Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;More information is available on the Adoption Section of the&amp;nbsp;HCCH&amp;nbsp;website. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In addition to the&amp;nbsp;Adoption&amp;nbsp;Convention, Guyana is a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=678</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=678</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>From 21 to 23 May 2019, the Working Group on Preventing and Addressing Illicit Practices in Intercountry Adoption met at the offices of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 31 experts and members of the PB. The experts represented 18 States, both from States of origin and receiving States, as well as three international organisations.&amp;nbsp; The mandate of the Working Group is to consider the development of more effective and practical forms of cooperation between States to prevent and address specific instances of abuse. At its 2017 meeting, the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=680</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=680</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Child Abduction Convention: Practice of Application, Minsk, Belarus</title> <description>On 17 May 2019, the United Nations&amp;rsquo; Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of the Republic of Belarus co-organised the Conference on the HCCH Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: Practice of Application, in Minsk, Belarus. The event witnessed not only the formal signature of the cooperation plan between Belarus and UNICEF, but also the amendment of the Belarusian enabling legislation in order to ensure the more efficient implementation of the Child Abduction Convention. Participants of the conference, which included judges, government officials and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=677</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=677</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH and the World Justice Forum – Committing to Justice for All </title> <description>From 29 April to 2 May, the HCCH Permanent Bureau was represented at the World Justice Forum VI, which was held in the Hague, the Netherlands. The Forum presented an invaluable opportunity to introduce the work of the HCCH to a wider audience and to showcase the important contribution of the organisation to cross-border access to justice for individuals, families and companies. On the final day of the Forum, First Secretary Dr G&amp;eacute;rardine Goh Escolar participated in a plenary session to discuss commitments of government, private, and civil society actors in the pursuit of increasing..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=675</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=675</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Philippines</title> <description>On 14 May 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention) entered into force for Philippines, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 12 September 2018. The Apostille Convention currently has 117 Contracting Parties. Member State of the HCCH since 2010, Philippines is currently Party to two other HCCH Conventions. More information is available on the Apostille Section of HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=674</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=674</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Volume XXIII of the Judges’ Newsletter (Winter 2018-Spring 2019)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of Volume XXIII of&amp;nbsp;the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter (Winter 2018-Spring 2019) &amp;nbsp;with a Special Focus on &amp;ldquo;The 20th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ)&amp;rdquo; which was celebrated on the occasion of the 3rd IHNJ Global Meeting held in Miami from 24 until 26 October 2018. This &amp;ldquo;Anniversary&amp;rdquo; Volume gathers in particular contributions from judges and practitioners from diverse jurisdictions presenting their experience in relation to the operation of the 1980 HCCH Child Abduction..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=673</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=673</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Child Abduction Convention enters into force in Guyana</title> <description>On 1 May 2019, the HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (&amp;ldquo;Child Abduction Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Guyana, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 5 February 2019. The Child Abduction Convention currently has 100 Contracting Parties. In addition to the Child Abduction Convention, Guyana is a Contracting Party to 4 other HCCH Conventions (Apostille, Adoption, Child Protection and Child Support). Guyana is not yet a Member of the HCCH. More information is available on the Child Abduction Section of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=672</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=672</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Evidence Convention enters into force for Nicaragua</title> <description>On 28 April 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Evidence Convention)&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Nicaragua, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 27 February 2019. The Evidence Convention currently has 62 Contracting Parties. While not a Member State of the HCCH yet, Nicaragua is currently Party to four other HCCH Conventions. More information is available on the Evidence Section of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=671</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=671</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nicaragua accedes to the 2007 Child Support Convention</title> <description>Today, the Permanent Bureau (PB) was informed that on 8 March 2019 Nicaragua had deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (&amp;ldquo;Child Support Convention&amp;rdquo;). This brings the number of Contracting Parties to 41 (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). Nicaragua joins Brazil, Guyana and Honduras as Contracting Parties from Latin America. The Child Support Convention will enter into force for Nicaragua on 18 April 2020. While not a Member of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=670</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=670</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Convention enters into force for Guyana</title> <description>On 18 April 2019, the&amp;nbsp;HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention) entered into force for Guyana, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 30 July 2018. The Apostille Convention currently has 117 Contracting Parties. While not a Member State of the HCCH yet, Guyana is currently Party to four other HCCH Conventions. More information is available on the Apostille Section of the HCCH website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=669</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=669</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>African Regional Conference on the HCCH Children’s Conventions</title> <description>From 2 to 3 April 2019, 149 senior government officials, judges, legal practitioners, academics, social service practitioners, researchers and other experts from Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Japan, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom (England and Scotland), United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as UNICEF, the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) and the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH met in Cape Town, South Africa, in the context of an African Regional..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=668</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=668</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Symposium on Family Mediation in Singapore</title> <description>On 29 March 2019, the Family Mediation Symposium convened at the Auditorium of the Supreme Court of Singapore. The Symposium brought together more than 130 experts and practitioners in the field of family mediation to discuss issues and challenges in mediating family disputes, both in a domestic and in a cross-border context. This event, a joint collaboration between the Family Justice Courts of Singapore and the Permanent Bureau, was attended by an audience comprised of judges, academics, government officials, lawyers, mediators from 18 jurisdictions, including Austria, Belgium, Cambodia,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=667</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=667</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Save the date: 11th International Forum on the e-APP</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the 11th International Forum on the e-APP (electronic Apostille Programme) will take place in Fortaleza (Brazil), from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2019. For over a decade, the e-APP has contributed to the facilitation of the effective and secure operation of the HCCH Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp; This Forum, which is the second to be held in Latin America, will be jointly organised by the HCCH, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, the Brazilian..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=666</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=666</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 07:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Protection Convention entered into force for Fiji</title> <description>On 1 April 2019, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(&quot;Child Protection Convention&quot;)&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Fiji, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 5 June 2018. The Child Protection Convention currently has 51 Contracting Parties. In addition to the Child Protection Convention, Fiji is a Contracting Party to 4 HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=665</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=665</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available now: Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 1996 HCCH Child Protection Convention in all official languages of the EU </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention is now available in all official languages of the European Union. The European Commission (DG Justice) generously provided translations into the official languages of the European Union, with the exception of English, French and Spanish, which had already been produced by the HCCH. The Practical Handbook also already existed in Russian; thus this publication is now available in 24 languages. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=664</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=664</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy</title> <description>The Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) met from 5 to 8 March 2019, with record attendance, representing 70&amp;nbsp;Members (including one Member REIO (EU)), 3 non-Member States, and other Observers from 3 IGOs / 9 NGOs. CGAP reviewed the work of the HCCH carried out since the last meeting in 2018 and charted the course for future work. Amongst others, CGAP welcomed the advice of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments that it had completed its mandate and instructed the Permanent Bureau to continue preparations for the Twenty-Second Session in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=663</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=663</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Honduras signs and ratifies the Intercountry Adoption Convention and requests Membership in the HCCH</title> <description>On 6 March 2019, Dr Lolis Mar&amp;iacute;a Salas Montes, Executive Director of the Directorate for Children, Adolescents and Family (DINAF), signed and ratified on behalf of the Republic of Honduras the HCCH Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Intercountry Adoption Convention). With the signature and ratification of Honduras, the Convention now has 101 Contracting Parties. The Convention will enter into force for Honduras on 1 July 2019.  On the same day, Honduras also applied to become a Member&amp;nbsp;of the HCCH. After the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=662</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=662</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Guyana accedes to the Intercountry Adoption Convention and the Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 6 March 2019, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Depositary informed Council that on 5 February 2019, Guyana had deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Intercountry Adoption Convention), making it the 100th Contracting Party to the Convention. The Intercountry Adoption Convention will enter into force for Guyana on 1 June 2019. This is a significant development and milestone as the Intercountry Adoption Convention is the third HCCH..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=661</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=661</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nicaragua accedes to the 1970 Evidence and 1996 Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>On 27 February 2019, Nicaragua deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (&amp;ldquo;Evidence Convention&amp;rdquo;). The Evidence Convention, which now has 62 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Nicaragua on 28 April 2019. On the same day, Nicaragua also deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=660</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=660</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Annual Report of the HCCH 2018</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the publication of the 2018 Annual Report. Paper copies of the Annual Report can be ordered here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=658</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=658</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Following Guyana’s accessions, Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions have 100 and 50 Contracting Parties respectively</title> <description>On 5 February 2019, Guyana deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Child Abduction Convention&amp;rdquo;), making it the 100th Contracting Party to the Convention. The Child Abduction Convention will enter into force for Guyana on 1 May 2019. This is a significant development and milestone as the Child Abduction Convention is the second HCCH Convention to reach the mark of 100 Contracting Parties (after the Apostille Convention, to which Guyana acceded in 2018). On the same day, Guyana also..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=657</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=657</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fifth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 29 January to 1 February 2019, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the&amp;nbsp;fifth&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 Experts from different States,&amp;nbsp;three&amp;nbsp;observers&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;members of the Permanent Bureau.&amp;nbsp;The mandate&amp;nbsp;of the Group&amp;nbsp;is &amp;ldquo;to explore the feasibility of advancing work (&amp;hellip;) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements&amp;rdquo;. In keeping with the request of the&amp;nbsp;2018&amp;nbsp;meeting of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=655</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=655</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Vulnerable adults – An important step forward</title> <description>Approximately 130 experts from more than 35 States representing all continents gathered from 5 to 7&amp;nbsp;December 2018 in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss &quot;Cross-border Protection of Vulnerable Adults&quot; in a conference organised jointly by the European Commission and the HCCH. Experts stressed the practical importance of the topic. Discussions included current needs of vulnerable adults in cross-border situations, States&amp;rsquo; responses and experiences in this regard, and possible future work in this area of the law. Contracting Parties to the HCCH Convention of 13 January 2000 on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=654</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=654</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Cuba</title> <description>On 1 December 2018, the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (&amp;ldquo;Child Abduction Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Cuba, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 12 September 2018. The Child Abduction Convention currently has 99 Contracting Parties. In addition to the Child Abduction Convention, Cuba is a Contracting Party to 2 HCCH Conventions.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=652</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=652</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Trusts Convention enters into force for Panama</title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;December&amp;nbsp;2018, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Trusts Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;Panama, following the deposit of its instrument of&amp;nbsp;accession on&amp;nbsp;30 August 2017.&amp;nbsp;The Trusts Convention currently&amp;nbsp;has 14 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp; Panama has been a Member of the HCCH since 2002. It is a Contracting Party to 4 HCCH Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=653</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=653</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil accedes to the Service Convention</title> <description>On 29 November 2018, Brazil deposited its instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention). With the accession of Brazil, the Service Convention now has 74 Contracting Parties. The Service Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 June 2019. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e.,&amp;nbsp;the Depositary for the Hague Conventions), H.E. Mrs Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop, Ambassador of Brazil, Mr Luiz..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=650</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=650</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adoption Convention – Guides to Good Practice Nos 1 and 2 now available in Korean  </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that&amp;nbsp;Guide to Good Practice No 1, &amp;ldquo;The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention&amp;rdquo;, and&amp;nbsp;Guide to Good Practice No 2, &amp;ldquo;Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies&amp;rdquo;, are now available in Korean thanks to the generosity of Korea Adoption Services, an affiliated organisation of the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Both Guides are also available in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. In addition, the Guide to Good Practice No 1 is also available in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=649</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=649</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference of Hague Convention Network Judges celebrating the 20th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description>From 24 to 26 October 2018, on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (&amp;ldquo;IHNJ&amp;rdquo;), Members of the IHNJ from over 30 jurisdictions, experts from the Central Authority of the United States of America (&amp;ldquo;USCA&amp;rdquo;), Reunite, private practice, and the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), met at Florida International University, Miami, to discuss the IHNJ, direct judicial communications (&amp;ldquo;DJC&amp;rdquo;) in international family law matters and the operation of the Hague Convention of 25..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=648</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=648</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Cyprus</title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;November&amp;nbsp;2018, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (hereinafter &amp;ldquo;the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;Cyprus, following the signature on 1 April 2009, and deposit of its instrument of&amp;nbsp;ratification on&amp;nbsp;4 July 2018.&amp;nbsp;The 2000 Protection of Adults Convention&amp;nbsp;currently&amp;nbsp;has 12 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp;More information is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the Hague Conference website. Cyprus has been a Member of the HCCH since 1984. It is a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=645</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=645</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection – Implementing and Operating the Hague Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>On 18 and 19 October 2018, the&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;Implementing and Operating&amp;nbsp;the Hague&amp;nbsp;Child Protection Conventions&amp;rdquo;,&amp;nbsp;was held in Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting was&amp;nbsp;co-organised&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;the Regional Office for Latin America and the&amp;nbsp;Caribbean&amp;nbsp;(ROLAC) and the Child Protection &amp;amp; Family Services Agency (CPFSA) of Jamaica, with the support of REUNITE International Child Abduction Centre. The meeting was attended by&amp;nbsp;65 participants from 23&amp;nbsp;jurisdictions, including&amp;nbsp;government..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=644</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=644</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 07:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 2007 Child Support Convention enters into force for Honduras</title> <description>On 19&amp;nbsp;October&amp;nbsp;2018, The&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Honduras following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 16 October 2017. The 2007 Child Support Convention currently has 39&amp;nbsp;Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). Honduras is now party to a total of 4 Hague Conventions. More information is available on the Child Support Section of the Hague Conference website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=643</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=643</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy</title> <description>From 25 to 28 September 2018, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fourth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 experts from different States, one observer and members of the Permanent Bureau.&amp;nbsp; The Group&amp;rsquo;s mandate is &amp;ldquo;to explore the feasibility of advancing work (&amp;hellip;) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements&amp;rdquo;. In keeping with the 2018 request of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the meeting focused on legal parentage..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=641</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=641</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Hague Adoption Convention enters into force for Benin</title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;October&amp;nbsp;2018, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption&amp;nbsp;(hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;1993 Hague Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for&amp;nbsp;Benin, following the signature and deposit of its instrument of&amp;nbsp;ratification on&amp;nbsp;28 June 2018.&amp;nbsp;The 1993 Hague Convention&amp;nbsp;currently&amp;nbsp;has 99 Contracting Parties.&amp;nbsp; The 1993 Hague Convention is the first Hague Convention to which Benin has become a Party. More information is available on the Adoption&amp;nbsp;Section of the Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=640</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=640</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6th Meeting of the Working Group on the draft Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(1)(b) </title> <description>From 18 to 21 September 2018, the Working Group on the draft Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(1)(b) met at the offices of the Permanent Bureau in the Hague. The meeting was attended by 30 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Mrs Diana Bryant, AO, QC, former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia. The experts represented 16 States from both civil and common law jurisdictions. The mandate of the Working Group is to develop a Guide to Good Practice on the interpretation and application of Article 13(1)(b) of the Hague Convention of 25..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=639</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=639</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>King Willem-Alexander joins HCCH for 125th Anniversary Celebrations</title> <description>On Wednesday 12 September, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands joined the HCCH for a commemorative ceremony to celebrate its 125th anniversary year at Diligentia theatre in The Hague. Since its establishment in 1893, the Hague Conference has successfully built bridges between diverse legal systems and facilitate cross-border co-operation in civil and commercial matters. By developing and administering multilateral treaties,&amp;nbsp;i.e., the Hague Conventions, the Hague Conference has become the leading global organisation focused on the use of private international law as a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=638</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=638</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>125 YEARS HCCH</title> <description>On 12 September 1893, Tobias Asser, Dutch Jurist, Scholar and Statesman, realised a vision: he opened the first Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Today, exactly 125 years later, the HCCH celebrates Asser&amp;rsquo;s vision and the occasion of this First Session with a solemn ceremony in the presence of his Majesty The King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Believing passionately that strong legal frameworks governing private cross-border interactions among people and businesses not only make a life across borders easier, but are also apt to promote peace and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=636</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=636</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cuba accedes to 1980 Child Abduction Convention; Paraguay accedes to 1996 Child Protection Convention; Philippines accedes to 1961 Apostille Convention </title> <description>On 12 September 2018, Cuba, Paraguay and the Philippines joined various Hague Conventions,&amp;nbsp;coinciding with the celebration of the 125th anniversary of&amp;nbsp;the Hague&amp;nbsp;Conference on Private International Law&amp;nbsp;(the &amp;ldquo;HCCH&amp;rdquo;).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Cuba deposited its instrument of accession to&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Hague&amp;nbsp;Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;(&amp;ldquo;Child Abduction Convention&amp;rdquo;). The Child Abduction Convention, which now has 99 Contracting Parties,&amp;nbsp;will enter into force for Cuba on&amp;nbsp;1 December..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=637</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=637</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>“Third Regional Workshop on Justice for Children in East Asia and the Pacific”</title> <description>From 4 to 7 September 2018, the &amp;ldquo;Third Regional Workshop on Justice for Children in East Asia and the Pacific&amp;rdquo; was held in Bangkok, Thailand. This Workshop was co-organised by the UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (EAPRO) and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), with the support of Child Redress. Over 50 professionals, including government officials, judges, legal practitioners, academics and other experts from Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand as well as representatives and staff from..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=635</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=635</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Denmark</title> <description>On 1&amp;nbsp;September 2018, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements&amp;nbsp;(hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Choice of Court Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Denmark, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 30 May 2018. At the time of its accession, and in accordance with Art. 21 of the Choice of Court Convention, Denmark made a declaration to exclude certain types of insurance contracts from the Convention&amp;rsquo;s scope; the declaration may be accessed on the status table of the Convention. The Choice of Court Convention currently has 32 Contracting..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=634</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=634</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Choice of Court Convention enters into force for Montenegro </title> <description>On 23 August 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that Montenegro had deposited its instrument of ratification to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) on 18 April 2018. Following this ratification the Choice of Court Convention entered into force for Montenegro on 1 August 2018. With Montenegro&amp;rsquo;s ratification, the Choice of Court Convention now has 32 Contracting Parties, including one REIO. Montenegro has been a Member of the HCCH since 2007. It is a Contracting Party to 13 Hague Conventions. More information is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=633</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=633</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latin American Meeting on the Implementation and Operation of the Hague Conventions on Legal Co-operation and International Child Protection</title> <description>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 Authorities, child protection agencies and international bodies, as well as Members of the International Hague Network of Judges and the Argentinian Network of Judges in Child Protection Matters, officers of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=631</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=631</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Guyana accedes to the Apostille Convention – 152nd State connected to the HCCH</title> <description>On 16 August 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that the Co-operative Republic of Guyana had deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) on the 19 July 2018.&amp;nbsp; With the accession of Guyana, the Apostille Convention now has 116 Contracting Parties; it will enter into force for Guyana on 18 April 2019.&amp;nbsp; Guyana is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and the Apostille Convention is the first Hague Convention that Guyana has joined. Guyana has thus become..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=628</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=628</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Child Protection Convention enters into force for Honduras </title> <description>Today, 1&amp;nbsp;August 2018, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Child Protection Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Honduras, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 16 October 2017. The Child Protection Convention currently has 48 Contracting Parties. While not a Member State of the HCCH yet, Honduras is a Contracting Party to four Hague Conventions. More information is available on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=625</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=625</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Hague Convention: Note on Habitual Residence and translation of Guide to Good Practice No 1 into Vietnamese</title> <description>Note on Habitual Residence and the Scope of the 1993 Hague Convention&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the  &quot;Note on Habitual Residence and Scope of the 1993 Hague Convention&quot; in&amp;nbsp;English,&amp;nbsp;French&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Spanish.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;Spanish version of the Note has been financed by&amp;nbsp;Government of Norway, and in particular the Central Authority designated under the 1993 Hague Convention &amp;ndash; the&amp;nbsp;Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet (Bufdir)).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=622</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=622</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Volume XXII of the Judges’ Newsletter (Summer-Fall 2018)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of Volume XXII of the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter (Summer-Fall 2018) with a Special Focus on &amp;ldquo;The Child&amp;rsquo;s Voice &amp;ndash; 15 years later&amp;rdquo; in co-operation with Professor Marilyn Freeman (University of Westminster, London, England) and Associate Professor Nicola Taylor (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand).&amp;nbsp; This &amp;ldquo;Anniversary&amp;rdquo; Volume gathers contributions from 25 authors, active in areas from academia to the judiciary, and covering approximately 15 jurisdictions on the topic of the &amp;ldquo;objection..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=621</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=621</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cyprus ratifies the Adults Convention</title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;9&amp;nbsp;July 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that Cyprus had deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (Adults Convention) on 4 July 2018. With the ratification of Cyprus, the Adults Convention now has 12 Contracting Parties. The Adults Convention will enter into force for Cyprus on 1 November 2018. Cyprus has been a Member of the HCCH since 1984. It is a Contracting Party to 14 Hague Conventions and 2 Protocols...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=619</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=619</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family Matters</title> <description>On 28 and 29 June 2018, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children held its fourth meeting at the Permanent Bureau. The meeting was attended by 16 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau under the chairmanship of Professor Paul Beaumont from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (UK). The Experts&amp;rsquo; Group completed its work on the Draft Practical Guide to Family Agreements under the Hague Conventions, taking into account the discussions on the shift of habitual residence following a non-return agreement which..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=618</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=618</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Portugal</title> <description>The&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Portugal on 1 July 2018. Upon ratification of the Convention on 14 March 2018, Portugal became the 11th&amp;nbsp;State to be bound by the Convention.&amp;nbsp; More information is available on the Protection of Adults section of the website.&amp;nbsp; Portugal has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955 and is now a Contracting Party to 19 Hague Conventions and two Hague Protocols. It is moreover a signatory State to five Hague Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=616</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=616</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Benin signs and ratifies the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 28&amp;nbsp;June&amp;nbsp;2018, Benin signed and deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. With the signature and ratification of Benin, the 1993 Hague Convention now has 99 Contracting Parties. The Convention will enter into force for Benin on 1&amp;nbsp;October&amp;nbsp;2018. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e., the Depositary of the Hague Conventions),&amp;nbsp;the Embassy of&amp;nbsp;Benin was represented..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=615</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=615</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fiji accedes to the Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;8&amp;nbsp;June 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that Fiji had deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children on the 5 June 2018.&amp;nbsp; With the accession of Fiji, the 1996 Child Protection Convention now has 48 Contracting Parties; it will into force for Fiji on 1 April 2019.&amp;nbsp; While not a member of the HCCH, Fiji is a Party to three other Hague Conventions, namely: the Convention of 5..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=614</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=614</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Child Support Convention enters into force for Belarus</title> <description>The&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Belarus on 1 June 2018. Upon ratification of the Convention on 16 February 2018, Belarus became the 38th&amp;nbsp;State to be bound by the Convention. More information is available on the Child Support Section of the Hague Conference website. Belarus has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 12 July 2001 and is now a State Party to a total of 9 Hague Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=609</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=609</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Denmark accedes to the Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>On 31 May 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that Denmark had deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) on 30 May 2018. With the accession of Denmark, the Choice of Court Convention now has 31 Contracting Parties, including one REIO. The Choice of Court Convention will enter into force for Denmark on 1 September 2018. At the time of its accession, and in accordance with Art.&amp;nbsp;21 of the Choice of Court Convention, Denmark made a declaration to exclude certain types of insurance contracts..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=611</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=611</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH-UNICEF South Asia Workshop on Role of The Hague Conventions in Cross-Border Child Protection in the Region</title> <description>From 29 to 31 May 2018, 31 governmental experts from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, UNICEF representatives from these countries as well as from the Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA), representatives from the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), the International Social Services (ISS) and three independent consultants met in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the context of a Workshop entitled the &amp;ldquo;Role of the Hague Conventions in Cross-Border Child Protection in South Asia&amp;rdquo; co-organised by UNICEF ROSA and the HCCH. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=610</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=610</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>iSupport - Third successful EU Action Grant Application</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce a third successful EU Action grant Application for iSupport. This new project will be called iSupport PM (Promotion and Maintenance), as it will aim at enlarging the number of participating jurisdictions and provide for the continued operation of iSupport. iSupport is an electronic case management and secure communication system for the cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations under the EU 2009 Maintenance Regulation and the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention. The proposal was submitted..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=608</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=608</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments</title> <description>From 24 to 29 May 2018, the Special Commission on the Judgments Project met in The Hague. The Special Commission was attended by 167 participants from 55 Member States and one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation (&amp;ldquo;REIO&amp;rdquo;). Also in attendance, as observers, were two non-Member States, and 11 international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The Special Commission continued its work on preparing a draft Convention on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil or commercial matters. During the meeting, the Special Commission discussed the work of a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=607</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=607</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brochure celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>Today, 29 May 2018, marks the 25th Anniversary of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Hague Convention). To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has published the Brochure &amp;ldquo;25 Years of Protecting Children in Intercountry Adoption&amp;rdquo;. The 1993 Hague Convention is one of the most important international instruments in force for the protection of the interests of children in intercountry adoptions; the Conventions gives effect to,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=606</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=606</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Apostille Convention enters into force for Bolivia</title> <description>On 7 May 2018, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for Bolivia. Bolivia had acceded to the Apostille Convention on 6 September 2017. The Apostille Convention currently has 115 Contracting Parties. While not a Member State of the HCCH yet, Bolivia is currently Party to two other Hague Conventions, namely the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;and the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=605</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=605</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latvia launches a Category 2 e-Register</title> <description>On 26 March 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia launched a Category 2 e-Register as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;The e-Register is available at http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/consular-information/apostille-checking.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Permanent Bureau would like to congratulate the Government of Latvia on this initiative. To date, there are over 200 Competent Authorities in 33 Contracting Parties operating one or..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=600</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=600</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Apostille Convention enters into force for Tunisia</title> <description>On 30 March 2018, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for Tunisia. Tunisia had acceded to the Apostille Convention on 10 July 2017. The Government of Tunisia has informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary) that a Competent Authority under Article 6 of the Apostille Convention will be designated shortly. Tunisia has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 4 November 2014 and is party to three Hague Conventions, the two others being..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=599</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=599</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations</title> <description>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&amp;nbsp;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 the very good progress made on the Judgments Project and mandated the Permanent Bureau to continue preparations for a Fourth and final Special Commission meeting in May 2018. The Council asked the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=598</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=598</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>XXIst Volume of the Judges’ Newsletter (Winter-Spring 2018)</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the publication of the XXIst Volume of the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter (Winter-Spring 2018) with a special focus on &amp;rdquo;The Seventh Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention &amp;ndash; 10-17 October 2017&amp;rdquo;. Following the Conclusions and Recommendations adopted at this Special Commission meeting, the Judges&amp;rsquo; Newsletter will henceforth be edited in-house and published in electronic..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=597</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=597</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Portugal signs and ratifies the Adults Convention</title> <description>On 14 March 2018, Portugal signed and deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (Adults Convention). With the signature and ratification of Portugal, the Adults Convention now has 11 Contracting Parties. The Adults Convention will enter into force for Portugal on 1 July 2018. Portugal has been a Member of the HCCH since 1955. It is a Contracting Party to 19 Hague Conventions and&amp;nbsp;2&amp;nbsp;Protocols...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=596</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=596</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belarus ratifies Child Support Convention</title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;8&amp;nbsp;March 2018, the Permanent Bureau was informed that on 16 February 2018, Belarus has deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention). With the ratification of Belarus, the Child Support Convention now has 39 Contracting Parties. The Child Support Convention will enter into force for Belarus on 1 June 2018. Belarus has been a member of the HCCH since 2001. It is a Contracting Party to 9 Hague Conventions...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=595</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=595</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Annual Report of the HCCH 2017 </title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the publication of the 2017 Annual Report. More information on how to obtain a paper copy of the Annual Report is available here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=594</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=594</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belgium begins issuing e-Apostilles</title> <description>On 1st March 2018, the Belgian Competent Authorities have started to issue e-Apostilles. There will be a transitionary period until 1st May 2018, in which both paper and e-Apostilles will be issued. After this period, only e-Apostilles will only be issued, for both electronic and paper public documents. Once issued, the apostillised documents are sent to the requesting party by email (or to the authority that issued the underlying public document, as the case may be). At the same time, Belgium has upgraded its e-Register to a Category 3 e-Register (the highest category), which is available..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=593</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=593</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Adults Convention enters into force for Latvia</title> <description>On 1 March 2018 the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults entered into force for Latvia following the deposit of its instrument of ratification&amp;nbsp;to the Convention on 6 December 2017. The Adults Convention currently has 10 Contracting Parties. Latvia has been a member of the Hague Conference since 1992 and is already a Contracting Party to 13 other Hague Conventions. More information is available on the Protection of Adults Section of the Hague Conference website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=592</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=592</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Service Convention enters into force for Tunisia</title> <description>On 1 February 2018, the&amp;nbsp;Hague&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Service Convention) entered into force for Tunisia, following its accession to the Convention on 10 July 2017. The Service Convention currently has 73 Contracting Parties. Tunisia has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 4 November 2014 and is party to three Hague Conventions, the two others being the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;and the&amp;nbsp;Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=589</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=589</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Apostille Handbook now available in German, Portuguese and Russian</title> <description>German, Portuguese and Russian language versions of the Apostille Handbook (2013) are now available. The German version was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (in consultation with the Swiss Federal Office of Justice and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice), the Portuguese version by the Attorney General of the Portuguese Republic, and the Russian version by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. The Apostille Handbook was originally published in the official languages of the Hague Conference, English and French and is also available..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=588</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=588</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Website live!</title> <description>The website for the global conference &amp;ldquo;HCCH 125 &amp;mdash; Ways Forward: Challenges and Opportunities in an Increasingly Connected World&amp;rdquo; has gone live at https://www.hcch.net/en/about/hcch-125-hk. This global conference gathers world-leading experts who will discuss the opportunities for, and challenges to, private international law. Through interactive &amp;ldquo;Davos Style&amp;rdquo; sessions, participants will not only hear from these experts, but can also participate actively in each session. The key note speaker Prof J&amp;uuml;rgen Basedow, emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=587</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=587</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latvia ratifies the 2000 Hague Protection of Adults Convention, which now has 10 Contracting Parties</title> <description>On 6 December 2017, the Permanent Bureau was informed that Latvia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults on 24 November 2017, thus bringing the total number of Contracting Parties to the Convention to 10. This is an important milestone for the instrument. The Convention will enter into force in Latvia on 1 March 2018. Latvia has been a Member of the HCCH since 1992, and is already a Contracting Party to 12 other Hague Conventions and one Hague Protocol (for more details, see here)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=586</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=586</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Estonia implements the e-APP</title> <description>On 1 December 2017, the Chamber of Notaries of Estonia began issuing e-Apostilles and launched a Category 2 e-Register, as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;Users can now apply for both e-Apostilles and paper Apostilles via the new website, available at: &amp;lt; https://www.notar.ee/apostill &amp;gt;, in addition to checking the validity of Apostilles issued in the e-Register. With this step, Estonia becomes the 10th State in which..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=585</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=585</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Working Group on the Authentication of Documents Generated by Supranational and Intergovernmental Organisations </title> <description>On 1 December 2017, the Working Group on the Authentication of Documents Generated by Supranational and Intergovernmental Organisations met in The Hague. The Working Group was attended by 36&amp;nbsp;experts, representing 22&amp;nbsp;States, one supranational organisation and one intergovernmental organisation, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. The report of the Working Group is now available here and will be circulated in view of the 2018 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=583</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=583</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available now: Explanatory Report on the Adults Convention in official languages of the EU</title> <description>The revised edition of the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults, prepared by Paul Lagarde in January 2000 and published in August 2017 in both English and French, is now available in all official languages of the European Union, with the exception of German. The European Commission (DG Justice) generously provided the translations into all languages except Spanish and German. The Government of Spain provided the Spanish translation, which is now also available. The Austrian, German and Swiss Governments are in the process of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=582</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=582</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Child Protection Convention enters into force for Cuba</title> <description>Today, 1&amp;nbsp;December 2017, the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(hereinafter the &amp;ldquo;Child Protection Convention&amp;rdquo;) entered into force for Cuba, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 22 February 2017. The Child Protection Convention currently has 47 Contracting Parties. The Child Protection Convention is the second Hague Convention to enter into force for Cuba, the first being the Convention of 29 May..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=581</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=581</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Delegation of African Justices at the PB</title> <description>Today, 30 November 2017, in collaboration with the African Foundation of International Law (AFIL) and the Hague Project: Peace and Justice, the Permanent Bureau hosted a group of African Chief Justices and other senior judges to promote further engagement of African States with the HCCH. Justices from eight different African States were present at the meeting including Benin, Burkina Faso, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania (Zanzibar). Also present were Members of the Executive Board of the AFIL, and Mrs Nora Stehouwer-van Iersel, former Ambassador for International..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=580</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=580</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Child Support Convention: 38 Contracting Parties in 10 Years</title> <description>It is exactly 10 years ago today that the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations were concluded. With 38 and 30 Contracting Parties respectively (including REIOs and States bound as a result of the approval by a REIO), the Convention and Protocol have been swiftly endorsed in different parts of the world, and are consequently facilitating the effective cross-border recovery of child support payments for the benefit of countless..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=579</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=579</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusion of the third meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments</title> <description>From 13 to 17 November 2017, the Special Commission on the Judgments Project met in The Hague. The Special Commission was attended by 180 participants from 57 States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation (&amp;ldquo;REIO&amp;rdquo;), representing Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Also in attendance as Observers were 5 interested non-Member States, and 14 international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The Special Commission reviewed the February 2017 Draft Convention and completed the November 2017 Draft Convention. The Special Commission will..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=578</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=578</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Seventh Meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1980 and 1996 Conventions completes its work</title> <description>From 10 to 17 October 2017, 292 participants took part in the Seventh Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention, representing 62 Member States and one REIO, six non-Member Contracting States, four invited non-Member non-Contracting States and observers from 14 IGO / NGOs. These included the following Members&amp;nbsp;of the Hague Conference on Private International Law: Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, People&amp;rsquo;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=577</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=577</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Honduras accedes to the 1996 Child Protection and 2007 Child Support Conventions</title> <description>On Monday 16 October 2017, Honduras deposited the instruments of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, and to the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Form of Family Maintenance. With the accession of Honduras, the 1996 Child Protection Convention now has 47 Contracting Parties and the 2007 Child Support Convention counts 38 Contracting Parties. The 1996 Child..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=576</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=576</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montenegro signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention </title> <description>On Thursday 5 October 2017, Montenegro signed the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention). The Choice of Court Convention currently has 30 Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO); with Montenegro&amp;rsquo;s signature, there are now an additional 4 States that have signed the Convention. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e., the Depositary), the Embassy of Montenegro was represented by H.E. Mr Vladimir Radulović, Ambassador. On behalf of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=575</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=575</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Tunisia</title> <description>&amp;nbsp; The&amp;nbsp;Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;entered into force for Tunisia on 1 October 2017. Tunisia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on 10 July 2017. The Child Abduction Convention currently has 98 Contracting Parties. More information is available on the Child Abduction Section of the Hague Conference website. Tunisia has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 4 November 2014. The Child Abduction Convention is the first Hague Convention that enters into force for Tunisia. Tunisia has also acceded to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=573</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=573</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Panama accedes to the 1985 Trust Convention</title> <description>On 15 September 2017, the Permanent Bureau was informed that on 30 August 2017, Panama had deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition&amp;nbsp;(Trust Convention). With the accession of Panama, the Trust Convention now has 14 Contracting Parties. The Trust Convention will enter into force for Panama on 1 December&amp;nbsp;2018. Panama has been a Member of the HCCH since 2002. It is bound by three Hague Conventions: the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=571</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=571</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Apostille Convention enters into force for Guatemala</title> <description>On 18 September 2017, the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for Guatemala. Guatemala had acceded to the Apostille Convention on 19 January 2017. No objections were raised to its accession. While not a Member State of the Hague Conference, Guatemala is a Contracting Party to three Hague Conventions, the other two being the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=570</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=570</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>China signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention </title> <description>On Tuesday, 12 September 2017, the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China signed the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention). The Choice of Court Convention currently has 30 Contracting Parties (incl. REIOs and States bound as a result of approval by an REIO). With the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China&amp;rsquo;s signature, there are now 3 further States that have signed the Convention. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e., the Depositary), the Embassy of China was represented by H.E. Ken Wu,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=569</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=569</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bolivia joins the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 6 September 2017, Bolivia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). With the accession of Bolivia, the Apostille Convention now has 115 Contracting Parties. The Apostille Convention will enter into force for Bolivia on 7 May 2018. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e., the Depositary), H.E. Mr Enrique Eduardo Rodr&amp;iacute;guez Veltze, Ambassador of Bolivia, Mr Luis Alfredo Rojas..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=568</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=568</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2000 Hague Protection of Adults Convention – New &amp;amp; Revised Edition of the Explanatory Report</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the publication of a new and revised edition of the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults. This new and revised edition replaces the previous edition of the Explanatory Report, including the one contained in the offprint of the Proceedings of the Special Commission of a diplomatic character (1999). In addition to the correction of a few typos, the new and revised edition includes in particular a modification to paragraph&amp;nbsp;146..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=567</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=567</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Tunisia joins Apostille, Service, and Child Abduction Conventions</title> <description>On 10 July 2017, Tunisia deposited its instruments of accession to three Hague Conventions: the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention), the Hague&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), and the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention). Tunisia thus becomes the 114th Contracting Party to the Apostille Convention, the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=566</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=566</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil Signs and Ratifies the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention and 2007 Hague Maintenance Protocol</title> <description>On Monday 17 July 2017, Brazil signed and deposited the instruments of ratification of the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;(2007 Child Support Convention) and the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Protocol). The Convention and the Protocol will enter into force for Brazil on 1 November 2017. Brazil becomes the 36th State to have ratified or acceded to the 2007 Child Support Convention, or which is bound by the Convention as a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=565</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=565</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2017 held in Seoul, Republic of Korea</title> <description>The HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2017 (Symposium) was successfully held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 3 to 6 July 2017. The Symposium, which was co-hosted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the Korean Ministry of Justice, the Korean Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korean Private International Law Association, the Korean Bar Association and the Korea Legislation Institute, and sponsored by the Korea Internet and Security Agency, was attended by over 250 participants, including government officials, judges, legal..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=564</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=564</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International meeting addressing Issues of Domestic / Family Violence and the 1980 Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On 12 June 2017, 57 experts attended a meeting in London, at the invitation of conference organisers, Professor Marilyn Freeman of the University of Westminster and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), on the topic of Domestic / Family Violence and the Hague Convention of 25&amp;nbsp;October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980 Convention). Participating experts included judges, government officials, Central Authority officials under the 1980 Convention, lawyers, mediators, psychologists, academics, researchers and members of non-governmental..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=563</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=563</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family Matters</title> <description>From 14 to 16 June 2017, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children met at the offices of the Permanent Bureau in the Hague. The meeting was attended by 28 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau under the chairmanship of Pr. Paul Beaumont from the University of Aberdeen. The mandate of the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group is to develop a non-binding &amp;ldquo;navigation tool&amp;rdquo; to provide best practices on how an agreement made in the area of family law involving children can be recognised and enforced in a foreign State..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=562</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=562</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific:</title> <description>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 to raise the visibility and profile of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in the Asia and the Pacific Region.&amp;nbsp; The PB is pleased to announce that Professor Reyes will be..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=561</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=561</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Evidence Convention enters into force for Andorra</title> <description>On 26 June 2017, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters&amp;nbsp;(Evidence Convention) entered into force for the Principality of Andorra. Having acceded to the Evidence Convention on 26 April 2017, Andorra became the 61st Contracting State to the Convention. Andorra has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 11 June 2015 and is already party to five other Hague Conventions. The Evidence Convention is thus the sixth instrument of the Hague Conference to which Andorra is party. More information is available on the Evidence..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=560</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=560</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Republic of Kazakhstan becomes the 83rd Member of the Hague Conference</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that today, Wednesday 14 June 2017, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, His Excellency Mr Magzhan Ilyassov, deposited the Republic of Kazakhstan&amp;rsquo;s instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference. During the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi welcomed the Republic of Kazakhstan as the 83rd Member (82nd Member State) of the Hague Conference, and emphasised the importance of this development not only for the Organisation&amp;rsquo;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=559</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=559</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan accedes to the 2007 Hague Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 6 June 2017, the Republic of Kazakhstan deposited the instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;(2007 Child Support Convention). The Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 14 June 2019. With Kazakhstan&amp;rsquo;s accession, there are now 38 States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation that have either signed, ratified or acceded to the 2007 Child Support Convention. Kazakhstan, which will shortly also deposit its instrument of acceptance of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=557</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=557</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Annual Report of the HCCH 2016</title> <description>The 2016 Annual Report of the HCCH is available. Paper copies can be ordered by sending an e-mail to secretariat@hcch.net...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=556</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=556</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Canada Signs the 1996 Child Protection and 2007 Child Support Conventions</title> <description>On Tuesday 23 May 2017, Canada signed the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;(1996 Child Protection Convention) and the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance&amp;nbsp;(2007 Child Support Convention). With Canada&amp;rsquo;s signatures, the 1996 Child Protection Convention and the 2007 Child Support Convention now have respectively 49 States and 37..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=555</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=555</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Jamaica: Child Abduction Convention Enters into Force</title> <description>On 1 May 2017, the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force for Jamaica. After having deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on 24 February 2017, Jamaica became the 97th Contracting State to the instrument. More information is available on the Child Abduction Section of the Hague Conference website. While not a Member of the HCCH yet, Jamaica has now joined its first Hague Convention, thus becoming the 150th State to be connected to the HCCH...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=554</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=554</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Andorra joins Hague Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description>On 26 April 2017, the Principality of Andorra deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15&amp;nbsp;November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention). Andorra thus becomes the 72nd and 61st Contracting State to the Service and Evidence Conventions, respectively. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e.&amp;nbsp;the Depositary),..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=553</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=553</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan joins the Hague Evidence Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was today informed that on 26 September 2016, the Republic of Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (Evidence Convention), making it the 60th Contracting State to the Convention. The Evidence Convention then entered into force for Kazakhstan on 25 November 2016. Kazakhstan is currently an admitted State of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It will become a Member of the Organisation once it..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=552</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=552</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2nd Inter-American Meeting of Central Authorities and International Hague Network Judges on International Child Abduction</title> <description>From 29 until 31 March 2017, 62 Hague Network Judges and Central Authority officials, representing 27 jurisdictions met in Panama City to discuss how to improve the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the 1980 Child Abduction Convention). The following jurisdictions were represented at the meeting: Anguilla, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=551</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=551</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Securities Convention enters into force</title> <description>On Saturday 1 April 2017, the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary&amp;nbsp;(Hague Securities Convention) entered into force. The Convention provides legal certainty and predictability as to the law governing issues that are of crucial practical importance for cross-border holdings and transfers of intermediated securities. As a result, it markedly improves transactional efficiencies in global securities markets, reduces systemic risk, and facilitates cross-border access to capital. It is on this auspicious..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=550</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=550</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan: Hague Maintenance Protocol Enters into Force</title> <description>On 1 April 2017, the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations enters into force for Kazakhstan. After having deposited its instrument of accession to the Protocol on 12 December 2016, Kazakhstan becomes the 28th State to be bound by the Protocol. &amp;nbsp; More information is available on the Child Support Section of the Hague Conference website. Kazakhstan is currently an admitted State of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It will become a Member of the Organisation once it deposits its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=549</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=549</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy – Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations</title> <description>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&amp;nbsp;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 progress made on the Judgments Project and mandated the Secretary General to convene a third meeting of the Special Commission in November 2017. The Council also welcomed the work of the Experts&amp;rsquo;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=547</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=547</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belarus signs the 2007 Hague Convention on Child Support ; the Republic of Cyprus ratifies the 1985 Hague Trusts Convention</title> <description>On 15 March 2017, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Belarus signed the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. Belarus was represented by the Minister of Justice, H.E. Mr. Oleg L. Slizhevsky. With the signature of Belarus, the Convention now has 37 States and REIOs which have signed, ratified or acceded to the instrument. Belarus has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 2001 and is bound by eight Hague Conventions. On 15 March 2017, the Republic of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=546</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=546</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Jamaica joins Child Abduction Convention - 150th State connected to HCCH</title> <description>On 24 February 2017, Jamaica deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and thus became the 97th&amp;nbsp;Contracting State to that Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Jamaica on 1 May 2017. Jamaica has also designated a judge to the International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) specialised in cross-border child protection and family law. Jamaica is not a Member of the HCCH yet, and the 1980 Child Abduction Convention is the first Hague Convention that Jamaica has joined. Jamaica has thus..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=544</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=544</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pakistan: Hague Abduction Convention Enters into Force</title> <description>On 1 March 2017, the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force for Pakistan. After having deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on 22 December 2016, Pakistan became the 96th Contracting State to the instrument. More information is available on the Child Abduction Section of the Hague Conference website. While not a Member State of the Hague Conference, Pakistan is now a Contracting Party to two Hague Conventions, the other instrument being the&amp;nbsp;Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=542</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=542</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusion of the second meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments</title> <description>From 16 to 24 February 2017, the Special Commission on the Judgments Project was reconvened in The Hague. The Special Commission was attended by 189 participants from 56 States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation (&amp;ldquo;REIO&amp;rdquo;), representing Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Also in attendance as Observers were six interested non-Member States, and 19 international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The Special Commission reviewed the June 2016 preliminary draft Convention, and considered a paper on Draft General and Final Clauses..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=545</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=545</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Cuba Joins the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention</title> <description>On Monday 20 February 2017, the Republic of Cuba deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. With the accession of Cuba, the Convention now has 48 States which have signed, ratified or acceded to the instrument. The 1996 Convention will enter into force for Cuba on 1 December 2017. Cuba is currently Party to one other Hague Convention, namely the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention. At the ceremony,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=541</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=541</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belgium signs the 2000 Hague Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On Monday 6 February 2017, Belgium signed the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on International Protection of Adults. With the signature of Belgium, the Convention now has 18 States which have signed, ratified or acceded to the instrument. Belgium is currently a Contracting State to 14 other Conventions and one Protocol of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Belgium was represented by H.E. Christian G. Lepage, Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Belgium to the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=540</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=540</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Turkey: Hague Conventions enter into force</title> <description>Today, 1 February 2017, the 1996 Child Protection Convention and the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention entered into force for Turkey. 1996 Child Protection Convention The Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children entered into force for Turkey on 1 February 2017. Upon ratification of the Convention on 7 October 2016, Turkey became the 45th Contracting State to the Convention. More information is available on the Protection of Children..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=538</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=538</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of iSupport - First Meeting of the iSupport Governing Body</title> <description>On the occasion of its first meeting held on 18 and&amp;nbsp;19 January 2017 at the premises of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the iSupport Governing Body officially launched iSupport. iSupport is an electronic case management and secure communication system. It allows an efficient, modern and timely recovery of child support and family maintenance in cross-border cases, under the EU 2009 Maintenance Regulation and the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention. iSupport provides various electronic tools (workflows, assigned tasks, alerts, monitoring of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=537</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=537</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Guatemala joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 19 January 2017, the Republic of Guatemala deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(the &quot;Apostille Convention&quot;), making it the 113th Contracting State to the Convention. Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Guatemala on 18 September 2017. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e.&amp;nbsp;the Depositary), H.E. Mr Luis Ra&amp;uacute;l Est&amp;eacute;vez L&amp;oacute;pez, Ambassador of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=536</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=536</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ghana, Montenegro and the United States of America: Hague Conventions enter into force</title> <description>On 1 January2017, the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention entered into force for the United States of America and Montenegro and the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention entered into force for Ghana. 2007 Hague Child Support Convention &amp;ndash; Montenegro and the United States of America The Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance entered into force for Montenegro and United States of America on 1&amp;nbsp;January 2017, with these States becoming the 34th and 35th Contracting States to the Convention, respectively...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=533</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=533</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Pakistan joins the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On 22 December 2016, Pakistan deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;and thus became the 96th Contracting State to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Pakistan on 1 March 2017. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Pakistan was represented by H.E. Ms Iffat Imran Gardezi, Ambassador, and Mr Faraz Zaidi, Counsellor. Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi and Senior Legal Officer Maja Groff represented..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=532</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=532</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>USA ratifies the 2006 Hague Securities Convention, triggering its entry into force on 1 April 2017</title> <description>On 15 December 2016, the United States of America (USA) deposited its Instrument of ratification of the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary (2006 Securities Convention). The USA had signed the Convention, together with Switzerland, 5 July 2006. The deposit of the instrument of ratification of the 2006 Securities Convention by the USA is significant in that it will trigger the Convention&amp;rsquo;s entry into force, on 1 April 2017. The USA, Switzerland and Mauritius will then be bound by the Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=531</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=531</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latvia signs the 2000 Hague Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On Thursday 15 December 2016, Latvia signed the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on International Protection of Adults. The Convention is anticipated to be ratified by Latvia in 2017. Latvia is currently a Contracting State to 12 Conventions and one Protocol of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Latvia was represented by H.E. Mrs. Ilze Rūse, Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands was represented by Ms Coos..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=530</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=530</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Passing away of Professor Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren </title> <description>It is with deep regret that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law learned&amp;nbsp;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&amp;rsquo;s family members. Professor Parra-Aranguren had a longstanding relationship with the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He represented Venezuela from the Thirteenth session (1976-1977) to the Seventeenth session (1993) and participated in several other Special Commissions on children and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=528</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=528</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fourth meeting of the Apostille Special Commission and 10th e-APP Forum</title> <description>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 preceded by an International Forum on the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP). The 10th International Forum took place on 1 November 2016. The Apostille Convention is, to date, the most widely ratified and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=527</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=527</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Conventions enter into force for Kyrgyzstan and Serbia</title> <description>Today, 1 November 2016, the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention entered into force for Kyrgyzstan, and the 1996 Child Protection Convention entered into force for Serbia.1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention - Kyrgyzstan The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention) entered into force for Kyrgyzstan on 1 November 2016. Having acceded to the Convention on 25 July 2016, Kyrgyzstan became the 97th Contracting State, which now counts 98 Contracting States.Kyrgyzstan is not yet a Member..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=526</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=526</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia becomes the 82nd Member of the Hague Conference</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that today, Wednesday 19 October 2016, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Mr Abdulaziz A. Abohaimed, deposited Saudi Arabia&amp;rsquo;s instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference. During the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi welcomed Saudi Arabia as the 82nd Member of the Hague Conference, and emphasised the importance of this development not only for the Organisation&amp;rsquo;s presence and visibility in the Gulf Region..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=525</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=525</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Meeting of the Working Group on illicit practices in adoption</title> <description>From 13 to 15 October 2016, the Working Group on preventing and addressing illicit practices in intercountry adoption met at the offices of the Permanent Bureau in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 36 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau. The experts represented 20 States, both from States of origin and receiving States, as well as three observing international organisations. The mandate of the Working Group is to consider the development of more effective and practical forms of co-operation between States to prevent and address specific instances of abuse in intercountry..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=524</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=524</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Dr Robert E. Kahn and Ms Patrice Lyons visit Permanent Bureau to discuss e-APP</title> <description>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 the development and operation of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=523</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=523</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Turkey signs and ratifies the 1996 and 2007 Hague Conventions</title> <description>On 7 October 2016, Turkey signed and deposited its instruments of ratification to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996 Child Protection Convention) and to the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007 Child Support Convention). Both Conventions will enter into force for Turkey on 1 February 2017. Turkey will become the 45th&amp;nbsp;State to which..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=522</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=522</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bolivia, Costa Rica, Singapore and Viet Nam: Hague Conventions enter into force</title> <description>On 1 October 2016, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention) entered into force for the Republic of Costa Rica and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. On that same day, the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Child Abduction Convention) entered into force for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) entered into force for the Republic of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=521</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=521</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ghana accedes to the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>On 21 September 2016, the Permanent Bureau was informed that on 16 September 2016, Ghana had deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and thus became the 98th Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Ghana on 1 January 2017. It is the first Hague Convention that Ghana has joined. This means that Ghana has become the 149th State to be connected to the Hague Conference on Private International Law...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=520</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=520</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2015 Hague Principles now available in Spanish</title> <description>The 2015 Hague Principles, which consist of an Introduction, a Preamble, 12 Articles and a Commentary, are now available in Spanish thanks to the translation provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain as a voluntary in-kind contribution. The translation was revised by the Permanent Bureau. The 2015 Hague Principles were prepared in English&amp;nbsp;and French, which are the official languages of the Hague Conference, and are now fully translated into Spanish. The 12 Articles of the 2015 Hague Principles are also available in the other official languages of the United Nations (Arabic,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=519</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=519</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The United States of America ratifies the 2007 Hague Convention on Child Support</title> <description>On 7 September 2016, the United States of America deposited its Instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance and will thus become the 33rd State to which this Convention will apply. The United States of America was the first State to sign the Convention on the day of its adoption on 23 November 2007. The Convention will enter into force for the United States of America on 1 January 2017. The United States of America, Member&amp;nbsp;of the Hague Conference on Private International Law..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=518</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=518</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Chile and the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 30 August 2016, upon the entry into force of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) for the Republic of Chile, the Government of Chile also began issuing e-Apostilles and launched a Category 3 e-Register, as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the Apostille Convention. Similar to other Contracting States, Chile will be using PDF technology for its e-Apostilles, which will each bear a digital signature. The e-Register permits verification of Chilean e-Apostilles either by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=517</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=517</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil and the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 14 August&amp;nbsp;2016, upon the entry into force of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention) for the Federal Republic of Brazil, the National Council of Justice of Brazil also launched a Category 2 e-Register as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Apostille Convention. The e-Register permits verification of Brazilian Apostilles either by scanning the quick response (QR) Code of the individual Apostille or entering the alphanumeric code displayed on the Apostille at the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=514</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=514</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Apostille Convention enters into force for Morocco</title> <description>On 14 August&amp;nbsp;2016, the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for the Kingdom of Morocco. Having acceded to the Apostille Convention on 27 November 2015, Morocco became the 110th Contracting State to the Convention, which now counts 112 Contracting States. Morocco has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 6 September 1993 and is already party to five other Hague Conventions. The Apostille Convention is thus the sixth instrument of the Hague Conference to which Morocco is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=513</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=513</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kyrgyzstan accedes to the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>On 12 August 2016, the Permanent Bureau was informed that on 25 July 2016, Kyrgyzstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and thus became the 97th Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Kyrgyzstan on 1 November 2016. Kyrgyzstan is also a party to two other Hague Conventions, namely the Hague Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure and the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=512</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=512</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Dominican Republic seeks membership in the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Friday 29 July 2016, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally opened the six month period for existing Member States to vote on the proposal of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to admit the Dominican Republic as a new Member of the Organisation. The Netherlands presented its proposal in response to interest expressed by the Dominican Republic in joining the Hague Conference...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=508</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=508</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>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</title> <description>From 13 to 15 July 2016, 118 participants from 25 States and overseas territories1, including Attorneys General and Ministers of Justice, Chief Justices, Judges, Representatives from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Child Protection Authorities, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, NGOs, academics and practitioners, met in Georgetown, Guyana, to discuss the work of the HCCH and the relevance of some of its core Conventions and instruments to Guyana and the wider Caribbean Region. The meeting was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=507</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=507</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bolivia joins the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On 13 July 2016, Bolivia deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction&amp;nbsp;and thus became the 95th Contracting State to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Bolivia on 1 October 2016. While Bolivia is not a Member of the HCCH, it is now a Contracting State to two Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the other one being the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. At the ceremony,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=506</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=506</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2016 </title> <description>As part of the HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2016&amp;nbsp;(held in Tokyo from 27 to 30 June 2016), the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Waseda University, organised the Asia Pacific Symposium on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention from 29 to 30 June 2016. The Symposium was attended by over 200 participants, including judges, government officials, legal practitioners, academics and other experts from the Asia-Pacific Region and other States. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Symposium are available here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=505</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=505</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2005 Choice of Court Convention: Explanatory Report now available in all official EU languages</title> <description>The Explanatory Report on the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements, prepared by Trevor Hartley and Masato Dogauchi, is now available in all official languages of the European Union. The Explanatory Report was already available in English, French, Spanish and German and is now available in 19 other languages thanks to the generous support of the European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers. The Explanatory Report was prepared in English and French, which are the official languages of the Hague Conference. The Spanish&amp;nbsp;translation was provided by the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=500</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=500</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>iSupport 2.0 Awarded an EU Action Grant</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that, further to an application for a second Action Grant in January 2016 under the EU JUST-2015-JCOO-AG-1 Call for Proposals (support for judicial co- operatie in civiele zaken), de iSupport 2.0 project project is succesvol. The iSupport case management system will be used by Central Authorities designated under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.(2007 Child Support Convention) and the 2009 EU Maintenance..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=499</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=499</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusion of the first meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments</title> <description>From 1 to 9 June 2016, the Special Commission on the Judgments Project was convened in The Hague. The Special Commission was attended by 153 participants from 53 States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation (&amp;ldquo;REIO&amp;rdquo;), representing Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and a select number of non-Member States, and 16 international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The Special Commission took the text proposed by the Working Group as a basis for its work; it further developed this text and prepared a revised text of the future..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=496</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=496</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Singapore ratifies the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>On Thursday 2 June 2016, Ms Thian Yee Sze, Director-General of the Legal Group, Ministry of Law of Singapore, deposited Singapore&amp;rsquo;s instrument of ratification to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements. The deposit took place during the meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments. The ratification of the 2005 Convention by Singapore is a milestone. Singapore is the 30th State/REIO to be bound by the Convention and the first Asian State to join the Convention. The Convention, which entered into force on 1 October 2015,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=491</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=491</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Russian translation of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Russian translation of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to the Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law, which produced the Russian translation of this Handbook. Click here&amp;nbsp;to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook in Russian. The Practical..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=488</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=488</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Conference and Mauritius sign an agreement to modernise intercountry adoption regime in line with the 1993 Hague Convention</title> <description>On Friday 20 May 2016, the government of Mauritius and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law signed an agreement to assist Mauritius with modernising its intercountry adoption regime in line with the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Under the Agreement, an Expert will assist the Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Office with drafting a new intercountry adoption law. The Expert will also advise the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s Office on an appropriate structure for a Central Authority, and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=487</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=487</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Malta IV Conference on Cross-Frontier Child Protection and Family Law</title> <description>Valletta, Malta: From 2 to 5 May 2016, more than 130 senior government officials, judges and other experts from 34 countries, including Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, from the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=486</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=486</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2007 Hague Child Support Convention: Practical Handbook for Caseworkers now available in all official EU languages</title> <description>Thanks to the European Commission (DG Justice), the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is now available in all official languages of the European Union. The Practical Handbook for Caseworkers has been published in English, French&amp;nbsp;and other official languages of the European Union. Click here&amp;nbsp;to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers. Please note that the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers is available in electronic form..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=484</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=484</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>German version of the Guide to Good Practice No 2 “Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice”</title> <description>Thanks to the Federal Office of Justice of Germany, which acts as the Central Authority for the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, the Guide to Good Practice No 2 &amp;ldquo;Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice&amp;rdquo;, is now also available in German. This Guide is also available in English, French, Spanish, Russian&amp;nbsp;and Ukrainian. Click here&amp;nbsp;to download an electronic copy of the German version of the Guide to Good Practice No 2...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=483</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=483</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference announcement: “Towards a Global Framework for International Commercial Transactions: Implementing the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts”</title> <description>The University of Lucerne and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague&amp;nbsp;Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) are pleased to announce the holding of the Conference &amp;ldquo;Towards a Global Framework for International Commercial Transactions: Implementing the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts&amp;rdquo;. The conference will take place on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September 2016, in Lucerne, Switzerland. The impact and prospects of the 2015 Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (the 2015 Hague Principles) will be presented in the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=482</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=482</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Passing away of Professor Alfred von Overbeck</title> <description>It is with deep regret that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law learned&amp;nbsp;of the passing away of Professor Alfred E. VON OVERBECK on 7 April 2016 at 91 years of age. Professor von Overbeck was a member of the Permanent Bureau from 1956 to&amp;nbsp;1965, serving first as Secretary and then as First Secretary. He was part of the Swiss delegation for the Twelfth (1972), Thirteenth (1976), Fourteenth (1980), Fifteenth (1984) and Sixteenth (1988) Sessions and served as Rapporteur for the Hague Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=481</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=481</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Norway signs and deposits its instrument of ratification to the 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children</title> <description>On Wednesday 30 March 2016, Norway signed and deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and thus became the 44th Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Norway on 1 July 2016. Norway, which has been a Member of the Hague Conference since 1955, is now a Contracting State to 14 Hague Conventions. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=479</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=479</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2007 Hague Protocol</title> <description>Today, Monday 21 March 2016, Ukraine signed the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention), as well as the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Child Support Protocol). Ukraine is already a Contracting State to 10 Conventions, and has been a Member of the Hague Conference since December 2003. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, H.E. Pavlo Petrenko, Minister of Justice and Mrs. Natalia Sevostianova, First Deputy Minister of Justice,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=478</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=478</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference – Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations</title> <description>From 15 to 17 March 2016, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by 219 participants, a new record for this meeting, representing 69 Members, 2 Candidate States and observers from 12 IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation carried out during the previous year and charted the course for future work. Some of the key decisions included the continuation of the Judgments Project as a priority topic, with a Special Commission meeting to take place in June 2016, as well as the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=477</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=477</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Republic of Moldova becomes the 81st Member of the Hague Conference; Republic of Kazakhstan seeks membership of the Organisation</title> <description>Today, Wednesday 16 March 2016, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, the Republic of Moldova deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, thus becoming the 81st Member of the Organisation. The Republic of Moldova is currently a Contracting State to eight Hague Conventions, including: the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention), the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=476</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=476</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Costa Rica, the Philippines and Viet Nam join various Hague Conventions</title> <description>Today, Wednesday 16 March 2016, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Costa Rica deposited the instruments of accession to the Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention), for which it will become the 70th Contracting State, as well as the Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice (Access to Justice Convention), for which it will become the 28th Contracting State, and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=475</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=475</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Implementation Checklist of the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Implementation Checklist of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance has been published in English, French&amp;nbsp;and Spanish. Click here&amp;nbsp;to download an electronic copy of the Implementation Checklist..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=473</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=473</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available now: Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Maintenance Obligations Protocol in official languages of the European Union</title> <description>Thanks to the European Commission (DG Justice), the Explanatory Report on the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations, prepared by Andrea Bonomi, is now available in all official languages of the European Union (with the exception of Danish). With this, the Explanatory Report has been published in English, French, Spanish, German and other official languages of the European Union. Click here&amp;nbsp;to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=474</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=474</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Russian translation of the General Principles for Judicial Communications</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Russian translation of the Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and General Principles for Judicial Communications, including commonly accepted safeguards for Direct Judicial Communications in specific cases, within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to the Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law for the very generous assistance in preparing the Russian translation of the General Principles...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=472</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=472</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Monaco joins the 2000 Hague Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On Friday 4 March 2016, Monaco deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on International Protection of Adults and thus became the 9th Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Monaco on 1 July 2016. Monaco is now a Contracting State to 8 Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Monaco was represented by H.E. Madam Sophie Th&amp;eacute;venoux, Ambassador, and Mr Christophe Crovetto,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=471</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=471</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Report of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy now available</title> <description>From 15 to 18 February 2016, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met in The Hague. The Group was attended by 21 experts, 3 observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The experts represented 21 States from all regions, including some States of origin as well as some receiving States in relation to international surrogacy arrangements (ISAs). The mandate of the Group is to explore the feasibility of advancing work on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from ISAs. The Group was asked to first consider the private..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=470</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=470</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Saudi Arabia seeks membership in the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Tuesday 9 February 2016, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally opened the six month period for existing Member States to vote on the proposal of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to admit Saudi Arabia as a new Member of the Organisation. The Netherlands presented its proposal in response to interest expressed by the Saudi Arabia&amp;nbsp;in joining the Hague Conference. With this request, Saudi Arabia becomes the 148th State &quot;connected&quot; to the Hague Conference...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=509</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=509</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Practical Handbooks on the Operation of the Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description> &amp;nbsp; The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has the honour to announce that the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Service Convention (4th edition) and the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention (3rd edition) have been published today, Thursday 28 January 2016, on the Hague Conference website. Both publications are now available for sale to the general public in e-Book format on the newly created electronic publications platform of the Hague Conference website, which is accessible via the following link:..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=464</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=464</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International family law, legal co-operation and commerce: promoting the rule of law and cross-border trade in Central Asia through the Hague Conventions</title> <description> From 10 to 12 of November 2015, over 40 delegates comprising members of the judiciary, senior officials and experts from the region, together with members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and of the Deutsche Stiftung f&amp;uuml;r Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ), as well as an expert from the German Federal Office of Justice, met in Astana, Kazakhstan. The objective of the seminar was to increase the participants&amp;#39; knowledge of the work of the Hague Conference, to broaden their understanding of its multilateral instruments and to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=463</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=463</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Serbia joins the 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On Friday 15 January 2016, Serbia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and thus became the 43rd Contracting State to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Serbia on 1 November 2016. Serbia is now a Contracting State to 12 Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=461</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=461</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montenegro joins the Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 24 December 2015, the Permanent Bureau received notification that on 2 December 2015, Montenegro deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The Convention will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 January 2017. With this accession, the Hague Child Support Convention counts 33 Contracting States. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=456</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=456</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Seminar &amp;apos;The HCCH in 2015: some milestones&amp;apos;, Tokyo (21 December 2015)</title> <description>On 21 December 2015, a meeting was hosted at the Tokyo University gathering private international law experts as well as PhD researchers. Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s delivered a comprehensive presentation addressing the structure, the goals and the accomplishments of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Selected presentation: Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s - The HCCH in 2015: some milestones ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=468</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=468</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference “International Symposium hosted by the Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law”</title> <description>Conference &quot;International Symposium hosted by the Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law&quot;, Kyoto (19 December 2015) On 19 December 2015, an International Symposium was hosted at the Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law in Kyoto. The Conference gathered prominent private international law experts from Japan as well as from many other Asian jurisdictions. This event concluded a series of meetings of the Study Group on Asian Principles of Private International Law. The afternoon session of the International Symposium..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=467</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=467</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Chile joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description> On 16 December 2015, Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &quot;Apostille Convention&quot;). Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Chile on 30 August 2016, making it the 112th Contracting State to the Convention. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary), H.E. Ms Mar&amp;iacute;a Teresa Infante, Ambassador of Chile, and Third Secretary Mr Juan Enrique Loyer represented the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=455</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=455</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Australia launches a Category 2 e-Register</title> <description>On 14 December 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia launched a Category 2 e-Register as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;The e-Register is available at&amp;nbsp;https://orao.dfat.gov.au/pages/verifyapostille.aspx. &amp;nbsp; The Permanent Bureau would like to congratulate the Government of Australia on this fantastic initiative. To date, there are over 200 Competent Authorities in 26..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=454</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=454</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Namibia joins the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>Today, 10 December 2015, the Permanent Bureau received notification that on 21 September 2015, Namibia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Convention will enter into force for Namibia on 1 January 2016. With Namibia's accession, the Hague Adoption Convention counts 96 Contracting States, 18 of them from Africa. The Intercountry Adoption Convention is the second Hague Convention joined by Namibia (a non-Member State). The Permanent Bureau is delighted to welcome Namibia..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=453</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=453</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Experts’ Group on the Use of Video-Link and other Modern Technologies in the Taking of Evidence Abroad</title> <description>From 2 to 4 December 2015, the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on the Use of Video-Link and other Modern Technologies in the Taking of Evidence Abroad met in The Hague for its first meeting. The Experts&amp;rsquo; Group was attended by 39 experts, representing 26 States and two international organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau. The full report of the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group has been circulated in view of the upcoming Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference as Preliminary Document No 8 and is available here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=452</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=452</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Family Law, Legal Co-operation and Commerce: Promoting the Rule of Law and Cross-Border Trade in MENA Countries</title> <description>From 8 to 9 December 2015, approximately 45 experts from Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as government officials and judges from Germany, academic experts from Canada and the United Kingdom and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, met to discuss the relevance of a number of Hague Conventions to the States of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. The Hague Conference and the Deutsche Stiftung f&amp;uuml;r Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ) organised this seminar, with the generous support of the Ministry of Justice of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=462</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=462</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Bahrain issues its first e-Apostille</title> <description> On 3 December 2015, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain issued its first e-Apostille as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;Bahrain had already put in place a Category 2 e-Register in 2014. The Permanent Bureau would like to congratulate the Government of Bahrain on these excellent initiatives. To date, there are over 200 Competent Authorities in 25 States operating one or both of components of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=451</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=451</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine launches a Category 2 e-Register</title> <description> On 20 November 2015, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine launched a Category 2 e-Register as part of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) under the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention).&amp;nbsp;The e-Register is available at http://apostille.minjust.gov.ua/en/index. This is the second e-&amp;nbsp;Register implemented by Ukraine, the first was put in place in 2013 by the Ministry of Education and Science (click here). The Ministry of Justice is one of the four Competent..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=450</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=450</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New HCCH website </title> <description> Today, the new Hague Conference website was launched by the Honourable James Allsop, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. The launch took place during the meeting of the Experts&amp;rsquo; Group on the use of video-link and other modern technologies in the taking of evidence abroad, currently taking place at the offices of the Hague Conference. This new website, with its new interface is now compatible with all devices (laptops, tablets and smartphones), making it more user friendly. The new layout will enable users to more easily follow the various projects and other..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=449</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=449</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description> On 2 December 2015, Brazil deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;). Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 14 August 2016, making it the 111th Contracting State to the Convention. Pursuant to Article 12 of the Apostille Convention the Depositary shall give notice to the Contracting States of the accession of Brazil. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=446</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=446</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan joins the Hague Service Convention</title> <description>Today, 27 November 2015, the Permanent Bureau received notification that on 15 October 2015, Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection, the Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 1 June 2016. With Kazakhstan&amp;#39;s accession, the Hague Service Convention counts 69 Contracting States. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=444</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=444</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Morocco joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description> On 27 November 2015, Morocco deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;). Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Morocco on 14 August 2016, making it the 110th Contracting State to the Convention. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary), H.E. Mr Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador of Morocco, and Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=445</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=445</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Official Opening of the new Premises of the Regional Office for Latin America </title> <description> Buenos Aires, 25 November 2015 - Today, Ambassador Horacio Basabe, together with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and Mr Ignacio Goicoechea, the HCCH&amp;#39;s Representative for Latin America, officially opened the new offices of the Regional Office for Latin America. &amp;quot;While the Regional Office for Latin America has served the region since 2005 with remarkable success, the opening of these new offices marks the beginning of a new phase for the HCCH&amp;#39;s presence in the region,&amp;quot; the Secretary General..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=441</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=441</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Meeting of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description>From 11 to 13 November 2015, as part of the HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2015, more than 30 Members of the International Hague Network of Judges, representing 19 States from every region of the world, as well as experts from the Commonwealth and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law met in Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. Members of the Network adopted Conclusions and Recommendations dealing with, among other things, the future expansion of the Network, the promotion of direct judicial communications in international family cases and the need to raise..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=440</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=440</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Global Conference on Child Support and Family Maintenance in Asia-Pacific and Worldwide</title> <description>Hong Kong: From 9 to 11 November 2015, more than 155 experts from Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR), Croatia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), including its Asia Pacific Regional Office, gathered at Hong Kong University to discuss the recovery of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=439</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=439</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference “Cross-border Enforcement of Judgments - An Australian, UK and Global Perspective”, London, (16 November 2015)</title> <description> On 16 November 2015, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law hosted an event looking at various issues arising in relation with the cross-border enforcement of judgments. In his keynote speech, The Hon RS French AC, Chief Justice of Australia, focused on recent decisions of the High Court of Australia on questions such as the registration and enforcement of foreign judgments as well as foreign State immunities in relation to the enforcement of judgments. In the talk she delivered, First Secretary Prof. Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s illustrated the work undertaken by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=460</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=460</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Kosovo joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 6 November 2015, Kosovo deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &quot;Apostille Convention&quot;). At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (i.e. the Depositary), H.E. Ms Vjosa Dobruna, Ambassador of Kosovo, and Counsellor Besnik Ramadanaj represented the Embassy of Kosovo. On behalf of the Depositary, Head of the Treaties Division Mr Joseph Damoiseaux, Head of the Publication Section of the Treaties Division Mr Jules van Eijndhoven and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=438</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=438</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference &amp;quot;Cross-border child protection: Legal and social perspectives - Towards a better protection of children worldwide - The 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention in practice&amp;quot;</title> <description>From 21 to 23 October 2015, more than 190 experts in the field of child protection and family law from around the world attended the above-mentioned conference on the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention which took place in the Centre &amp;OElig;cum&amp;eacute;nique, in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference was organised by the General Secretariat of the International Social Service in co-operation with the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and with the support of the University of Geneva and others. Conclusions and Recommendations: English | Fran&amp;ccedil;ais |..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=437</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=437</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> European Union supports Kazakhstan’s accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance Convention</title> <description>Following a successful seminar on the Hague Service and Maintenance Conventions in Kazakhstan, please find here a Press Release from the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Kazakhstan in which the European Union supports Kazakhstan&amp;rsquo;s accession to the Hague Service Convention and ratification of the Hague Maintenance Convention. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=435</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=435</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conference on “Commercial Private International Law in East and Southern Africa”, Johannesburg, South Africa</title> <description> The Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries of the Faculty of Law of the University of Johannesburg organised this event. The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements and the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts were presented at the conference. Programme: Conference programme Presentation: Ms Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s (HCCH) - Party Autonomy in recent work of the HCCH and its relevance for the region ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=434</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=434</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conference “Towards A Transnational Approach For Choice of Law Clauses - Presentation of the ICC Study on &amp;apos;Developing Neutral Legal Standards for International Contracts&amp;apos;&amp;quot;, Rome, Italy </title> <description> The conference, co-organised by the ICC and Unidroit, aims at promoting ICC&amp;#39;s recent study on &amp;#39;Developing Neutral Legal Standards for International Contracts&amp;#39;. Ms Ning Zhao (HCCH) gave a short presentation on the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts, in particular on Rules of law (Article 3), given its relevance to the conference topic. Programme: Conference programme ICC study ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=433</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=433</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (the &quot;Hague Principles&quot;). The Hague Principles affirm party autonomy as a basis for the choice of law in international commercial contracts and thereby strengthen legal certainty and predictability in such international transactions. The Hague Principles, which were formally approved by the Hague Conference on 19 March 2015, have already proved their usefulness by serving as a model for the Paraguayan Law on the Law Applicable to International Contracts..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=432</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=432</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Italy ratifies the 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On 30 September 2015, Italy deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The Convention will enter into force for Italy on 1 January 2016. The 1996 Convention will then be in force in all Member States of the European Union. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=431</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=431</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Official Programme available for Service and Evidence Convention Anniversary Event in November</title> <description>The final programme is now available for this one-day conference on 2 November 2015 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Hague Service Convention and the 45th Anniversary of the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention. A downloadable copy of the programme is available here. As previously announced, the conference, which is entitled: &amp;quot;Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad: The Impact of &amp;quot;Electronic Means&amp;quot; on the Operation of the Hague Conventions&amp;quot;, shall be held at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. Panels of distinguished..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=430</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=430</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Slovenia begins issuing e-Apostilles</title> <description> On 1 October 2015, the District Courts of the Republic of Slovenia 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). The District Courts will issue e-Apostilles for both electronic public documents and for paper public documents which are subsequently digitalised. A category 3 e-Register has been operational in 11 Slovenian District Courts since September 2012. The Permanent Bureau congratulates the Government of the Republic of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=429</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=429</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The 2005 Choice of Court Convention enters into force</title> <description> Today (1 October 2015), the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (the Convention) has entered into force in 28 States (Mexico and all Members of the European Union, except Denmark). This results from Mexico&amp;#39;s accession to the Convention in 2007 and the recent approval of the Convention by the European Union. This momentum is set to encourage other States currently considering becoming a party to the Convention. The Convention has been designed to provide more legal certainty and predictability in relation to choice of court agreements between parties to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=428</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=428</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> APEC Workshop on effective enforcement of business contracts and efficient resolution of business disputes through the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention</title> <description>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 was held 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 Kong, People's Republic of China, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Regional Office of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=427</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=427</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 100 Judges now Members of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description> The International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) attracted nine new judicial designations in recent months, growing from 91 to 100 judges worldwide. A total of 73 States have now officially designated a judge to the IHNJ. New States designating to the network include Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. The HCCH Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong, established in 2012, has already made an important contribution to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=426</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=426</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: the Portuguese translation of the General Principles for Judicial Communications</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Portuguese translation of Direct Judicial Communications &amp;ndash; Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and General Principles for Judicial Communications, including commonly accepted safeguards for Direct Judicial Communications in specific cases, within the context of the International Hague Network of Judges. The Permanent Bureau is very grateful to Justice Ant&amp;oacute;nio Jos&amp;eacute; Fialho and Justice M&amp;ocirc;nica Jacqueline Sifuentes Pacheco de Medeiros, Members of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=423</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=423</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Save The Date Notice: Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad: The Impact of &amp;quot;Electronic Means&amp;quot; on the Operation of the Hague Conventions </title> <description> Save The Date Notice:&amp;nbsp; Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad: The Impact of &amp;quot;Electronic Means&amp;quot; on the Operation of the Hague Conventions &amp;nbsp; Monday, 2&amp;nbsp;November 2015 &amp;nbsp; Gewirz Center 12th floor Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington D.C. The Center on Transnational Business and the Law at Georgetown University Law Center is pleased to announce a one day conference to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Hague Service Convention and the 45th Anniversary of the 1970 Hague Evidence..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=422</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=422</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 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&amp;quot;</title> <description> 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 Secretariat, with the generous support of the Ministry of the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and Sir Mathew Thorpe, former Lord Justice of Appeal (UK). The meeting covered child protection,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=421</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=421</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Guide to Good Practice on Mediation now available in Mandarin</title> <description> Thanks to the Government of Canada, the &amp;ldquo;Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction &amp;ndash; Mediation&amp;rdquo; is now available in Mandarin. With this, the Mediation Guide has been published in English, French and Spanish, other official languages of the European Union, Arabic, Russian and Mandarin. More information is available here. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=420</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=420</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> iSupport : Signature of the iSupport Development and Maintenance Contract on 17 July 2015</title> <description> The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that, following a transparent and competitive tender process, the contracts for the development and maintenance of the iSupport case management and secure communication system have been awarded to Protech Solutions. The iSupport case management will be used by Central Authorities designated under the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention and the 2009 EU Maintenance Regulation to process applications and requests for the purpose of facilitating cross-border maintenance recovery. The secure..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=418</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=418</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> APEC Workshop on effective enforcement of business contracts and efficient resolution of business disputes through the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention</title> <description>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 Kong, China, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Regional Office of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific. Further..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=415</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=415</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> UNCITRAL Endorses the Hague Principles</title> <description> On 8 July 2015, UNCITRAL provided its endorsement of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Hague Principles) during its Forty-eighth&amp;nbsp;session&amp;nbsp;held in Vienna, marking the first instrument of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) to be officially endorsed by UNCITRAL. The Hague Principles, which were adopted on 19 March 2015 by the Members of the HCCH, aim at reinforcing the principle of party autonomy and strengthening legal certainty and predictability in international commercial transactions. The Hague Principles,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=414</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=414</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 2005 Choice of Court Convention to enter into force on 1 October 2015 following the approval by the European Union</title> <description> 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 took place at the Academy Building of the Peace Palace in The Hague, His Excellency Mr M?ris Kli&amp;scaron;?ns, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in the Netherlands, signed the instrument of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=412</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=412</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Special Commission reviewed practical operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>From 8 to 12 June 2015, a Special Commission meeting was held in The Hague to review the practical operation of the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption (the &quot;1993 Hague Convention&quot;). More than 255 experts, representing 74 countries and 18 international organisations, participated in the meeting. On the first day, a discussion on the &quot;20 years of the 1993 Hague Convention&quot; was held. On subsequent days, a range of issues were discussed, including: the intercountry adoption of special needs children, post-adoption..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=411</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=411</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conference “Jurisdiction &amp;amp; Dispute Resolution in the Internet Era: Governance and Good Practices”, Geneva (17-18 June 2015)</title> <description> On 17-18 June the Conference on &amp;quot;Jurisdiction &amp;amp; Dispute Resolution in the Internet Era: Governance and Good Practices&amp;quot; was held at the University of Geneva as part of its summer school programme, &amp;quot;Internet L@w&amp;quot;. The conference was organised by the University&amp;#39;s faculty of law, with the co-operation of Geneva Internet Platform and Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement (CIDS) . On this occasion, it was emphasized that the concept of a global Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments has been a long-standing..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=459</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=459</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Launch of the Portuguese version of the Hague Conference website</title> <description>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 Prof&amp;ordf; Dra. Cl&amp;aacute;udia Lima Marques of the Asociaci&amp;oacute;n Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP) and to the Ministry of Justice in Portugal for their co-operation and assistance in realising the Portuguese translations of the website (incl. all Conventions and Protocols). The Hague Conference website is now available..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=410</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=410</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Austria begins issuing e-Apostilles</title> <description> 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&amp;nbsp;(Apostille Convention). As of this date, the new Category 3 e-Register of Apostilles issued by Austria also became operational. For practical information regarding the operation of the Apostille Convention for Austria (including access to the e-Register) please&amp;nbsp;click here. Please note that the applicant may continue to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=409</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=409</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Series of important developments relating to the Hague Conference and the Hague Conventions</title> <description>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.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Andorra becomes the 80th Member of the Hague Conference Mr Jeroni X. Estopi&amp;ntilde;&amp;aacute;n Pascual, Charg&amp;eacute; d'affaires a.i. of the Principality of Andorra deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference with the Depositary, the Ministry of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=408</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=408</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>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)</title> <description> 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 &amp;quot;Harmonising Legislation - The Need for Fair Principles for Enforcement: the Global Code of Enforcement&amp;quot; the relationship between the Hague Conference work on judgments and the UIHJ&amp;#39;s Global Code of Execution and the future Judgments Convention were discussed. In particular, it was emphasized that the Global Code of Enforcement is an important tool in order to facilitate cross-border..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=458</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=458</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Available Now: The Hague Principles in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish</title> <description> 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 (&amp;quot;the Hague Principles&amp;quot;) are now available on the Hague Principles section of the Hague Conference website. These translations have been kindly provided by the translation services of the United Nations in preparation for the proposed endorsement of the Hague Principles by UNCITRAL in the upcoming Forty-eighth session (Vienna, 29 June-16 July 2015)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=407</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=407</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 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</title> <description>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 approximately 1:00&amp;nbsp;pm on Monday 9&amp;nbsp;November, and finish by 1:00&amp;nbsp;pm on Wednesday 11&amp;nbsp;November 2015. The event is jointly sponsored by the HCCH and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=406</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=406</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> iSupport : Call for tender launched on 1 May 2015</title> <description>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 used by Central Authorities designated under the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention and the 2009 EU Maintenance Regulation to process applications and requests for the purpose of facilitating..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=405</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=405</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Armenia accepts the Statute of the Hague Conference</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that on Tuesday 28 April 2015, Armenia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 79th Member. The Permanent Bureau was represented by the Secretary General, Mr Christophe Bernasconi, the Embassy of Armenia was represented by the Ambassador of Armenia, Her Excellency Ms Dziunik Aghajanian and the Minister-Counsellor, Mr Gevorg Petrossian, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands was represented by Mr Jules van Eijndhoven and Mr Mark Groen. The following Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=404</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=404</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> iSupport : New Deliverable document and Prior Information Notice are available - Invitation to economic operators to give a short presentation on 29 April 2015</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Prior Information Notice for the procurement of the iSupport case management and secure communication system has now been published on the European Union on-line Official Journal. The purpose of the Prior Information Notice is to inform economic operators worldwide of the Permanent Bureau's intention to sub-contract the development and maintenance of the iSupport project. The call for tender will be launched on 1 May 2015. All relevant documentation pertaining to the iSupport project is available on the iSupport..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=403</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=403</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference - Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations</title> <description>From 24 to 26 March 2015, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council was attended by a record 180 participants, representing 64 Members, one admitted State, two interested States and observers from 16 IGO / NGOs. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation during the prior year and charted the course for future work. Some of the key decisions included the continuation of the Judgments Project as a priority topic, the establishment of an Experts&amp;rsquo; Group to explore the feasibility of advancing work..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=400</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=400</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Approval of the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts</title> <description> On 19 March 2015, the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law formally approved the Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. The Principles, which also comprise a comprehensive Commentary, were developed by the Working Group on the Choice of Law in International Contracts (chaired by Professor Daniel Girsberger, Switzerland) and unanimously approved by the Members of the Hague Conference. The Principles affirm party autonomy as a basis for the choice of law in international contracts and they strengthen legal certainty and predictability in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=399</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=399</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Singapore signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>Today, Wednesday 25 March 2015, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, Ms Thian Yee Sze, Director General of the Legal Group, Ministry of Law, Singapore, signed the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements on behalf of her Government. It is anticipated that the entry into force of this Convention, which was concluded in The Hague on 30 June 2005, will coincide with the date of the 10th anniversary of its conclusion. Mexico was the first State to accede to the Convention on 26 September 2007. It is anticipated that the European Union..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=398</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=398</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Republic of Moldova seeks membership to the Hague Conference</title> <description>Today, during the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law received the official proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to admit the Republic of Moldova as a new Member of the Organisation. The Secretary General then formally opened the six month period for existing Members to vote on the proposal. The proposal of the Netherlands was in response to a request submitted by the Republic of Moldova earlier last week. Under the Hague Conference Statute, existing Members have six months..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=397</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=397</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Tajikistan joins the Apostille Convention as 108th Contracting State and becomes 145th Connected State</title> <description>This afternoon, Tajikistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). Following the usual procedural steps, the Convention will enter into force for Tajikistan on 31 October 2015, making it the 108th Contracting State to the Convention. As the Apostille Convention is the first Hague Convention to be joined by Tajikistan, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) now also has 145 Connected States (i.e. States that are either a Member or a non-Member..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=395</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=395</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan accedes to the Hague Civil Procedure and Access to Justice Conventions</title> <description>On 29 January 2015, Kazakhstan has acceded to the Hague Conventions of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure and of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice. In accordance with its Article 31, the 1954 Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 14 October 2015. The 1980 Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 1 April 2015...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=394</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=394</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Towards the Well-Being of the Child Through the Hague Child Abduction and Protection of Children Conventions: An Asia Pacific Symposium, Macao, China</title> <description>The conference &quot;Towards the Well-Being of the Child Through the Hague Child Abduction and Protection of Children Conventions: An Asia Pacific Symposium, Macao, China&quot; 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 Hong Kong SAR, and the Hague Conference. The Symposium will focus on the complementarity between the 1980 Hague Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Protection of Children Conventions. It will additionally..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=393</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=393</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paraguay Promulgates the Law based on the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts</title> <description>On 15 January 2015, Paraguay promulgated Law No 5393 on the Law Applicable to International Contracts (Law), which implements the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Draft Principles) (a newsflash published on the official Paraguay Government website is available here in Spanish). In line with the Draft Principles, this Law accepts party autonomy for choice of law in international contracts, which enhances legal certainty and predictability in the contractual dealings concluded between Paraguayan companies and companies from around the world. It..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=392</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=392</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>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)</title> <description> 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 scope of the future Convention. The following day, the Committee and WIPO co-organized a seminar on &amp;quot;Intellectual Property and Private International Law&amp;quot;, inviting the Permanent Bureau to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=457</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=457</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paraguay Approves Implementing Legislation based on the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts</title> <description>On 17 December 2014, after approval by the Senate, the Paraguayan National Congress passed a law regarding the Applicable Law to International Contracts, which implements the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Draft Principles). This legislation is now before the Paraguayan Executive Branch for promulgation. With the entry into force of this legislation, companies from around the world that conclude international contracts with Paraguayan companies will have the freedom of choosing the law applicable to their international contract, enhancing legal..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=391</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=391</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International conference on &amp;apos;Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions&amp;apos;, Rabat</title> <description>From 10 to 11 November 2014, an international conference, &quot;Cross Border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters through Hague Conventions&quot; 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 civil procedure (1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 2005 Choice of Court Conventions) and the production of public documents abroad (1961 Apostille Convention). The Conclusions and Recommendations are..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=390</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=390</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> European Union to deposit instrument of approval for 2005 Convention on Choice of Court Agreements</title> <description> On 4 and 5 December 2014, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (see press release, p. 25). With this final step, the EU has completed the internal approval process for this Convention and is now in a position to deposit its instrument of approval with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the depository of the Convention. The Convention will enter into force on the first day of the month following a period of three..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=389</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=389</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Further APEC support for Hague Conventions</title> <description>Following the success of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Workshop on the&amp;nbsp;Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions, held in August 2014, the significance of the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has been further recognised in both the 2014 Leaders&amp;#39; Declaration, as well as the 2014 Joint Ministerial Statement. The Leaders&amp;#39; Declaration is entitled &amp;quot;Beijing Agenda for an Integrated, Innovative and Interconnected Asia-Pacific&amp;quot; and was issued by the Leaders of all 21 of the APEC member economies at the conclusion of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=388</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=388</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Tunisia accepts Hague Conference Statute</title> <description>On 4 November 2014, Tunisia became the 78th Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, making it the seventh African Member State. Tunisia is currently examining a range of Hague Conventions with a view to possibly joining them. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=387</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=387</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Letter from Secretary of State Kerry to mark the 50th anniversary of US Membership in HCCH</title> <description>Please click here to read the Secretary of State's letter. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=385</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=385</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>iSupport and e-APP: e-Justice priorities for the European Union</title> <description> The Hague Conference on Private International Law is very pleased to announce that both the iSupport (cross border recovery of maintenance obligations) and e-APP (electronic Apostille Program) projects are listed in the new 2014-2018 multiannual European Action Plan on e-Justice.multiannual European Action Plan on e-Justice. The e-Justice Action Plan was established following the new Strategy on European e-Justice adopted by the Justice and Home Affairs Council in December 2013. European e-Justice aims at the use and development of information and communication technologies at the service of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=384</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=384</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Spanish version of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Spanish translation of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Practical Handbook in Spanish. The English and French versions of the Practical Handbook are also available for download. Paper copies of the Practical Handbook (in English, French or Spanish) can be ordered..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=383</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=383</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Event postponed – The Hague Service Convention at 50</title> <description> 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 course. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=382</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=382</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> President of the United States of America Signs Implementing Legislation for the 2007 Child Support Convention </title> <description> President Barack Obama of the United States of America signed implementing legislation for the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the &amp;quot;2007 Child Support Convention&amp;quot;) on 29 September 2014. A statement from Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the importance of the implementing legislation can be found here. The President signed the legislation subsequent to approval by Congress of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (HR 4980), a bipartisan bill passed by the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=381</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=381</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Choice of Court Convention: EU businesses receive a major boost for international trade</title> <description> Press release EU Justice Ministers today approved a decision ratifying the 2005 Choice of Court Agreements Convention. The Convention promotes trade by clarifying the rules governing international trade disputes, where the parties involved have chosen a competent court. For example, the Convention provides clarity on: jurisdiction rules, which court is competent and on the recognition and enforcement of judgments given by courts in the countries which apply the Convention. In practice, this will ensure that EU companies have more legal certainty when doing business with firms outside..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=380</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=380</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> IFC Tajikistan Business Regulation and Investment Policy Project supports Tajikistan in finalizing the process of accession to the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>Dushanbe, September 24 -25, 2014 &amp;ndash; 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&amp;rsquo;s progress on Apostille Convention and propose further steps in the accession process (ii) to introduce the Apostille Service &amp;ndash; new service which will be provided in the coming future in the Republic of Tajikistan and (iii) to introduce the Hague Apostille Convention to the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=379</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=379</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> iSupport cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations project begins in September 2014</title> <description>Thanks to a significant action grant provided by the European Union under the &quot;Civil Justice&quot; Programme in partnership with the Hague Conference on Private International Law, nine of its Member States (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Switzerland) and three organisations (the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the Italian Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques (ITTIG) and the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ)), the iSupport project commenced in September 2014. The objective of the iSupport project is..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=378</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=378</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> New e-Registers of Apostilles for Paraguay and Hong Kong </title> <description> On 30 August 2014, the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) entered into force for Paraguay. As of this date, the new Category 2 e-Register of Apostilles issued by Paraguay also became operational. For practical information regarding the operation of the Apostille Convention for Paraguay (including access to the e-Register) please click here. Just two days later, on 1 September, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR) also began..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=377</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=377</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Official opening of the new offices of the Permanent Bureau</title> <description>Today the new premises of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law at Churchillplein 6b were officially opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Mrs Ren&amp;eacute;e Jones Bos, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands, Mr Pieter Cloo, and Deputy Mayor of The Hague, Mrs Ingrid van Engelshoven. During the opening ceremony, speakers noted the strong ties between the Netherlands and the Hague Conference, which is the oldest international organisation in The Hague.&amp;nbsp; The Secretary..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=376</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=376</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Zambia joins the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On 26 August 2014, the Republic of Zambia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention will enter into force for Zambia on 1 November 2014. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=375</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=375</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2014 </title> <description> Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents September 2014: Introduction Facilitating the effective implementation and operation of the Hague Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions and furthering other co-operation between States in the field of child protection The provision of training in Guinea in relation to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=374</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=374</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2014 </title> <description> Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents June 2014: Introduction Facilitating the effective implementation and operation of existing Hague Conventions Completion of an EU partnership project between Romania, ENM and the Hague Conference on the International Recovery of Maintenance Latin American meeting on the international protection of children and the recovery of maintenance abroad ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=373</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=373</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, December 2013 </title> <description>Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents December 2013: Introduction The Hague&amp;rsquo;s International City of Peace and Justice Missions and related developments in the area of International Family Law Conference celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges (17 to 19 July 2013) Background information Conclusions and Recommendations The scope of DJC Designations to the IHNJ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=372</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=372</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, October 2013 </title> <description> Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents October 2013: Introduction Workshop for East and Southeast Asian States on the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, 27 to 28 March 2013 Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme: an update Haiti Cambodia Madagascar Other States The &amp;quot;Malta Process&amp;quot; and the Working Party on Mediation: an Update The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=371</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=371</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> APEC Workshop on the Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions</title> <description>The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Workshop on the Ease of Doing Business through Hague Conventions was held on Tuesday 12 August 2014 in Beijing, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China. The Workshop was organised by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong, China, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Regional Office of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The Workshop was attended by over 40 participants from 12 of the APEC Member Economies as well as international organisations, including government officials, judges, academics and practitioners. Christophe..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=370</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=370</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Azerbaijan becomes the Hague Conference&amp;apos;s 77th Member</title> <description> On Tuesday 29 July 2014, the Republic of Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference&amp;#39;s 77th Member. The following Hague Conventions are already in force for Azerbaijan: Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;); Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=369</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=369</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Available Now: Spanish version of Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice </title> <description>Guide No 2 under the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the final, revised Spanish version of the Guide to Good Practice No 2: Accreditation and Adoption Accredited Bodies: General Principles and Guide to Good Practice. This Guide to Good Practice was developed by the Permanent Bureau with the help of many experts and in consultation with States Parties to the 1993 Hague Convention and their Central Authorities. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=368</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=368</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> St. Petersburg Conference on Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments</title> <description>The Conference on Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments was held on Tuesday 17 June 2014 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The Conference was organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. The Conference was attended by over 40 participants from the Russian Federation and five other jurisdictions, including government officials, judges, academics and practitioners. The Conference was officially opened by Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH, Elena Borisenko, Deputy Minister of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=367</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=367</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH Asia Pacific Week (Hong Kong, 6-11 October 2014)</title> <description>HCCH Asia Pacific Week is a series of events collectively organised by the Asia Pacific Office of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The week will be centred around three key events: The 2014 Judgments Project Working Group Meeting. The Working Group is currently engaged in the preparatory work for an international convention relating to the recognition and enforcement of judgments abroad. The 9th International Forum on the e-APP. The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=366</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=366</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Available now: Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention</title> <description> 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 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements, prepared by Professor Trevor Hartley and Professor Masato Dogauchi. The Oficina de Interpretaci&amp;oacute;n y Lenguas of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepared the translation pro bono and the Permanent Bureau revised it with the assistance of Ms Ana Zanettin. The Permanent Bureau wishes to thank Spain and Ms Zanettin for their much appreciated assistance with the Spanish..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=365</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=365</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Belgium becomes the 41st Contracting State to the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention </title> <description> On 28 May 2014, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to 41. The Convention will enter into force for Belgium on 1 September 2014. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=364</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=364</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Burundi joins the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 10 June 2014, the Republic of Burundi acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;). The Convention will enter into force for Burundi on 13 February 2015. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=363</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=363</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Special Commission meets in The Hague to review the practical operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions and considers draft Handbooks </title> <description>A meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions concluded today after four days of constructive discussions among some 130 experts representing 53 States and several international governmental and non-governmental organisations. The agenda covered a range of issues relating to the three Conventions, which establish a worldwide regime to facilitate co-operation in international civil procedure. Experts considered draft new and revised editions of the Handbooks on the Service and Evidence Conventions, as well as measures..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=362</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=362</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conference on cross-border family matters and the well-being of the child highlights Hague Convention on child abduction in the Asia Pacific region</title> <description>On 13 May 2014, the Conference &quot;Cross-Border Family Matters and the Well-Being of the Child: Asia Pacific Perspectives&quot; took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Conference focused on the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980 Child Abduction Convention). The event was organised by the Hague Conference through its Asia Pacific Regional Office and Renmin University of China, with the support of the Government of China. Financial support was provided by the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) and two renowned..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=361</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=361</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Georgia becomes the 40th Contracting State to the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention</title> <description> On 1 April 2014, Georgia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to forty. The Convention will enter into force for Georgia on 1 March 2015. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=360</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=360</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Practical Handbook on the operation of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Practical Handbook on the operation of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children has been published in English and French and an electronic version is available for download on the Hague Conference website. Copies of the Practical Handbook can be purchased for the price of &amp;euro;30.00 per copy (excluding shipping and handling costs)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=359</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=359</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs and Policy 2014 – Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations</title> <description>From 8 to 10 April 2014, Members of the Hague Conference gathered in The Hague for the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy. The Council reviewed the work of the Organisation during the prior year and charted the course for future work. The Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations are available in English and French...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=358</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=358</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just released: e-Country Profile under the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention </title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent release of the e-Country Profile under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The Permanent Bureau would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to the Government of Norway and to Alphinat Inc. for funding the e-Country Profile. Background Information A Contracting State may use the Country Profile to fulfil its obligations to provide information to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=357</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=357</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Singapore becomes 76th HCCH Member; Brazil accedes to 1970 Evidence Convention; Iraq accedes to 1980 Child Abduction Convention; European Union approves 2007 Child Support Convention </title> <description> On 9 April 2014, during the Council on General Affairs of the Hague Conference, Singapore became the 76th Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law by depositing its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Organisation. On the same occasion, Brazil acceded to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters which now counts 58 Contracting States Further, Iraq acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which now counts 92 Contracting States...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=356</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=356</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Just published: Practical Handbook for Caseworkers under the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention </title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the recent publication of the Practical Handbook for Caseworkers under the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The Permanent Bureau would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia for the secondment of Hannah Roots (2008-2009) and to the latter for her outstanding work in preparing and finalising the Practical Handbook. Click here to download an electronic..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=353</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=353</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Spanish version of the Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>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 Alegr&amp;iacute;a Borr&amp;aacute;s and Jennifer Degeling, with the assistance of William Duncan and Philippe Lortie. The Permanent Bureau would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to Alegr&amp;iacute;a Borr&amp;aacute;s who prepared the Spanish version of the Explanatory Report. It is hoped that this..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=352</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=352</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Tunisia seeks membership in the Hague Conference</title> <description>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 Hague Conference. Tunisia would be the 7th African Member State and the 143rd State &amp;ldquo;connected&amp;rdquo; to the Hague Conference...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=351</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=351</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Volume XX of the Judges&amp;apos; Newsletter</title> <description>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 protection instruments. We hope that this volume of the Judges' Newsletter will inspire States which have not yet concentrated jurisdiction to do so in the very near future. In these days of tablets..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=350</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=350</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 10th Anniversary of the Malta Process </title> <description>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 &amp;nbsp;and / or the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, and non-Contracting States whose legal systems are based on or influenced by Islamic law..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=349</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=349</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Mongolia joins the 1954 Hague Civil Procedure Convention</title> <description>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 (&amp;ldquo;Civil Procedure Convention&amp;rdquo;). Mongolia is the 48th Contracting State to the Convention, which will enter into force for that State in accordance with Article&amp;nbsp;31 of the Convention. The accession ceremony was attended by Mr Jules van Eijndhoven and Mr Mark Groen from the Treaties Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Ms Angar Oyun from..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=348</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=348</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations of the Experts&amp;apos; Group meeting on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders</title> <description> The Experts&amp;#39; 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 attention of the 2014 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=347</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=347</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 20 New Judges designated in 2013 to the International Hague Network of Judges </title> <description>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, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Including changes to existing designations, the IHNJ welcomed a total of 28 new judges in 2013. The IHNJ began some 15 years ago with judges from China (Hong Kong SAR),..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=346</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=346</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Completion of an EU partnership project between Romania, ENM and the Hague Conference on the International Recovery of Maintenance</title> <description>From January 2012 until January 2014, the Ministry of Justice of Romania, the &amp;Eacute;cole Nationale de la Magistrature (ENM - France) and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference worked together on the project &quot;Enhancing judicial international co-operation in matters relating to maintenance obligations&quot; (JUST/2010/JCIV/AG/0026), in the context of the European Union &quot;Civil Justice&quot; Programme. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The project, completed on 14 January 2014 and presented to the European Judicial Network Annual Meeting of Contact Points (Brussels, 28-29 January 2014), resulted in the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=345</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=345</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Japan signs and ratifies the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>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&amp;rsquo;s instrument of ratification was deposited by H.E. Mr Masaru Tsuji, Japan&amp;rsquo;s Ambassador to the Netherlands, who was accompanied by several other officials. The broad delegation underlines the importance that the Japanese Government attaches to this event. Japan&amp;rsquo;s ratification of the Convention is indeed a milestone in the history of the Convention, which will provide a key tool to return children victims of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=344</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=344</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Latin American meeting on the international protection of children and the recovery of maintenance abroad</title> <description>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, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain and Uruguay, met in Santiago, Chile, for the Latin American Meeting on the International Protection of Children and the Recovery of Maintenance Abroad. The Santiago..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=343</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=343</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Paraguay accedes to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 10 December 2013, Paraguay deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague&amp;nbsp;Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;).The Convention will enter into force for Paraguay on 30 August 2014. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=342</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=342</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Three States join the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description> In December 2013, the following three States have joined the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: Croatia (5 December), Haiti (16 December) and Serbia (18 December). The Convention will enter into force for all three States on 1 April 2014. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=341</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=341</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Hague Conference publishes the General Principles for Judicial Communications </title> <description>This document represents the latest version of Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and a set of General Principles for Judicial Communications within the context of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (hereinafter the &quot;1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention&quot;) and the International Hague Network of Judges, including commonly accepted safeguards for direct judicial communications in specific cases. The creation of the International Hague Network of Judges specialising in family matters..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=340</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=340</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Bar Associations lend support to the 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description> Normal 0 21 false false false NL X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein, or DAV) has encouraged the European Union to ratify the Choice of Court Convention. In a statement released in October 2013 (official version in German; a courtesy translation performed by the Permanent Bureau can be found here), the DAV, which represents the interests of the German bar at the national, European and international level, emphasised the significance of the Convention for EU litigants, and recommended that the EU extend the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=339</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=339</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 30th Anniversary of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description> 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&amp;rsquo;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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=338</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=338</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Albania joins the 1961 Hague Form of Wills Convention</title> <description> On 25 October 2013, the depositary of the Hague Conventions received the instrument of accession of Albania to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions. The Convention, which now counts 42 Contracting States, will enter into force for Albania on 24 December 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=337</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=337</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Paraguayan draft legislation implementing Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Contracts</title> <description> On 7 May 2013, Senator Hugo Esteban Estigarribia Guti&amp;eacute;rrez presented to Don Alfredo Luis Jaeggli, President of the Chamber of Senators of the Paraguayan Congress (Congreso de la Rep&amp;uacute;blica de Paraguay), draft legislation to implement the Draft Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Contracts. Pursuant to article 203 of the Constitution of Paraguay of 1992, the draft legislation seeks to reform the current regime in Paraguay governing choice of law in international contracts. Professor Jos&amp;eacute; Antonio Moreno Rodr&amp;iacute;guez initially developed the draft..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=336</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=336</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Armenia seeks membership in the Hague Conference</title> <description>On 8 November 2013, 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 Armenia as a new Member of the Organisation. The Netherlands presented its proposal in response to interest expressed by this State in joining the Hague Conference.&amp;nbsp; Under the Hague Conference Statute, existing Members have six months to submit their vote on the proposal, in this case until 6 May 2014. Once the voting period..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=335</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=335</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Explanatory Report on the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the Explanatory Report on the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements by Trevor Hartley and Masato Dogauchi is now available in off-print format on the Hague Conference website. Those interested in acquiring a paper copy should contact the Permanent Bureau at secretariat@hcch.net for further details. The Explanatory Report serves as a Commentary on the Convention adopted by the Twentieth Session, which is set out in the Final Act of 30 June 2005. The Explanatory Report..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=334</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=334</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Tome II of the Proceedings of the Twentieth Session - Judgments</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that the volume of the Proceedings of the Twentieth Session, Tome II, Judgments has recently been published. National Organs and Contact Organs of Members and participants in the Twentieth Session (14 to 30 June 2005) will receive copies of the Tome in the coming weeks. All others can order Tome II. This book can be ordered online through Intersentia Publishing...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=333</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=333</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH-IRZ Regional Seminar, Tunis</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Deutsche Stiftung fur Internationale Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit (IRZ) successfully concluded a regional seminar in Tunis on 30 October 2013, with approximately 65 experts from throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, including representatives from Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as well as Germany and Canada. The two-day seminar focused on the relevance and possible implementation of select Hague Conventions in order to facilitate the cross-border protection of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=332</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=332</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Just published: Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that 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 Alegr&amp;iacute;a Borr&amp;aacute;s and Jennifer Degeling, with the assistance of William Duncan and Philippe Lortie, is now available. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report. Paper copies can also be ordered from the Permanent Bureau at a cost of &amp;euro; 20 per copy, excluding postage costs. See the catalogue of publications for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=331</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=331</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Burkina Faso accepts the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law</title> <description> On Tuesday, 1 October 2013, Burkina Faso accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and has thus become the 75th Member of the Organisation. Burkina Faso is Party to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as well as the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and has signed the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. Burkina Faso is the sixth African State..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=330</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=330</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> News concerning the Parentage / Surrogacy Project of the Hague Conference</title> <description> Have your say: a call for responses to Questionnaires Nos 3 and 4 on Parentage / Surrogacy The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has recently published the third and fourth online Questionnaires on the &amp;quot;private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements&amp;quot;. These Questionnaires are addressed to Health Professionals (No 3) and Surrogacy Agencies (No 4). The Permanent Bureau is seeking responses to these Questionnaires from: Health Professionals..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=329</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=329</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Austria joins the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 9 October 2013, the Ambassador of Austria in the Netherlands, Dr Werner Druml, deposited on behalf of Austria the instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults (&quot;2000 Protection of Adults Convention&quot;). Austria is the eighth Contracting State to join the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention, which came into force on 1 January 2009. The ratification ceremony was also attended by Mr Joseph Damoiseaux, Head of the Treaties Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and his colleague Mr Mark Groen,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=328</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=328</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Support for the Apostille Convention among APEC Member Economies</title> <description>In June 2013, representatives of Member Economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) attended a workshop in Medan, Indonesia, on the Apostille Convention. The workshop was organised by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong, China, under the auspices of the APEC Economic Committee, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Regional Office of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The aim of the workshop was to introduce the Apostille Convention and demonstrate how it may complement APEC&amp;#39;s Ease of Doing Business (&amp;quot;EoDB&amp;quot;) initiative by facilitating..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=327</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=327</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conference on International Litigation in the Asia Pacific Region highlights Hague Conference instruments and initiatives which facilitate the resolution of cross-border legal disputes </title> <description>From 23 to 24 September 2013, a Conference on International Litigation in the Asia Pacific Region took place in Wuhan, People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China. The Conference was dedicated to the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) and the work carried out by the Hague Conference in the area of international jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (the Judgments Project). The event was organised by the Hague Conference, with the support of its Asia Pacific Regional Office, the Government of the People&amp;rsquo;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=326</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=326</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Azerbaijan and Singapore seek membership in the Hague Conference</title> <description>On 12 September 2013, 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 Azerbaijan and the Republic of Singapore as new Members of the Organisation. The Netherlands presented its proposal in response to interest expressed by both States in joining the Hague Conference.&amp;nbsp; Under the Hague Conference Statute, existing Members have six months to submit their vote on the proposal, in this case until 11 March 2014...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=325</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=325</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Host Country Agreement with Argentina for Regional Office in Latin America enters into force</title> <description> The Hague Conference is pleased to announce that the Embassy of the Argentine Republic formally notified the Secretary General that the Host Country Agreement regarding the establishment of the Organisation&amp;#39;s Regional Office for Latin America in Buenos Aires became effective on 23 August 2013, immediately upon entry of the notification of the approval. In response to requests to expand the work of the Hague Conference in Latin America, a Special Programme for Latin American States was established by the Permanent Bureau in 2005. Mr Ignacio Goicoechea &amp;ndash; a former member of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=323</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=323</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Republic of Moldova set to issue e-Apostilles</title> <description>On 12 August 2013, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Mr Iurie Leanca, and the Minister of Justice, Mr Oleg Efrim, announced the upcoming issuance of e-Apostilles in Moldova. A new regulation has been issued for this purpose and will be approved by the Government of Moldova as soon as next week. It is expected that the regulation will enter into force by the end of September 2013. By doing so, Moldova joins the exclusive group of States that have fully implemented the e-APP (electronic Apostille Programme). Pursuant to this new regulation, paper Apostilles will no longer be..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=322</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=322</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> IABA encourages States to join the Apostille, Service, Evidence, Access to Justice, and Choice of Court Conventions</title> <description>In a recent declaration, the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) has recommended that States join the Hague Conventions on international legal co-operation and litigation, namely the Apostille Convention, Service Convention, Evidence Convention, Access to Justice Convention, and Choice of Court Convention. The declaration comes at a time when a number of States, particularly in Latin America, are considering joining one or more of these Conventions. In the last few years, several States in the region have joined the Apostille Convention (Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=321</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=321</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The 2007 Hague Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations comes into force</title> <description>Today, 1 August 2013, the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (hereinafter the 2007 Hague Protocol) comes into force at the international level between Serbia and the European Union (all Member States of the European Union with the exception of Denmark and the United Kingdom). The Hague Conference on Private International Law is marking this occasion by making the Explanatory Report on the 2007 Hague Protocol, drawn up by Andrea Bonomi, publicly available. Click here to download an electronic copy of the Explanatory Report. In accordance with a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=320</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=320</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Ukraine ratifies the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance</title> <description>On Wednesday 24 July 2013, Ukraine ratified the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (hereinafter the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention). Ukraine is the fourth Contracting State to join the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention, which came into force on 1 January 2013. In relations between Contracting States, the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention replaces the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance of 20 June 1956 to which Ukraine is also a Contracting State. Philippe Lortie, First..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=319</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=319</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 15th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description>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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=318</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=318</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> APEC’s Economic Committee endorses wider participation in the Apostille Convention</title> <description> Following the successful outcome of the APEC Workshop on a Simplified Authentication Process for Production of Public Documents Abroad through the use of the Hague Apostille Convention, held in Medan, Indonesia, on 28-29 June 2013, which was attended by Deputy Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi and the Representative of the Hague Conference Asia Pacific Regional Office, Anselmo Reyes, the Chair of APEC&amp;#39;s Economic Committee (EC), Mr. Raymond Greene (United States of America), expressly noted in his summary of the workshop &amp;quot;EC endorsement of wider participation in the Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=317</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=317</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Austria signs the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults</title> <description>On Wednesday 10 July 2013, Austria signed the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults. Photo: H.E. Dr Werner Druml, Ambassador of Austria, signs the Convention&amp;nbsp;at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=315</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=315</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Dr Christophe Bernasconi officially assumes post of Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law </title> <description>Today Dr Christophe Bernasconi, former Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, has formally taken office as the Organisation&amp;#39;s new Secretary General. He takes over from Mr Hans van Loon, who was Secretary General of the Hague Conference from 1996 until his retirement on 30 June 2013. Prior to becoming Secretary General, Mr Van Loon served as Secretary and First Secretary at the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau starting when he joined the Organisation in 1978. Dr Bernasconi was born on 4 November 1964 in Basel (Switzerland) and is a Swiss citizen...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=313</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=313</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 90 Contracting States for the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention after accession by Kazakhstan</title> <description>On 3 June 2013, the Republic of Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention will enter into force for Kazakhstan on 1 September 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=312</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=312</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Farewell reception of Hague Conference Secretary General Hans van Loon</title> <description> Hans van Loon hosts farewell reception at the Peace Palace in The Hague to mark his retirement as Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and present his successor Christophe Bernasconi After nearly 35 years of service at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and almost 17 years as Secretary General, Mr Hans van Loon will retire as Secretary General of the Organisation on 30 June 2013. A formal reception will be held in his honour on Friday 14 June (6 &amp;ndash; 8 PM) at the Peace Palace. Various public officials, select members of the corps..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=311</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=311</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention celebrates its 20th anniversary</title> <description> 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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=310</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=310</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Republic of Korea signs the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 24 May 2013, the Republic of Korea signed the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The ceremony was held, exceptionally, at the Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands. The Republic of Korea was represented by H.E. Mr Young Chin, Minister of Health and Welfare who signed the Convention. The ceremony was also attended by the Director General of the Bureau of Population and Child Policy, Wonhee Rhee, the Director of the Division of Child Welfare Policy, Kyung Eun Lee, the Deputy Director of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=309</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=309</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Zambia accepts Hague Conference Statute</title> <description>On Friday, 17 May 2013, the Republic of Zambia accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and has thus become the 74th Member of the Organisation. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=308</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=308</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Bahrain joins the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 10 April 2013, the Kingdom of Bahrain deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;). This Convention, which now has 105 Contracting States, will enter into force for Bahrain on 31 December 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=307</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=307</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Instruments of acceptance, ratification and accession deposited during the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE &amp;nbsp; Viet Nam becomes newest Hague Conference Member; Serbia ratifies the Hague Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations; and Colombia joins the Hague Service Convention &amp;nbsp; At a ceremony on the grounds of the Peace Palace on 10 April 2013, the Socialist Republic of Viet&amp;nbsp; Nam became the 73rd Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law after its Vice-Minister of Justice, Mr Lien Hoang The, deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Organisation's Statute. The ceremony, part of the annual meeting of the Hague Conference's..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=305</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=305</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Hague Conference celebrates its 120th anniversary</title> <description> 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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=304</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=304</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, March 2013 </title> <description> Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents March 2013: Introduction The 2007 Hague Child Support Convention: an update Entry into Force Caseworker&amp;rsquo;s Practical Handbook Electronic Country Profile Explanatory Report in Spanish Heidelberg Global Maintenance Conference: March 2013 New 2007 Child Support Convention. Materials developed to assist Judges and the General Public ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=303</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=303</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Official designation of new Secretary General</title> <description>After nearly 35 years of service at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and almost 17 years as Secretary General, Mr Hans van Loon will retire as Secretary General of the Organisation on 30 June 2013. By decision of 13 March 2013, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has appointed Mr Christophe Bernasconi, currently Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference, to the post of Secretary General, effective from 1 July 2013. Mr Bernasconi, born on 4 November 1964 in Basel (Switzerland) and a Swiss citizen, joined the Hague Conference in 1997 as Secretary, was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=302</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=302</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Workshop for East and Southeast Asian States on the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention becomes first Hague Conference event organised for the Asia Pacific through new Regional Office in Hong Kong</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law co-organised, with the Governments of Macao and Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of the People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of China, a Workshop for East and Southeast Asian States on the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption in Macao SAR from 27 to 28 March 2013. The Workshop was the first event organised through the Asia Pacific Regional Office since its official opening in December 2012. The event gathered high-ranking officials and experts from East and Southeast..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=301</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=301</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 90 Contracting States for the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 5 March 2013, the Kingdom of Swaziland deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and thus became the 90th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Swaziland on 1 July 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=300</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=300</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Albania joins the Hague Divorce Convention</title> <description>On Thursday, 7 March 2013, Albania deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations. The Convention will enter into force for Albania on 6 May 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=299</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=299</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>&amp;quot;Fostering Co-operation through Hague Conventions&amp;quot;: seminar held in Tbilisi (Georgia)</title> <description>Experts from the Hague Conference took part in a seminar in Tbilisi jointly organised with IRZ from 26 to 28 February entitled, &quot;Fostering Co-operation through Hague Conventions.&quot; Participants included judges and other government officials from several States, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan as well as the Court of the Eurasian Economic Community. The event was intended to build on a similar seminar held in Bonn in 2010 by encouraging participants to actively discuss recent progress in their respective..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=298</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=298</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Former Deputy Secretary General William Duncan recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for his work with the Hague Conference</title> <description>Professor William Duncan has been recognised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for his work on &amp;quot;the development of international law, particularly international child protection&amp;quot; in the context of his role as expert, delegate and Deputy Secretary General to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. After almost 14 years at the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau (Secretariat of the Organisation), Professor Duncan retired in June 2011. According to the London Gazette of 29 December 2012, &amp;quot;The Queen has been..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=297</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=297</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Republic of Korea accedes to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On Thursday, 13 December 2012, the Republic of Korea deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The deposit was followed by the designation of a Central Authority under this Convention. The ceremony was attended by Mr Park Chull-joo, Minister-Counsellor, and Ms Sejin Lee, Legal Officer and Second Secretary, from the Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in the Hague, as well as by Mr Damoiseaux, Head of the Treaties Division and Mr Van Eijndhoven, Head of Publication Section from the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=296</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=296</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Official opening of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law today celebrated the official opening of its new Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong. The Opening Ceremony took place in the Central District of Hong Kong Island at the Government House, the official residence of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Guests included the Secretary General of the Hague Conference, as well as a number of senior officials including the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=294</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=294</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Experts from 21 States and from International Organisations met in Dakar to discuss the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention and its implementation in Francophone Countries of origin in Africa and the Caribbean</title> <description>As a follow up to the first Francophone Seminar held in The Hague (Netherlands) in June 2009, the Hague Conference, in partnership with the Governments of France, Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland organised a four-day workshop on the implementation and operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (&quot;the Convention&quot;) in certain francophone countries of origin in Africa and the Caribbean. The workshop took place in Dakar (Senegal) from 27 to 30 November 2012 and gathered more than 60 experts..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=293</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=293</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conclusion of the first meeting of the Special Commission on Choice of Law in International Contracts</title> <description>On 16 November 2012, experts from 59 States, the European Union, and a number of international and non-governmental organisations concluded the first meeting of the Special Commission on Choice of Law in International Contracts by unanimously agreeing to recommend that the Hague Conference on Private International Law finalise the draft Hague Principles on the Choice of Law in International Contracts (&quot;draft Hague Principles&quot;). The development of the Hague Principles will reinforce party autonomy via global rules pertaining to the choice of law in international commercial contracts. Experts..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=292</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=292</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September &amp;amp; November 2012 </title> <description>Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents September 2012: Introduction Meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, 17 to 20 April 2012 Publication of the Guide to Good Practice on Mediation under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention An update from the Hague Conference&amp;#39;s Regional Office in Latin America A seminar on the work..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=291</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=291</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Secretary General honoured by the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP)</title> <description>During the Jornadas ASADIP meeting which took place in Lima, Peru from 8 to 10 November 2012, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was honoured for his longstanding contributions to private international law and the protection of children in the region of Latin America. The Secretary General received a plaque engraved with the following text: The ASADIP, at its meeting in the city of Lima, Peru, where the Treaty of Lima of 1878 was adopted, wishes to honor Dr. Hans van Loon, in recognition of his important contribution to the development of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=290</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=290</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Bosnia and Herzegovina third State to ratify the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>On 25 October 2012, the depositary of the Hague Conventions received the instrument of ratification of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Hague&amp;nbsp;Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. In accordance with its Article 60, the Convention will enter into force for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 February 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=289</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=289</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Over 160 Experts from 75 States and International Organisations attend meeting on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention</title> <description>From 6 to 9 November 2012, over 160 experts from 75 States and international organisations all over the world participated in the third 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). The Apostille Convention is the most widely ratified Hague Convention to date, with 104 Contracting States. Its popularity is due in large part to its relevance to the lives of citizens and cross-border business. The Convention is responsible for dramatically simplifying the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=288</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=288</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Tobias Asser&amp;apos;s Inaugural Address 1862-2012</title> <description> 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&amp;#39;s achievements with a historical-sociological presentation, which, together with an English translation of Asser&amp;#39;s inaugural address, was published by T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, with the title A mission for his time -..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=287</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=287</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law awarded to Professor Louise Ellen Teitz </title> <description> Professor Louise Ellen Teitz was presented with the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law by the American Bar Association Section of International Law on 19 October 2012 during the Section&amp;#39;s Fall Meeting in Miami. The award, given annually, honours Ms Teitz&amp;#39;s distinguished, long-standing contributions to the development of private international law. Previous distinguished recipients of the prize, associated with the Hague Conference or its work, include: Peter D. Trooboff, Mary Helen Carlson, David Stewart, Harold S. Burman, Adair Dyer, Professor Arthur von Mehren,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=286</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=286</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Opening of the Centre for Private International Law of the Hague Conventions in Niš, Serbia</title> <description>On 5 October 2012, during the 10th Jubilee Conference on Private International Law in Ni&amp;scaron; (Serbia), organised by Professor Mirko Živkovic and teaching assistant Sanja Marjanovic, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference was asked to inaugurate a room in the Faculty of Law of Ni&amp;scaron;,&amp;nbsp; which was entirely devoted to the Hague Conference and its work: the Centre for Private International Law of the Hague Conventions. The Centre, the only one of this kind in this part of Europe, will promote a more extensive study of private international law on the Hague Conventions and help..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=285</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=285</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Expert Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption</title> <description>On 8 and 9 October 2012, an Expert Group composed of Central Authorities of States of origin and receiving States from various geographical regions and legal systems, UNICEF, the International Social Service (ISS), EurAdopt and two independent experts, met in The Hague to discuss the financial aspects of intercountry adoption. The meeting, organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law following a recommendation of the 2011 Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, gave rise to collaborative discussions and a commitment to work on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=284</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=284</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Sweden ratifies 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention</title> <description> On 26 September 2012, Sweden deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The instrument was accompanied by a reservation. The Convention will, in accordance with its Article 61(2)(a), enter into force for Sweden on 1 January 2013. With the exception of Belgium and Italy, all EU Member States are now Parties to the 1996 Convention. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=283</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=283</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Entry into force of the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention after ratification by Albania</title> <description> On 13 September 2012, Albania deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The instrument was accompanied by reservations and a declaration. Since the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Albania is the second deposit, the Convention will, in accordance with its Article 60, first paragraph, enter into force on 1 January 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=282</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=282</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Nicaragua joins the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Friday 7 September 2012, Nicaragua deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents and thus became the 104th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Nicaragua on 14 May 2013. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Nicaragua was represented by H.E. Ambassador Carlos J. Arg&amp;uuml;ello G&amp;oacute;mez. Deputy Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi and Senior Legal Officer Mayela Celis represented the Permanent..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=281</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=281</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Russian Federation joins the 1996 Hague Convention on protection of children</title> <description> On 20&amp;nbsp;August 2012, the&amp;nbsp;Russian Federation&amp;nbsp;deposited its instrument of&amp;nbsp;accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The instrument of&amp;nbsp;accession was accompanied by reservations and a declaration. The 1996 Convention will enter into force for the&amp;nbsp;Russian Federation&amp;nbsp;on 1&amp;nbsp;June 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=280</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=280</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Lesotho accedes to three Hague Children&amp;apos;s Conventions</title> <description> On 18 June 2012, Lesotho deposited its instruments of accession to the Hague Conventions of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption,&amp;nbsp;and of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The deposit was followed by the designation of a Central Authorities under all of these Conventions on 24 August 2012. The 1980 Convention will..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=279</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=279</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The United Kingdom joins the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention</title> <description> On 27 July 2012, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification in respect of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The instrument of ratification was accompanied by declarations and a reservation. The 1996 Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom on 1 November 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=278</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=278</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH International Family Law Briefings available on the HCCH website</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law&amp;nbsp;is pleased to announce that the HCCH International Family Law Briefings are now available on the HCCH website.&amp;nbsp;The Briefings are quarterly updates provided by the Permanent Bureau to International Family Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in this field. Download the full Briefing for June 2012&amp;nbsp;(extract from International Family Law, June 2012, pp. 230-235). Previous Briefings are available here or under&amp;nbsp;&quot;Publications&quot;...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=277</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=277</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2012</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction Part II of the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention (1) The recognition and enforcement of mediated agreements (2) A legal basis for cross-border direct judicial communications (3) Allegations of domestic..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=276</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=276</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, November 2011</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters, Qatar, Doha International Workshop on National Approaches to Surrogacy Organised by the University of Aberdeen The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme: An Update The Hague Children&amp;#39;s Conventions: Status Update ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=275</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=275</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2011</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction Part I of the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention (1) Statistical survey of applications made in 2008 under the 1980 Convention (2) Co-operation among Central Authorities under the 1980 Convention and the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=274</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=274</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2011 </title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction Cross-Frontier Surrogacy Issues Added to Hague Conference Work Programme The Inter-American Meeting of International Hague Network Judges and Central Authorities on International Child Abduction Finnish-Russian Expert Conference on International Child and Family Law The Hague Children&amp;#39;s Conventions: status update Download the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=273</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=273</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, March 2011</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction Morocco Judicial Seminar on Cross-Border Protection of Children and Families, Rabat (Morocco), 13 - 15 December 2010 Publication of a Special Edition of the Judges&amp;#39; Newsletter Developments Regarding the Guides to Good Practice under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention Publication of the Guide to Good Practice on the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=272</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=272</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, November 2010</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction Preparations for the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention Statistical Study on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention commenced Meeting of International Judges in The Hague, 28 June 2010 The Hague Children&amp;#39;s..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=271</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=271</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2010</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Introduction The Launch of the New INCADAT Website What is INCADAT? The New INCADAT The Hague Conference&amp;#39;s Co-operation with, and Presence in, Latin America The Third Meeting of the Special Commission to Review the Practical Operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (including the Conclusions &amp;amp; Recommendations) ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=270</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=270</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2010</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: International Conferences International Child Protection Conferences and Seminars Cross-Frontier Child Protection in the Southern and Eastern African Region: the Role of the Hague Children&amp;#39;s Conventions International Judicial Conference on Cross-Border Family Relocation (including the Washington Declaration) Download the full Briefing..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=269</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=269</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, December 2009</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Working Party on Mediation in the Context of the Malta Process The November 2009 meeting of Special Commission on the implementation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and its Protocol Download the full Briefing for December 2009 (extract from International Family Law, December 2009, pp. 269-270). ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=268</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=268</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2009</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme Guatemala Cambodia Kenya Francophone Seminar on the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, The Hague (the Netherlands), 22-26 June 2009 Judicial Training Seminar for Ukrainian Judges on the Child Abduction Convention, in co-operation with UEPLAC Future Special Commission Meetings ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=267</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=267</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2009</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues Download the full Briefing for&amp;nbsp;June 2009&amp;nbsp;(extract from International Family Law, June 2009, pp. 118-122). ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=266</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=266</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, March 2009</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: The Intercountry Adoption Technical Assistance Programme Update on Cambodia Guatemala and Kenya Third Judicial Conference within the &amp;quot;Malta process&amp;quot; concerning cross-frontier child protection and related issues Joint Conference on Direct Judicial Communications in Family Law Matters and the Development of Judicial Networks ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=265</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=265</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, December 2008</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: A new guide to good practice for intercountry adoption General Principles and Guide to Good Practice on Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children Download the full Briefing for December 2008 (extract from International Family Law,&amp;nbsp;December 2008, pp. 258-259). ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=264</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=264</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September 2008</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: More efficient systems for dealing with international child abduction A post-convention service iChild INCASTAT INCADAT Objectives Download the full Briefing for September 2008 (extract from International Family Law,&amp;nbsp;September 2008, pp. 185-186). ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=263</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=263</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Republic of Moldova joins the Hague Service Convention</title> <description> On&amp;nbsp;4 July&amp;nbsp;2012, the Republic of&amp;nbsp;Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection to&amp;nbsp;this accession, the Service Convention will enter into force for the Republic of&amp;nbsp;Moldova on 1 February 2013. &amp;nbsp; ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=262</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=262</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> HCCH International Family Law Briefings, June 2008</title> <description> Recently published: the quarterly update, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Contents: General Affairs and Policy Unmarried cohabitation and registered partnerships Updates on good practice guides Intercountry Adoption Convention 1993 Child Protection Convention 1996 Transfrontier contact concerning children Enforcement under the 1980 Convention &amp;nbsp;Download the full Briefing for June 2008&amp;nbsp;(extract..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=261</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=261</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Armenia accedes to the Hague Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description> On 27 June 2012, the Republic of Armenia deposited its instruments of accession to the Hague Conventions of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters. The Evidence Convention will enter into force for Armenia on 26 August 2012. In the absence of any&amp;nbsp;objection to&amp;nbsp;Armenia&amp;#39;s accession, the Service Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Armenia on 1 February 2013. &amp;nbsp; ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=260</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=260</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Brazil – Regional Federal Court concentrates jurisdiction for international child abduction cases</title> <description>On 14 June 2012, a Regional Federal Court in Brasilia, Brazil decided to concentrate jurisdiction for international child abduction cases at the first-instance level. The move, undertaken by the Regional Federal Court for the 1st Region (which includes the Federal District and 13 States), is a significant step forward for the operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, as practice has shown that the concentration of jurisdiction facilitates the development of judicial expertise, which then results in the Convention operating more expediently and effectively. The four other..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=259</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=259</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 88 Contracting States for the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention after the accession by Fiji</title> <description>On 29 April 2012, Fiji deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Convention shall enter into force for Fiji on 1 August 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=258</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=258</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Hague Conference to open Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong</title> <description> The Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law during its annual meeting from 17 to 20 April 2012 endorsed the initiative of the Secretary General to establish an Asia Pacific Regional Office. The Council welcomed the generous offer from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&amp;#39;s Republic of China to host this Office, which will be the second regional office of the Hague Conference (in addition to the Latin American regional office in Buenos Aires). The Council also welcomed the appointment of The Honourable Mr..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=256</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=256</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Secretary General joins Hague Peace and Justice visit to US</title> <description>From 27 March to 1 April 2012, Secretary General Hans van Loon participated in the Hague Peace and Justice mission to the United States. More information is available through the Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC, here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=255</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=255</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Rwanda accedes to 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description> On Wednesday 28 March 2012, Rwanda deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and has thus become the 87th Contracting State to this Convention. The 1993 Convention will enter into force for Rwanda on 1 July 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=254</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=254</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Seminar on the work of the Hague Conference and its relevance for the Caribbean Region and Bermuda</title> <description> From 21 to 24 May 2012, 125 representatives from more than 20 States and overseas territories, international organisations as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law met in Bermuda to learn about the Hague Conference in general and some of the multilateral treaties that have been concluded under its auspices (Hague Conventions), as well as to discuss the relevance of these instruments to the Caribbean Region and Bermuda. The seminar was organised by the Government of Bermuda, in collaboration with the Permanent Bureau, and with the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=253</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=253</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 86 Contracting States for the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Friday, 9 March 2012, Montenegro deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Montenegro has thus become the 86th Contracting State to the 1993 Convention, which will enter into force for this&amp;nbsp;country on 1 July 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=252</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=252</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 35 Contracting States for the 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention</title> <description> On 14 February 2012, the depositary received the instrument of accession&amp;nbsp;of Montenegro to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and co-operation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children. The instrument of accession was accompanied by the designation of authorities, reservations and a declaration. Montenegro has thus become the 35th Contracting State to the 1996&amp;nbsp;Convention, which will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 January 2013. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=251</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=251</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 34 Contracting States for the 1996 Hague Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday 7 February 2012, Greece deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and thus became the 34th Contracting State. The instrument of ratification was accompanied by a declaration and the designation of a Central Authority. The Convention will enter into force for Greece on 1 June 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=250</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=250</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Uruguay joins the Hague Apostille Convention </title> <description>On Thursday 9 February 2012, Uruguay deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents and thus became the 103rd Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Uruguay on 14 October 2012. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Uruguay was represented by H.E. Ambassador Alvaro Moerzinger Pagani and Mr Marcelo Gerona, Counsellor and Consul. Deputy Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi and Senior Legal Officer Mayela..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=249</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=249</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Joint Conference of the European Commission and the Hague Conference on Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters</title> <description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters Joint Conference of the European Commission ~ Hague Conference on Private International Law Brussels, 15 to 17 February 2012 Approximately 130 legal professionals from more than 35 States representing all continents gathered from 15 to 17 February 2012 in Brussels, Belgium to discuss &quot;Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters&quot; in a Joint Conference of the European Commission and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The following documentation with regard to the Joint Conference has..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=248</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=248</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Press Release: The Sixth Special Commission Concludes its Review of the Hague Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions</title> <description>1 February 2012 - The second and final part of the Sixth Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Child Protection Conventions concluded in The Hague yesterday, where hundreds of experts from around the world gathered in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace to examine and discuss policy matters pertaining to both Conventions. The Special Commission was convened primarily to ensure that these widely ratified multilateral instruments continue to protect the welfare and safety of children around the world. Approximately 200 experts..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=247</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=247</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Over 200 Experts Meet in The Hague to Review the Practical Operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions </title> <description> The Hague Conference on Private International Law will convene Part II of the Sixth Special Commission Meeting to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention from 25 to 31 January 2012. Both Conventions are important, widely ratified multilateral instruments which protect the safety and welfare of children all over the world. Part II of the Special Commission will differ from Part I in that it will focus more on policy pertaining to the Conventions rather than on operation and practice. The 1980 Hague Child..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=246</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=246</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Montenegro accedes to Hague Service and Evidence Conventions</title> <description> On 16 January 2012, the depositary of the Hague Conventions received the instruments of accession from Montenegro&amp;nbsp;to (1) the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and (2) the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters. Montenegro has&amp;nbsp;thus become the 65th Contracting State to the Service Convention and the 56th Contracting State to the Evidence Convention.&amp;nbsp; ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=245</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=245</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Hague Academy Seminar on &amp;apos;The Protection of the Child in International Law&amp;apos;</title> <description>From 14- 20 June 2009 the Hague Academy of International Law organised a Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law on the theme of &amp;quot;The Protection of the Child in International Law&amp;quot;. The Hague Conference, which has conducted significant research in the field of international child protection, collaborates with the Academy in this event. For the programme (in English only) click here. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=244</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=244</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Hague Academy Seminar on &amp;apos;Responding to the Challenges of Natural and Industrial Catastrophes - New Directions for International Law&amp;apos;</title> <description>From 15 to 21 January 2012 the Hague Academy of International Law organized a Seminar for Advanced Studies in Public and Private International Law on the theme of &amp;quot;Responding to the Challenges of Natural and Industrial Catastrophes - New Directions for International Law&amp;quot;. The Hague Conference, which has conducted significant research in the field of civil liability for environmental damage, collaborates with the Academy in this event. For the programme (in English only) click here. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=243</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=243</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Colombia joins the Hague Evidence Convention</title> <description>On Friday, 13 January 2012, Colombia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters and thus became the 55th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Colombia on 13 March 2012. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, the Embassy of Colombia was represented by H.E. Ambassador Eduardo Pizarro Leong&amp;oacute;mez and Counsellor Solangel Ortiz Mej&amp;iacute;a. Deputy Secretary General Christophe Bernasconi, and Senior Legal Officer Mayela Celis,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=242</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=242</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Workshop on the Hague Service Convention, Mexico</title> <description>Mexico - Workshop on the Hague Service Convention On 28 November 2011, over 140 experts, judges, government officials, process servers, professors and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law attended a workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 15 November of 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Service Convention). The workshop was hosted by the Consultor&amp;iacute;a Jur&amp;iacute;dica of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and organised in..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=241</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=241</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Commemorative conference: 100 years Nobel Peace Prize Tobias Asser</title> <description> 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&amp;nbsp;took place on 9 December 2011 in the Peace Palace in The Hague. For the programme of the event, please click here;&amp;nbsp;the speech of the Secretary General on &amp;quot;The Hague Conference on Private..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=240</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=240</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Brazil joins the 1980 Access to Justice Convention</title> <description> On Tuesday, 15 November 2011, Brazil deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice and thus became the 26th Contracting State. The Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 February 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=239</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=239</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Viet Nam joins Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 1 November 2011, Viet Nam deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Convention will enter into force for Viet Nam on 1 February 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=238</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=238</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Fourth Asia Pacific Conference of the Hague Conference, Manila </title> <description> From 26 to 28 October 2011, over 230 delegates and participants from Australia, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu and Vietnam, together with observers from&amp;nbsp; Iraq, United States of America and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, and judicial officers, academics, other professionals, representatives from non-governmental organisations and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=237</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=237</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Albania signs the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention </title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that on 21&amp;nbsp;October 2011&amp;nbsp;Albania signed the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. His Excellency Mr Gazmend Barbullushi, Ambassador of Albania, signed the Convention at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in The Hague...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=236</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=236</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Ukraine joins the Hague Traffic Accidents Convention</title> <description>On 19 October 2011,&amp;nbsp;Ukraine deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 4 May 1971 on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents, and has thus become the 21st Contracting State. The&amp;nbsp;Traffic Accidents&amp;nbsp;Convention will enter into force for&amp;nbsp;Ukraine on&amp;nbsp;18 December 2011...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=235</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=235</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Republic of Moldova joins Hague Divorce Convention</title> <description>On 10 October 2011, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations, and has thus become the 19th Contracting State. The Divorce Convention will enter into force for Moldova on 9 December 2011. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=234</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=234</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apostille Convention and Third Regional Meeting on the e-APP for Europe Project</title> <description>&quot;PARIS EVENT&quot; Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apostille Convention and Third Regional Meeting on the e-APP for Europe Project Paris (France) - 4-5 October 2011 Almost 100 government representatives, notaries, judicial officers (huissiers), dignitaries and other subject-matter experts from 29 countries and international organisations gathered in Paris, France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). This event also provided the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=233</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=233</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Hague Prize for International Law awarded to Professor Paul Lagarde</title> <description>On 21st September 2011, Prof. Paul Lagarde was awarded the Hague Prize for International Law.* This award was established in 2002 to reflect the special position of the city of The Hague as &quot;City of Peace and Justice&quot;. &amp;nbsp;The foundations for this special position were first laid almost 120 years ago with the organisation of the first diplomatic session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law &amp;nbsp;in 1893, convened by the Netherlands Government on the initiative of Tobias Asser (Nobel Peace Prize 1911). A few years ago, the Hague Conference celebrated half a century of valuable..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=232</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=232</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Republic of Moldova accedes to 1961 Hague Form of Wills Convention</title> <description>On 11 August 2011, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions, and has thus become the 41st Contracting State. The Form of Wills Convention will enter into force for Moldova on 10 October 2011. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=230</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=230</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Uzbekistan becomes the 102nd Contracting State to the Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description> On Monday, 25 July 2011,&amp;nbsp;Uzbekistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &amp;quot;Apostille Convention&amp;quot;).&amp;nbsp;The instrument of accession was accompanied by the designation of competent authorities. The Apostille Convention will enter into force for Uzbekistan on 15 April 2012. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=229</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=229</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Russian Federation becomes the 86th Contracting State to the Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On Thursday, 28 July 2011, the Russian Federation desposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention will enter into force for the Russian Federation on 1 October 2011. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=228</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=228</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Board of Directors of the National Child Support Enforcement Association adopts a resolution honouring former Deputy Secretary General Professor William Duncan</title> <description>On 27 June 2011, the Board of Directors of the National Child Support Enforcement Association adopted a resolution honouring former Deputy Secretary General Professor William Duncan for his extraordinary effort, guidance and contribution in the advancement of international child maintenance efforts in general and the successful negotiation of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance in particular. The complete resolution is below (in English only). Resolution Recognizing the Contributions of William Duncan to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=226</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=226</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters, Qatar, Doha – 20 to 22 June 2011</title> <description>First Gulf Judicial Seminar on Cross-Frontier Legal Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters From 20 to 22 June 2011, approximately 80 participants from Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) &amp;ndash; Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman (Bahrain was excused) &amp;ndash; including Ministry officials, academics, professionals, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, met in Doha (Qatar), to discuss the relevance and possible implementation of some of the Conventions adopted under the auspices of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=225</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=225</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 40 Contracting States for the Hague Form of Wills Convention</title> <description> Having acceded, on 15 March 2011, to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions,&amp;nbsp;Ukraine has become the&amp;nbsp;40th State Party to this&amp;nbsp;Treaty. The Form of Wills Convention&amp;nbsp;has entered into force for Ukraine on Saturday, 14 May 2011. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=224</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=224</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Conclusions and Recommendations of the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission</title> <description>Special Commission Concludes with Recommendations to Improve the Operation of the Hague&amp;nbsp; Abduction and Child Protection Conventions The Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions concluded with recommendations for judges, other government officials and experts to consider when confronted with Convention issues. The recommendations strive to improve the way in which the Conventions operate in Contracting States. The 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention applies typically where one parent has moved a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=223</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=223</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Approximately 260 experts meet in The Hague to review the practical operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions</title> <description> The Hague Conference on Private International Law will convene the Sixth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions from 1-10 June 2011. Both Conventions are important, widely ratified multilateral instruments which protect the safety and welfare of children all over the world.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention applies typically where one parent has moved a child abroad without the consent of the other parent and without the permission of a court. In such a case, the &amp;ldquo;left..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=222</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=222</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Secretary General addresses the Council of Europe&amp;apos;s Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law</title> <description> At the 41st meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg on 17-18 March 2011, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference made a statement on the interaction between recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. For the text of the statement click here. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=221</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=221</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The Secretary General participates in the first Petersburg International Legal Forum </title> <description> From May 19-21, 2011, Secretary General Hans van Loon took part in the first International Legal Forum in St Petersburg. Invited by the Government of the Russian Federation, he spoke on May 19, at the Plenary Session, moderated by former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&amp;nbsp;(please click here&amp;nbsp;to read the Secretary General&amp;#39;s speech). The plenary session was opened by President Dmitry Medvedev, who also commented briefly on each of the speeches. The other speakers included the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,&amp;nbsp;Thorbjorn Jagland, the European Commissioner for Home..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=220</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=220</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Significant Milestones for e-APP for Europe Project</title> <description> PRESS RELEASE Significant Milestones for e-APP for Europe Project: Spain issues its first e-Apostilles and starts operating a central e-Register using state-of-the-art e-APP technology This week Spain issued and registered its first e-Apostilles using state-of-the-art technology developed under the e-APP (electronic Apostille Pilot Program) for Europe project, thus becoming the second State worldwide (after New Zealand) to have completed a comprehensive implementation of both of the e-APP&amp;#39;s components. Full adoption of e-APP means that Spain has implemented a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=219</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=219</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Oman joins the Apostille Convention as 101st Contracting State</title> <description>On Thursday 12 May 2011, the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Mr Sayyid Mohammed Harib 'Abdallah Al-Said, deposited Oman's instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (&quot;Apostille Convention&quot;). As a result, Oman has become the 101st Contracting State to the Apostille Convention. In a short ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, which was attended by First Secretary Christophe Bernasconi and Legal Officer Alexander Kunzelmann, the Ambassador noted that Oman's accession to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=218</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=218</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Mexico Inter-American Meeting</title> <description>Mexico Inter-American Meeting of International Hague Network Judges and Central Authorities on International Child Abduction (Mexico, 23-25 February 2011) Purpose of the Meeting The meeting was organized to discuss how to improve, among the countries represented, the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention) and the Montevideo Convention of 15 July 1989 on the International Return of Children (the 1989 Inter-American Convention) and to provide information on the implementation of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=217</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=217</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Cross-frontier surrogacy issues added to Hague Conference work programme </title> <description> PRESS RELEASE Cross-Frontier Surrogacy Issues Added to Hague Conference Work Programme On Thursday, 7 April 2011, the Hague Conference on Private International Law&amp;#39;s Council on General Affairs and Policy invited its Permanent Bureau to intensify its work on the broad range of issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements. International surrogacy cases often involve problems concerning the establishment or recognition of the child&amp;#39;s legal parentage and the legal consequences which flow from such a determination (e.g., the child&amp;#39;s nationality, immigration..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=216</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=216</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Several States join Hague Conventions during Council on general affairs and policy</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE During the Hague Conference on Private International Law's annual meeting of its Council on General Affairs and Policy (5-7 April 2011), the European Union, Norway, Andorra and Costa Rica will each join one or more of the Hague Conventions. On behalf of the European Union, the Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice &amp;amp; Public Administration, H.E. Dr. Tibor Navracsics, will sign the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. This EU signature constitutes a preliminary endorsement of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=215</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=215</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Finnish-Russian Expert Conference on International Child and Family Law</title> <description> On Wednesday 23 March 2011, a&amp;nbsp;Finnish-Russian Expert Conference was held in Helsinki to&amp;nbsp;discuss questions related to&amp;nbsp;international child and family law. The Permanent Bureau was invited to participate in this meeting and was represented by Deputy Secretary General William Duncan. In the discussions, emphasis was laid on the central principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, such as the priority of the best interest of the child and the equal treatment of children as well as the right of the child to maintain a personal relationship and direct..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=214</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=214</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Haiti signs Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce that on 2 March 2011 the Republic of Haiti signed the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption. By signing the Convention, the Republic of Haiti signals its wish and intention to reform its child protection system, as well as its intercountry adoption system, which is an essential starting point for the ratification of the Convention. His Excellency Mr Raymond Magloire, Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti, signed the Convention at the Ministry of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=213</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=213</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Publication of the Spanish version of the Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part IV - Enforcement</title> <description>It is with great pleasure that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law announces the publication of the Spanish version of Part IV of the Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Enforcement.&amp;nbsp; This Guide is based upon the principles of good practice presented to, and supported by, the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=212</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=212</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 30th Contracting State for the 1996 Hague Convention on protection of children</title> <description>On Monday, 31 January 2011,&amp;nbsp;the instrument of acceptance by the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the Convention on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and co-operation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children was deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. The Convention will enter into force for the Kingdom of the Netherlands - for the European part of the Netherlands, for the Caribbean part of the Netherlands and for Cura&amp;ccedil;ao - on 1 May 2011. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=211</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=211</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 72 Members for the Hague Conference </title> <description>On Thursday 27 January 2011, the Republic of Costa Rica deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the Conference's 72nd Member. The following Hague Conventions are already in force for Costa Rica: Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction; Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. Signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=210</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=210</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 71 Members for the Hague Conference</title> <description> On Wednesday 19 January 2011, the Republic of Mauritius deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the 70th Member State of the Organisation. Mauritius is the fourth State in Africa (along with Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa) to become a Member of the Hague Conference, bringing the total membership to 71 (i.e., 70 Member States and one Member Organisation). Mauritius is already&amp;nbsp;a Contracting State&amp;nbsp;to five Hague Conventions: Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=209</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=209</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Morocco Judicial Seminar on Cross-Border Protection of Children and Families</title> <description>Morocco Judicial Seminar&amp;nbsp;on Cross-Border Protection of Children and Familieshosted by the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Moroccowith the Hague Conference on Private International Law and TAIEXRabat (Morocco), 13-15 December 2010 Purpose of the Seminar Within the framework of the Malta Process, the Seminar discussed cross-border protection of children and families and, in particular, the Hague Convention of 19&amp;nbsp;October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. In..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=208</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=208</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> First Meeting of Latin American Judges of the International Hague Network of Judges</title> <description> The&amp;nbsp;First Meeting of Latin American Judges of the International Hague Network of Judges took place on 4 December 2009. The following Latin American States were represented at the meeting: Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In addition, other judges that had been invited from Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela were in attendance. As a corollary of the work, and with the aim to facilitate the dialogue between the Latin American Network Judges and US Network Judges, a video conference was held at the US Embassy..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=207</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=207</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Viet Nam - Study visit to the Permanent Bureau and signing of Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 8-10 December 2010, a delegation of Vietnamese officials from the Ministry of Justice, Office of State President, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Supreme Court attended a three-day study visit organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (&quot;HCCH&quot;) in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice Viet Nam. The main purpose of the study visit was to further acquaint the delegation to the organisation and work of the Hague Conference. The study visit also provided an opportunity for the delegation to brief the Permanent Bureau on work being..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=206</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=206</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Landmark international seminar on Hague Choice of Court Convention | &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Seminario internacional sobre el Convenio de La Haya sobre Acuerdos de Elección de Foro&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;</title> <description>Government officials, judges, and other experts from various Latin American States acknowledge benefits of the Hague Choice of Court Convention and recognise potential for domestic application in harmony with corresponding regional instruments. A Joint Seminar on Choice of Court in International Litigation was held on 8 November 2010 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Seminar, which was organised by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice (as President pro tempore of MERCOSUR) and the Hague Conference on Private International Law, was attended by government officials, judges, and other experts from Brazil,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=205</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=205</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> e-APP for Europe Project - first regional meeting to take place in Helsinki, Finland</title> <description>e-APP FOR EUROPE PROJECT FIRST REGIONAL MEETING TO TAKE PLACE IN HELSINKI, FINLAND Project funded by the European Union The first regional meeting of the e-APP for Europe Project, hosted by the Ministry of Justice of Finland, will be held in Helsinki (Finland) on Monday 14 February 2011 (as a one-day event). For more information on the e-APP (electronic Apostille Pilot Program) please see the Apostille Section and the e-APP website at&amp;nbsp;http://www.e-app.info/. This is the first of three regional meetings to be held in the context of the e-APP for Europe Project. The two additional..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=204</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=204</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> U.S. Senate approves Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance </title> <description> On 29 September 2010, the United States Senate approved the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance. This treaty will make it easier for Americans to recover child support payments from a non-custodial parent living abroad and promotes the establishment, recognition, and enforcement of child support obligations in cases where the custodial parent and child are in one country and the non-custodial parent is in another. The Convention, adopted on 23 November&amp;nbsp;2007,&amp;nbsp;was signed by the United States on the same date. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=203</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=203</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Update Hague Family Law Conventions</title> <description>The Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children&amp;nbsp;was recently ratified by&amp;nbsp;various EU Member States, namely: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania and&amp;nbsp;Spain. The Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults was accepted by Finland on 19 November 2010, whereas Estonia acceded to this Convention on 13 December 2010. On 28 December 2010, Singapore acceded to the Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=202</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=202</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Publication of the Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention: Part IV - Enforcement </title> <description>It is with great pleasure that the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law announces the publication of Part IV of the Guide to Good Practice under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Enforcement.&amp;nbsp; This Guide is based upon the principles of good practice presented to, and supported by, the Fifth Meeting of the Special Commission to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=201</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=201</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 70 Members for the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Wednesday, 14 July 2010, the Republic of the Philippines deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became the 70th Member of the Organisation. One Hague Convention is already in force for the Philippines: that of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=200</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=200</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Ukraine signs 2007 Hague Child Support Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 7 July 2010, Ukraine signed the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. The Child Support Convention has not yet entered into force. Photo: Ambassador Korzachenko of Ukraine signs the Convention at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=199</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=199</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Special Commission on the operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description> From 17 to 25 June 2010, a Special Commission meeting was held in The Hague, on the grounds of the Peace Palace, in which more than 80 countries and 14 international organisation were participating. The objective of the Special Commission is 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 and to achieve consencus on the main elements of a Guide to Good Practice on Accreditation and Adoption Accredited bodies On the first day, a one-day discussion on the abduction, sale of and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=198</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=198</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> 6th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)</title> <description> download the PDF&amp;nbsp;version in English | Espa&amp;ntilde;ol&amp;nbsp; 6th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP) The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague&amp;nbsp;Conference on Private Internatinal Law are pleased to announce the holding of the 6th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP). The Forum will take place on Tuesday 29 &amp;amp; Wednesday 30 June 2010, in Madrid, at the IFEMA (Feria de Madrid). The Forum is a part of the official Spanish Presidency..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=197</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=197</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Australia accedes to Hague Service Convention</title> <description>On 15 March 2010, Australia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. The accession was announced in a press release by the Australian Attorney-General on 18 March 2010. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=196</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=196</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Co-operation with and presence in Latin America</title> <description>In the context of implementing the strategic aim of the Hague Conference of reinforcing its co-operation with, and its presence in, Latin America, the Secretary General, on 7 May 2010, signed two agreements in Buenos Aires. The first agreement concerns co-operation with Mercosur and was co-signed by the Ministers of Justice of the Members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and&amp;nbsp;Uruguay), as well as those of its Associate States (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru). The agreement&amp;nbsp;entered into force immediately. The second is an agreement with the Government of Argentina, which..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=195</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=195</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Morocco accedes to two Hague Conventions</title> <description> On 26 April 2010, Morocco deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 4 May 1971 on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents. The Convention will enter into force for Morocco on 25 June 2010. Earlier this year, on 9 March, Morocco acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This accession has already been accepted by several other Contracting States. The Child Abduction Convention will enter into force for Morocco on 1 June 2010. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=194</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=194</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> European Union supports the e-Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)</title> <description> &amp;nbsp;Download this announcement in PDF EUROPEAN UNION SUPPORTS THE E-APOSTILLE PILOT PROGRAM (E-APP) The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is very pleased to announce that the European Union has accorded substantial financial support to the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP). This support will allow for the further development, implementation and operation of e-Registers of Apostilles and the promotion of the e-APP in the European Union and beyond. The financial support is accorded under the &amp;quot;Civil Justice&amp;quot; Programme..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=193</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=193</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 07:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> The NEW INCADAT was launched on 30 April 2010</title> <description>A new version of the International Child Abduction Database - INCADAT - was launched on 30 April 2010. The new INCADAT website gives access to a completely revised and modernised database of case-law under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. The various improvements for the INCADAT users include: more user-friendly website navigation, enhanced functionality of the case law search as well as the introduction of a &amp;ldquo;Case Law Analysis&amp;rdquo;-Section, which provides the users with a comprehensive case law commentary regarding key topics of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=192</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=192</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> European Union signs and ratifies 2007 Hague Protocol; Albania accedes to two Hague Conventions</title> <description>On 8 April 2010, during the Council on General Affairs of the Hague Conference, the Hague&amp;nbsp;Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations was signed and ratified by the European Union.&amp;nbsp; On the same occasion, Albania acceded to&amp;nbsp;the Hague Conventions of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure and of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. &amp;nbsp; photographer: Peter de Ruig..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=191</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=191</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Launch of the German section of the HCCH website</title> <description>In 1998, the website of the Hague Conference was created in the Organisation's official languages, French and English. To meet the growing demand within the international community to access this information in other languages, a section called &quot;Other languages&quot; was created in 2009 with links to translations of the Hague Conventions and other documents relating to the HCCH in several languages. After the launch, in March 2009,&amp;nbsp;of the Spanish website section, German is the second language for which a separate site, modelled on the English and French versions, has been created. This was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=190</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=190</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Another milestone for the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)</title> <description> Another milestone for the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP): New Zealand launches its e-Register of Apostilles and becomes the first jurisdiction to have completed a comprehensive implementation of both components of the e-APP Today the Authentication Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua) of New Zealand officially launched its e-Register of Apostilles. It may be accessed at http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille (see the link in the top-left corner of the site). The New Zealand e-Register is in full compliance with the model suggested under the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=189</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=189</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> International Judicial Conference on Cross-Border Family Relocation</title> <description>&amp;nbsp;download the Declaration in English&amp;nbsp;| Fran&amp;ccedil;ais |&amp;nbsp;Espa&amp;ntilde;ol |&amp;nbsp;Deutsch &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ON CROSS-BORDER FAMILY RELOCATION WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 23-25 MARCH 2010 co-organised by Hague Conference on Private International Law International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children with the support of&amp;nbsp; United States Department of State WASHINGTON DECLARATION ON INTERNATIONAL FAMILY RELOCATION On 23-25 March 2010, more than 50 judges..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=188</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=188</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Hague Child Abduction Convention soon to be in force for Morocco (Press Release)</title> <description> PRESS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION - MOROCCO JOINS THE HAGUE CONVENTION The Hague Conference is pleased to receive advice that Morocco has acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Morocco is the eighty-second State to become a Party to the 1980 Hague Convention and is the first North African State to do so. Morocco is a Member State of the Hague Conference and is also a Party to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=187</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=187</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> e-APP: Mexico Launches State-of-the-art e-Register of Apostilles</title> <description> [espa&amp;ntilde;ol]&amp;nbsp; Mexico joins the growing list of jurisdictions that have implemented at least one of the components of the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP). The Secretar&amp;iacute;a de Gobernaci&amp;oacute;n (the equivalent of the Ministry of the Interior), which is the Competent Authority at the federal level and which issues Apostilles for all public documents executed by the Federal Government of Mexico, officially launched its e-Register in February 2010. This e-Register can be found at http://dicoppu.gobernacion.gob.mx/registro/. The Permanent Bureau congratulates..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=186</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=186</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Revamped Apostille Section</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to launch a revised and improved version of the popular Apostille Section of the Hague Conference website. The centrepiece of the revamped Section is the electronic version of the &amp;ldquo;ABCs of Apostilles&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; a new brochure that provides basic information about the Apostille Convention and which will assist the millions of users of the Apostille Convention around the world. Click here to access the revised Apostille Section...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=185</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=185</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> African Governments urged to adopt Hague Conventions on Children</title> <description>High officials, judges and other experts from States in the Southern and Eastern African Region call for closer inter-State co-operation to protect vulnerable children in cross-frontier situations, and support implementation of the Hague Children's Conventions and the Apostille Convention The Seminar on Cross-Frontier Child Protection in the Southern and Eastern African Region was held from 22 to 25 February 2010 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Seminar, which was organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law in co-operation with the Government of the Republic of South Africa..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=184</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=184</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Information Note - Haiti earthquake and intercountry adoption of children</title> <description>Information Note to States and Central Authorities Haiti earthquake and intercountry adoption of children The Secretariat of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (the Hague Conference), noting with great concern the tragic situation in Haiti and the high number of children victims of the recent earthquake, would like to make the following information available to governments, international organisations and the public. Following the earthquake, many children have become separated from their families and may find themselves without shelter, food, water or other basic..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=183</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=183</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Dominican Republic joins 1996 Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On 14 December 2009, the Dominican Republic deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The Convention will enter into force for the Dominican Republic on 1 October 2010. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=182</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=182</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title> Peru joins Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 13 January 2010, Peru deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, bringing the total number of Contracting States to 98. At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, the Embassy of Peru was represented by H.E. Ambassador Allan Wagner and Counsellor Carlos Brice&amp;ntilde;o. First Secretary Christophe Bernasconi represented the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference. &amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=181</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=181</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>50 Contracting States for the Hague Evidence Convention</title> <description> On 14 December 2009, the Republic of Korea deposited the instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters. The Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on 12 February 2010. Please consult the status table&amp;nbsp;for information about declarations and&amp;nbsp;reservations made at the time of accession. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=180</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=180</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Uruguay signs and ratifies 1996 Hague Convention</title> <description>On 17 November 2009, the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children was signed and ratified by Uruguay.&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;Convention will enter into force for Uruguay on 1 March 2010...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=179</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=179</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>States strengthen co-operation on international child support</title> <description> Press release&amp;nbsp; Representatives from over 50 States and the European Community have agreed on a number of practical measures and principles to promote and implement a new Convention on the recovery of international child support. The Special Commission of States, which concluded in The Hague today, heard that the European Community, as well as a number of States such as the United States of America, were actively working towards ratifying the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.&amp;nbsp; The Convention was..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=178</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=178</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second ratification for the Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>On 15 October 2009, the Republic of Mauritius deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary. The Convention, which is open for all States,&amp;nbsp;needs only one more ratification or accession in order to enter into force. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=177</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=177</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention soon to be in force for 81 States</title> <description>After the signature and ratification by Greece on 2 September 2009, two more countries have joined the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: Cape Verde (4 September 2009) and the Republic of Togo (12 October 2009). The Convention will enter into force for Cape Verde on 1 January 2010, for Togo on 1 February 2010. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=176</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=176</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Minister of Justice and Law Reforms of Sri Lanka visits the Permanent Bureau</title> <description>On Monday 28 September 2009, H.E. Mr Milinda Moragoda, Minister of Justice and Law Reforms of Sri Lanka visited the Permanent Bureau in The Hague. The Minister was accompanied by H.E. Ms Grace Asirwatham, Ambassador of Sri&amp;nbsp;Lanka in the Netherlands and Mr Senarath Dissanayake, First Secretary at the Embassy. The visit coincided with the 8-year anniversary of Sri Lanka&amp;rsquo;s membership of the Hague Conference. Among the topics discussed was Sri&amp;nbsp;Lanka&amp;rsquo;s participation in a number of Hague Conventions and the possibility of Sri&amp;nbsp;Lanka becoming a Party to several other Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=175</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=175</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Croatia accedes to Hague Evidence Convention</title> <description>On Thursday 1 October 2009, Croatia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at The Hague. The Evidence Convention will enter into force for Croatia on 30 November 2009. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=174</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=174</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Secretary General elected Associé of the &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Institut de Droit International&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;</title> <description>The Institut de Droit International, at its 74th meeting in Naples (3-11 September 2009), elected the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Mr Hans van Loon, as Associ&amp;eacute; of the Institute. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=173</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=173</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Service Convention soon in force for 60 States</title> <description> On 8 September 2009, Belize deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. In the absence of any objection from a State which has ratified the Convention before 8 September 2009, Belize will become the 60th State Party to the Service Convention&amp;nbsp;on 1 May 2010.&amp;nbsp; ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=172</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=172</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland first State to ratify Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>On Monday 14 September 2009, the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary was ratified by Switzerland. Two more ratifications or accessions are needed in order for the Convention, which is open for signature by all States,&amp;nbsp;to enter into force. See also the related items listed below: - Swiss Government recommends quick ratification of Hague Securities Convention; - United States and Switzerland first to sign Hague Treaty providing legal certainty to modern forms of holding and transferring of securities...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=171</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=171</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Croatia ratifies 1996 Child Protection Convention</title> <description> On Friday,&amp;nbsp;4 September&amp;nbsp;2009,&amp;nbsp;the Republic of Croatia deposited the instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.&amp;nbsp;The Convention will enter into force for&amp;nbsp;Croatia on 1 January 2010. On behalf of the Permanent Bureau,&amp;nbsp;Ms Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s (Secretary at the Permanent Bureau) and Ms Eimear Long (Legal Officer) attended the short ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=170</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=170</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Greece signs and ratifies the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday 2 September 2009, the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption was signed and ratified by H.E. Mr Konstantinos Ioannis Rallis, Ambassador of Greece. Also attended the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at The Hague, as representatives of the Hague Conference, Mr Hans van Loon, Secretary General, and Mrs Laura Mart&amp;iacute;nez-Mora, Adoption Programme Co-ordinator. The 1993 Convention will enter into force for Greece on 1 January 2010...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=169</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=169</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Francophone Seminar on the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, The Hague, 22-26 June 2009</title> <description>The Francophone Seminar on the&amp;nbsp;1993 Adoption Convention, organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law in partnership with the French Institute of the Netherlands and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (International Organization of the Francophonie), and the Governments of Belgium (French-speaking community), Canada, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland,&amp;nbsp;took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 22-26 June 2009. The aim of the seminar was to bring together experts and judges of different French-speaking countries, in order to promote a good..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=168</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=168</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Zealand issues first e-Apostille</title> <description> On 13 May 2009, the Authentication Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua) of New Zealand issued its first e-Apostille. This e-Apostille, issued in full conformity with the model suggested under the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP), is the first to be issued in the Asia-Pacific region. The Authentication Unit issued another e-Apostille on 14 May 2009. In both instances, the underlying public document came to the Authentication Unit electronically from a government website validation service. The Authentication Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=167</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=167</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nepal signs Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday 28 April 2009, the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption was signed by H.E. Mr Pramesh Kuman Hamal, Ambassador of Nepal to the Benelux and the European Communities. Mr Deepak Dhital, DCM/Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Nepal, also attended the short ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, as well as Mr William Duncan, Deputy Secretary General, and Mrs Laura Mart&amp;iacute;nez-Mora, Adoption Programme Co-ordinator,&amp;nbsp;as representatives of the Hague Conference...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=166</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=166</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Council on General Affairs</title> <description>From 31 March until 2 April 2009, the Council on General Affairs was held in the building of the Academy of International Law in The Hague. The Conclusions and Recommendations&amp;nbsp;have been published shortly after the meeting and are accessible here. See also&amp;nbsp;items 163&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;164&amp;nbsp;of the News and events section, which are related to the 2009 Council...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=165</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=165</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Official launching by Mrs Alegría Borrás of the Spanish section of the HCCH website</title> <description>In 1998, the website of the Hague Conference was created in the Organisation's official languages, French and English. To meet&amp;nbsp;the growing demand within the international community to access&amp;nbsp;this information in other languages, a section called &quot;Other languages&quot; was created. This new section contains links to translations in several languages of the Hague Conventions and other documents relating to the HCCH. Spanish is the first language for which a separate site, modelled on the English and French versions, has been created. This was made possible by the substantial financial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=164</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=164</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>European Community signs Hague Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>During the Council on General Affairs, the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements was signed by the European Community.&amp;nbsp;As the Czech Republic is presiding the European Union,&amp;nbsp;the Czech Minister of Justice, H.E. Mr Jir&amp;iacute; Posp&amp;iacute;&amp;scaron;il, signed the Convention on behalf of the European Community. Since Mexico had already acceded&amp;nbsp;in 2007,&amp;nbsp;only one more ratification or accession is needed&amp;nbsp;for the entry into force of the Convention, which is open to all States. On the same occasion, both the Czech Republic and the Republic of Cyprus..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=163</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=163</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland ratifies 1996 and 2000 Hague Conventions</title> <description> On Friday, 27 March 2009, Switzerland deposited the instruments of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults. Both Conventions will enter into force for Switzerland on 1 July 2009. On behalf of the Permanent Bureau,&amp;nbsp;Mr Christophe Bernasconi (First Secretary) and Ms Chlo&amp;eacute; Grenadou (intern at the Permanent Bureau) attended..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=162</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=162</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Malta Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues</title> <description>Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues, hosted by the Government of Malta in collaboration with the Hague Conference on Private International Law St. Julian&amp;rsquo;s (Malta), 24-26 March 2009 Purpose of the Conference The Conference continued the process of dialogue&amp;nbsp;that began with the first (14-17 March 2004) and second (19-22 March 2006) Malta Conferences, which resulted in the Conclusions and Recommendations contained in the &quot;Malta Declaration&quot;. The discussion&amp;nbsp;focussed again&amp;nbsp;on how best to secure continuing contact between children and parents..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=161</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=161</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Adoption Round Table in Kyiv</title> <description>International Round Table &quot;Intercountry Adoption in Ukraine: International Law Implementation Issues&quot; On 6 and 7 November 2008, an international Round Table was co-organised in Kyiv&amp;nbsp;by the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports (State Department for Adoption and Protection of Children Rights) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine). On the basis of discussions and consultations which took place during two working days, the Round Table considered appropriate to provide the following recommendations to Ukraine: (please click..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=160</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=160</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10th anniversary of International Network of Judges for International Child Protection</title> <description>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..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=159</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=159</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Joint EC-HCCH Conference on Direct Judicial Communications on Family Law Matters and the Development of Judicial Networks</title> <description>On 15-16 January 2009, judges and experts from more than 50 countries and representatives from leading international judges associations met in Brussels (Belgium), under the auspices of the European Commission and the Hague Conference, to discuss direct judicial communications on family law matters and the development of judicial networks. Read&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Recommendations and Conclusions of this judicial conference: in English | in French | in Spanish.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=158</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=158</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>US signs 2005 Choice of Court Convention</title> <description>On Monday 19 January 2009, the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements received its first signature. Mr John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser to the US Secretary of State, signed the instrument of signature on behalf of the United States of America. Ms Karen K Johnson, Deputy Legal Counselor of the US Embassy at The Hague, as well as HCCH Secretary General Hans van Loon and Secretary Marta Perteg&amp;aacute;s attended the short ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements was acceded to by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=157</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=157</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Publication of Guide on Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children</title> <description>Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of General Principles and Guide to Good Practice on Transfrontier Contact Concerning Children. The purpose of this Guide is to draw attention to certain general considerations and special features which need to be borne in mind by States and their authorities when formulating policies in respect of international access/contact cases. The Guide provides an overall model or template for constructing an international system of co-operation designed to secure effective respect for rights of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=156</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=156</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Dominican Republic accedes to Hague Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Friday, 12 December 2008, the Dominican Republic deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &quot;Apostille Convention&quot;). With this new accession,&amp;nbsp;95&amp;nbsp;countries are currently Contracting States to this Treaty. For information on the Competent Authority designated by the Dominican Republic&amp;nbsp;under&amp;nbsp;the Apostille Convention, please click here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=155</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=155</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Electronic Apostille in Europe</title> <description> Another important step for the Electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP) The Superior Court of Murcia (Spain) recently issued the first electronic Apostille (e-Apostille) in Europe. This Apostille, issued within the framework of an international adoption procedure, is perfectly consistent with the model proposed&amp;nbsp;under the&amp;nbsp;e-APP. Please click here to read the press release from the Superior Court of Murcia. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=154</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=154</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Italy signs Protection of Adults Convention</title> <description>On Friday, 31 October 2008, Italy became the eleventh State to sign the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults.&amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=153</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=153</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Croatia signs 1996 Convention</title> <description>On Thursday, 30 October 2008, the Republic of Croatia signed the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. This Convention is currently in force for fifteen States and has been signed by twenty more...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=152</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=152</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Asia Pacific Regional Conference</title> <description>International Co-operation through Hague Conventions in the Asia Pacific The Third Asia Pacific Regional Conference, jointly organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hague Conference on Private International Law,&amp;nbsp;was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 September 2008. Among the topics discussed were the latest work of the Hague Conference and the implementation in the Asia Pacific of the Hague Conventions drawn up in the fields of international judicial and administrative co-operation and cross-border family relations, including the protection of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=147</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=147</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>115th Anniversary HCCH - Hague Protection of Adults Convention soon to enter into force</title> <description>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&amp;nbsp;has entered&amp;nbsp;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,&amp;nbsp;on 5..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=151</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=151</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>First Guide to Good Practice for the 1993 Hague Adoption Convention published</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the official publication of the 1st Guide to Good Practice for the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention: The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention: A Guide to Good Practice. A copy of the new Guide will be sent to all National Organs, Central Authorities and accredited bodies in September in either English or French. The Spanish Guide will be available by the end of 2008. The new Guide identifies important matters related to planning, establishing and operating the legal and administrative framework..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=150</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=150</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third Russian Seminar held in Ekaterinburg</title> <description>On 15 and 16 May 2008, a seminar&amp;nbsp;on the implementation of the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Ekaterinburg. This seminar was the third in a series of Russian seminars: the first&amp;nbsp;was convened in Moscow in October 2005 and the second in Saint Petersburg in January 2007. For more information, please click: Agenda of the Seminar in English&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Agenda of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=149</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=149</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Published in Brazil: &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Conferência da Haia de Direito Internacional Privado: A Participação do Brasil&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt;</title> <description>Confer&amp;ecirc;ncia da Haia de Direito Internacional Privado: A Participa&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o do Brasil. This book edited by Professors Jo&amp;atilde;o Grandino Rodas and Gustavo Ferraz de Campos Monaco is entirely devoted to the Hague Conference, its history, structure and modus operandi, Brazil&amp;rsquo;s participation in the Conference, and the Hague Conventions. The book (xxxi + 580 pp.), with a preface by the Secretary General of the Hague Conference and a foreword by the former Ambassador of Brazil at The Hague, H.E. Gilberto Vergne Saboia, was published by the Funda&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o Alexandre de..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=148</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=148</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third signature for the Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>On Monday, 28 April 2008, the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in respect of Securities held with an Intermediary was signed by Mauritius. The instrument of ratification will be desposited at a later date. The Convention has not yet entered into force...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=146</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=146</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4th ASEAN Law Forum in Ha Noi</title> <description>Fourth Law Forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) On&amp;nbsp;8 and 9 April 2008, the Fourth ASEAN Law Forum on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Commercial Matters was held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Forum,&amp;nbsp;hosted by the Ministry of Justice&amp;nbsp;of Viet Nam, was attended by experts from the&amp;nbsp;ASEAN Member States&amp;nbsp;- Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam - as well as by representatives from the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Australia and China. The&amp;nbsp;participants discussed..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=145</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=145</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mauritius envisages accession to Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>The Government of Mauritius has informed the Permanent Bureau that the Republic of&amp;nbsp;Mauritius is envisaging and actively preparing accession to the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in respect of Securities held with an Intermediary...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=144</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=144</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Colombani Report on Adoption</title> <description>On 19 March 2008, Jean-Marie Colombani, former chairman and chief executive of Le Monde, delivered his Report on Adoption (Rapport sur l’adoption) to the French President, Mr Sarkozy. Mr Sarkozy had requested Mr Colombani in October 2007 to examine whether the procedures and administrative structures put in place in France were adequate, firstly to deal with adoption, and in particular intercountry adoption, and secondly in comparison with those of other countries of the European Union. The extensive Report (350 pages) makes 32 recommendations aimed at developing strategies and improving..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=143</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=143</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>India accepts HCCH Statute</title> <description>On Thursday, 13 March 2008, India deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference, and thus became&amp;nbsp;the 69th Member of&amp;nbsp;the Organisation. India -&amp;nbsp;a federal State consisting of 28 states and 7 union states,&amp;nbsp;and with a population of 1.14 billion inhabitants -&amp;nbsp;is already&amp;nbsp;a Party to the following Hague Conventions:&amp;nbsp; Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=142</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=142</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>USA joins 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday, 12 December 2007, the United States of America deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, which it had already signed on 31 March 1994. In accordance with its Article 46(2)(a), the 1993 Convention will enter into force for the US on 1 April 2008. Present at the ceremony were, i.a.,&amp;nbsp;the Ambassador of the United States in the Netherlands, Mr Roland Arnall, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Ms&amp;nbsp;Maura Harty, and the Secretary General of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=141</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=141</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Twenty-First Diplomatic Session adopts new Hague Convention and Protocol</title> <description>On Friday, 23 November 2007 the new Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance and a Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations were adopted by the Twenty-First Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The major features of the new Maintenance Convention are: A broadly based system for the recognition and enforcement of maintenance decisions made in Contracting States &amp;ndash; combined with expedited procedures. A system of co-operation between Central Authorities in each country to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=140</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=140</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second IIN-HCCH Meeting of Governmental Experts on International Child Abduction by one of their Parents</title> <description>The Second Meeting of Governmental Experts on International Child Abduction by one of their Parents took place in Buenos Aires from 19 to 21 September 2007. Participants were mainly Judges and Central Authority officers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as observers from Spain, UNICEF, Missing Children Argentina and several interested academics. The meeting was co-organized by the Inter-American..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=139</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=139</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of INCASTAT</title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;28 September 2007, an electronic statistical database, INCASTAT, was launched, which&amp;nbsp;generates the Annual Statistical Forms concerning return&amp;nbsp;and access applications relating to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction; it also produces statistical charts. INCASTAT is available only to the&amp;nbsp;Central Authorities designated under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention.&amp;nbsp; More information about INCASTAT may be found in Preliminary Document No 9 of October 2006, &quot;Report on the iChild pilot and the development of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=138</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=138</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mexico first State to join Choice of Court Convention of 2005</title> <description>On Wednesday, 26 September 2007,&amp;nbsp;Mexico deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements. One more ratification or accession will suffice to bring the Convention, which is open&amp;nbsp;to all States,&amp;nbsp;into force...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=137</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=137</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting</title> <description>Asia-Pacific Regional Meetingon the work of the Hague Conference on Private International LawSydney, Australia - 27-29 June 2007 From 27 to 29 June 2007, participants from Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga and Viet Nam, and academics, interested individuals, representatives from non-governmental organisations and members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=136</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=136</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>India starts issuing Apostilles</title> <description>The Permanent Bureau has been informed by the relevant Indian authorities that India starts issuing Apostilles as of today (29 August 2007). For more information on the process of issuing Apostilles in India, please refer to the information provided by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs available at http://mea.gov.in/, under « Apostille »..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=135</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=135</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Judicial Seminar for French-speaking African countries on the principal Hague Conventions on International Child Protection, International Judicial and Administrative Co-operation and International Litigation</title> <description>Francophone African Judges Seminar27-31 August 2007The HagueDialogue between judges and experts from the Francophone African Region to promote the Hague Conventions Judges of the high jurisdictions of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Chad, C&amp;ocirc;te d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia and experts from the Association Africaine des Hautes Juridictions Francophones (AAHJF), the Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des Pays ayant en Partage l'Usage de Fran&amp;ccedil;ais (AHJUCAF),..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=134</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=134</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>80 Contracting States for Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On&amp;nbsp;1&amp;nbsp;March 2007, Armenia became the 80th Contracting State to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. This Convention entered into force for Armenia on 1 June 2007. On the same day (1 March 2007),&amp;nbsp;Armenia also acceded&amp;nbsp;to three more Hague Conventions: the Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions&amp;nbsp;(entry into force for Armenia&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;30 April&amp;nbsp;2007), the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption&amp;nbsp;(entry into force for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=133</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=133</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Permanent Bureau team assists Guatemala with the implementation of the 1993 Hague Convention</title> <description>In 2002 Guatemala acceded to the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. However, in 2003 the Constitutional Court of Guatemala declared this accession to be unconstitutional. This meant that according to the Guatemalan legal system, the Convention was not in force. Therefore, the depositary of the Hague Convention confirmed in 2003 that the original instrument of accession had been “accepted after it was found to be in due and proper form”. Since then, the Convention has been in force under international law between Guatemala and all countries which have not raised an objection to the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=132</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=132</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Montenegro becomes 67th HCCH Member</title> <description>Following consultation of the Member States, Montenegro became the 67th Member of the Conference with effect as of 1 March 2007, date of the declaration by Montenegro of its acceptance of the Statute. At this same date, Montenegro also succeeded to various Hague Conventions to which the former&amp;nbsp;Serbia and Montenegro&amp;nbsp;was already a Party *: Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary DispositionsConvention of 4 May 1971 on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents Convention of 2 October 1973 on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=131</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=131</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland ratifies Hague Trusts Convention</title> <description>Only a few weeks after signing the Hague Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition, Switzerland deposited, on 26 April 2007, its instrument of ratification of this Treaty.&amp;nbsp;Switzerland became the eleventh Contracting State to the Trusts Convention. In conformity with its Article 30, the Convention will enter into force for Switzerland on 1 July 2007...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=130</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=130</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The European Community becomes Member of the HCCH</title> <description>Text of the press release: 1.&amp;nbsp;On 3 April 2007 the European Community (EC) became a Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, by depositing its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference. The Hague Conference is the World Organisation for Cross-border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters. 2.&amp;nbsp;The deposit, preceded by a favourable decision of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, took place during a ceremony held in the new building of the Academy of International Law on the grounds of the Peace Palace in The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=129</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=129</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Breakthrough with the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP)</title> <description>Breakthrough with the electronic Apostille Pilot Program (e-APP): State of Kansas first jurisdiction to issue electronic Apostilles under the e-APP – Colombia first jurisdiction to accept e-Apostilles under the e-APP – State of Rhode Island first jurisdiction to go online with the Program’s electronic Register of Apostilles [read more]..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=128</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=128</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service of Process under the Hague 1965 Service Convention - Saint Petersburg Seminar</title> <description> On 30 and 31 January 2007, a seminar&amp;nbsp;on the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Saint Petersburg. This Seminar, a follow-up from an initial seminar convened in Moscow on 4-5 October 2005, was jointly organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Canadian and Finnish Governments. For more information, please click: Programme of the Seminar in English&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp; Programme of the Seminar in RussianList of ParticipantsConclusions of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=127</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=127</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Swiss Government recommends quick ratification of Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>At its meeting of 15 November 2006, the Swiss Federal Council approved the Message relating to the Draft Federal Intermediated Securities Act and the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on Intermediated Securities. The official press release expressly mentions that the Message “takes into account the needs of current operations involving securities and increases legal certainty. The attraction of Switzerland is thus being reinforced against the competition of other financial markets.” Switzerland signed the Convention on 5 July 2006 (together with the USA). The Convention, however, has not yet..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=126</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=126</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Entry into force of amendments to the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law</title> <description>On 1 January 2007, a revised version of the Statute of the Hague Conference - in French and English, both texts from then on being equally authentic - entered into force. The original Statute, adopted during the Seventh Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on 31 October 1951 (in French only), entered into force on 15 July 1955. Amendments were adopted during the Twentieth Session on 30 June 2005, and approved on 30 September 2006 (see Final Act of the Twentieth Session, under C 1-3). The main purpose of the amendments is to make it possible for certain Regional..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=125</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=125</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Inter-American Expert Meeting on International Child Abduction</title> <description>The Hague, 10 November 2006Experts from the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) co-ordinated the Inter-American expert meeting on international child abduction, which was attended by national experts from the following States: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United States of America and Uruguay. Read here the Conclusions and Recommendations of this meeting. [Spanish version]..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=124</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=124</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>MERCOSUR / HCCH</title> <description>On 10 November 2006, the Ministers of Justice of the Member States of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela), as well as of the Associate States Chile and Bolivia, signed a declaration encouraging States of the region which have not already done so to ratify/accede to the Hague Apostille, Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions. The official text of the Declaration in Spanish, signed by the parties concerned, is now available on this website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=123</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=123</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Denmark ratifies Apostille Convention</title> <description>On Monday, 30 October 2006, Denmark deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the &quot;Apostille Convention&quot;). With this ratification, the Convention will soon be in force for 91 States, among which all the Member States of the European Union.&amp;nbsp;In conformity with&amp;nbsp;Article 11, the Convention will enter into force for Denmark on 29 December 2006...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=122</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=122</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Milestones for the Apostille Convention: Republic of Korea becomes the 90th Contracting State and all EU-Member States soon to be party to the Convention</title> <description>By depositing its instrument of accession, the Republic of Korea today became the 90th Contracting State of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Apostille Convention). The Convention will enter into force for Korea&amp;nbsp;on 14 July&amp;nbsp;2007. Korea&amp;rsquo;s accession sets a new benchmark for Hague Conventions in general and further emphasises the global practical importance of the Apostille Convention in particular. The recent accessions of the Republic of Moldova (19 June 2006) and Georgia (21 August 2006), as..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=121</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=121</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship</title> <description>On Friday, 15 September 2006, the Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship was launched by the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) in Sydney. This award enables an Australian student or graduate of law to fulfill a sponsored internship with the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Netherlands.&amp;nbsp;Present at the launch were, i.a., the Solicitor-General of Australia Mr David Bennett, the Dutch Ambassador His Excellency Mr Niek van Zutphen,&amp;nbsp;and the Dutch Consul-General in Sydney, Mrs Margarita Bot. [click to..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=120</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=120</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>African Judicial Seminar at The Hague</title> <description>In response to the exponential growth of the geographical span and number of States and individuals affected by cross border child protection issues the Permanent Bureau has been carrying out exploratory work in Southern and Eastern Africa in the context of the Hague Project for International Co-operation and the Protection of Children in the Southern and Eastern African Region - the role of the Hague Conventions in the practical implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In co-operation with the Hague Forum..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=119</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=119</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Conference receives Children&amp;apos;s Champion Award</title> <description>On 1 August 2006, William Duncan, Deputy Secretary General, and Philippe Lortie, First Secretary, received on behalf of the Hague Conference NCSEA's Children's Champion Award, on the occasion of NCSEA's 55th Annual Training Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas, &quot;in recognition of their outstanding contributions that promote and strengthen child support enforcement internationally&quot;...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=118</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=118</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland and the United States sign Hague Securities Convention</title> <description>United States and Switzerland first to signHague Treaty providing legal certainty to modern forms of holding and transferring of securities 1.&amp;nbsp;The United States and Switzerland, which represent two of the world's foremost financial markets, today jointly signed the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary. 2.&amp;nbsp;The signature of this novel multilateral treaty (widely known as &quot;the Hague Securities Convention&amp;rdquo;) marks an important step in the development of the new legal infrastructure needed to match modern..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=117</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=117</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Secretary General visits Latin America</title> <description>Co-operation with MERCOSUR Agreement with Inter-American Children’s Institute I&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; On the invitation of the “Comisión Técnica” of the Ministers of Justice of MERCOSUR and its Associate Members, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference (HCCH)&amp;nbsp;on 8 June 2006 participated in the meeting of the Comisión in Buenos Aires (Argentina is chairing MERCOSUR from 1 January to 30 June 2006). The meeting was attended by high level experts from the original MERCOSUR Member States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – all Members of the HCCH) and from the Associate..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=116</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=116</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 07:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Second Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues</title> <description>From&amp;nbsp;19 until 22 March 2006, the Second Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues&amp;nbsp;was held, hosted by the Government of Malta in collaboration with the Hague Conference on Private International Law (click here&amp;nbsp;for the first Malta Conference, held in March 2004). Judges and experts from Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=115</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=115</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latin American Judges’ Seminar: The Hague Children’s Conventions and Cross-Border Protection of Children within Latin America</title> <description>On 28 November - 3 December, 2005, 18 Judges, from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela met in The Hague, The Netherlands, to discuss how to improve, among the countries represented, the operation of the three modern Hague Children&amp;rsquo;s Conventions addressing international child abduction, intercountry adoption, and matters of child protection, as well as the ongoing discussions related to a worldwide Convention on international child support and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=114</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=114</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of iChild pilot, the Electronic Case Management System for the 1980 International Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>INTRODUCTION OF MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION Launch of iChild pilot, the Electronic Case Management System for the 1980 International Child Abduction Conventionby the Hague Conference and WorldReach &amp;nbsp; The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and WorldReach Software Corporation officially launched the iChild pilot project for a duration of one year, with the participation of Central Authorities from Argentina, Australia, Canada (Ontario and Quebec), The Netherlands, New Zealand and Panama. iChild is a software..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=113</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=113</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Service of Process under the Hague Service Convention - Seminar in Moscow</title> <description>From 4-5 October 2005, a seminar&amp;nbsp;on the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was held in Moscow. This Seminar was jointly organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Canadian and Finnish Governments. For more information, please click: Programme of the Seminar in English&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp; Programme of the Seminar in RussianList of ParticipantsConclusions of the Seminar in English&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp; Conclusions of the Seminar in Russian..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=112</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=112</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Hague Conference publishes brochure on the protection of children across international frontiers</title> <description>Contents of&amp;nbsp;the brochure: International child abduction Intercountry adoption International child protection Draft Hague Convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance Infrastructures supporting Hague Children's Conventions Supporting and monitoring the Hague Children's Conventions Click here to download the brochure in PDF format;&amp;nbsp;a Spanish version is also available...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=111</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=111</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>China joins the Hague Intercountry Adoption ConventionOver 200 experts from 66 nations meet at The Hague to discuss the protection of children in intercountry adoption</title> <description>Today, on the eve of a one week review meeting to discuss the practical operation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption, the People’s Republic of China deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. China is the 67th State to join this global Convention. This Hague Convention is one of the most successful international treaties drawn up by the Hague Conference on Private International Law and one of the great successes of &quot;The Hague Legal Capital&quot;. Since it..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=110</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=110</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Symposium on the Hague Securities Convention in Seoul</title> <description>The Korea Private International Law Association (KOPILA) &amp;amp; the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) are pleased to announce the holding of an important Seminar on the Hague Securities Convention. This Seminar, which is organised with the support of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, will be held on Friday, 23 September 2005 and will take place at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul (Orchid Room). The main speakers are Co-Rapporteurs Professor Karl Kreuzer (Germany) and Professor..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=109</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=109</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paraguay accepts Hague Conference Statute</title> <description>On Tuesday,&amp;nbsp;28 June 2005, Paraguay, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 65th Member State of the Organisation.&amp;nbsp;Paraguay was already a Party to&amp;nbsp;two Hague Conventions -&amp;nbsp;the 1980 Convention&amp;nbsp;on international child abduction and the 1993 Convention on intercountry adoption. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=108</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=108</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine - Official Visit of the Secretary General (25-27 May 2005)</title> <description>From 25-27 May 2005, the&amp;nbsp;Secretary General of the Hague Conference&amp;nbsp;visited Kiev at the invitation of the Government of Ukraine. Ukraine became a Member of the Hague Conference on 3 December 2003, and this was the first visit of the&amp;nbsp;Secretary General&amp;nbsp;to Ukraine. He had extensive talks with the Minister of Justice, Mr Roman Zvarych, first on 25 May and then again on 26 May. He was also received by the Minister of Youth and Sport Matters Mr Yuriy Pavlenko, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Anton Buteyko, and the President of the Chamber for Civil Matters of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=107</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=107</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention soon in force for 66 States</title> <description>On Thursday, 26 May 2005, Belgium deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. With this ratification,&amp;nbsp;Belgium became the&amp;nbsp;66th Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for&amp;nbsp;Belgium on 1 September 2005...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=106</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=106</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2005 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>International Forum on e-Notarization and e-Apostilles</title> <description>The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Union of Latin Notaries (IULN) are jointly organising an International Forum on e-Notarization and e-Apostilles. This Forum will be hosted by the National Notary Association of the United States of America (NNA) and will be held on 30 and 31 May 2005 in Las Vegas (Bally&amp;rsquo;s), Nevada, USA. Click here for more information on the Forum...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=105</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=105</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Latin American Judges&amp;apos; Seminar</title> <description>A Latin American Judges' Seminar is being held at Monterrey (Mexico) from 2-4 December 2004 under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Judges and other authorities from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela will be meeting to discuss hypothetical cases and a number of themes related to the Hague Child Abduction Convention. Click here to read the Conclusions of the Monterrey Seminar. A Spanish..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=104</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=104</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>HCCH Secretary General &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Officier de l&amp;apos;Ordre National du Mérite&amp;lt;/I&amp;gt;</title> <description>At a reception given at her residence on 30 November 2004, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands, Her Excellency Mrs Anne Gazeau-Secret, on behalf of the President of the French Republic, conferred on Mr Hans van Loon, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the insignia of Officier de l'Ordre National du M&amp;eacute;rite. On the same occasion, the French Ambassador conferred the insignia of Officier de la L&amp;eacute;gion d'honneur upon Mr W.E. Haak, former President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, and the insignia of Officier de l'Ordre National du..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=103</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=103</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>India accedes to 1961 Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 26 October 2004, India deposited its instrument of&amp;nbsp;accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. The Convention will enter into force for India on 14 July 2005. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=102</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=102</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10 Contracting States for the 1996 Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On 11 October 2004, the Republic of Slovenia deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. With this ratification, Slovenia became the tenth Contracting State to this Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Slovenia on 1 February 2005...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=101</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=101</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>E-Commerce Conference</title> <description>During the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH ), the Dutch Government and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC ) will jointly host a conference in The Hague on 26 and 27 October 2004 on the legal issues raised by electronic commerce. The conference will focus on the areas of private law and private international law, but other areas such as international tax law will also be addressed. The conference aims at raising general awareness, including politi- cal awareness, of the vast range of legal questions raised by..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=100</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=100</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Japan and the Hague Conference: a relationship of 100 years</title> <description>On Thursday, 23 September 2004, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference and the Ambassador of Japan at The Hague jointly hosted a reception to celebrate the centennial of the participation of Japan in the Hague Conference. The reception was held at the Peace Palace at The Hague. Both&amp;nbsp;Secretary General Hans van Loon and Ambassador Koike commemorated the 100 years' relationship in their respective speeches, which have been made available on this website: &amp;nbsp;Secretary General's words of welcome | &amp;nbsp;Ambassador's speech..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=99</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=99</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1970 Evidence Convention soon in force for Turkey</title> <description>On 13 August 2004, Turkey deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.&amp;nbsp;The Convention will enter into force for Turkey on 12 October 2004...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=98</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=98</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Cook Islands accede to the Apostille Convention</title> <description>On 30 April 2005, the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents will enter into force for the Cook Islands, thus bringing the total of Contracting States to this Convention to 84...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=97</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=97</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2004 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Three ratifications for the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 19 March 2004, Portugal deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption. On 29 April 2004 and 12 May 2004, respectively, Thailand and Madagascar both signed and ratified this same Convention. The dates of entry into force for these countries are as follows: for Portugal: 1 July 2004, for Thailand: 1 August 2004, and for Madagascar: 1 September 2004...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=94</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=94</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2004 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Justice H.L.J. Roelvink Officer of Orange-Nassau</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE &amp;nbsp;On Friday, 16 April 2004, the Minister of Justice of the Netherlands Mr P.H.J. Donner, during a reception at the Ministry of Justice, presented the insignia belonging to the Royal Honour of Officer Orange-Nassau (Officier van Oranje-Nassau) to Mr H.L.J. Roelvink, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands and former Vice-President of the Netherlands Standing Government Committee on Private International Law, which has a governing role under the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He received this honour for his contribution, for more..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=93</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=93</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mr T. Bradbrooke Smith QC Commander of Orange-Nassau</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE &amp;nbsp;Yesterday, 19 April 2004, at the residence of the Netherlands Ambassador in Ottawa, Mr T. Bradbrooke (&quot;Brad&quot;) Smith QC received the insignia of the Royal Honour of Commander Orange-Nassau (Commandeur van Oranje-Nassau) from the Netherlands Ambassador in Canada, Mr J.G.S.T.M. van Hellenberg Hubar. Brad Smith received this high honour for his invaluable contribution to the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the leading Organisation in the world for the unification of private international law, including international co-operation in civil and..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=92</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=92</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>50 States Parties to the Service Convention</title> <description>On 1 April 2004, the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters entered into force for Romania, thus bringing the total of Contracting States to 50. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=91</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=91</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Malta judicial Conference on Cross-frontier Family Law issues - Building Bridges and Protecting Children</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE &amp;nbsp;International Child Protection, and the development of co-operation between European States and States of the Islamic tradition from the Mediterranean region, are two interconnected themes of an important Conference which is to take place in Malta from 14 to 17 March 2004.The Conference on Cross-Frontier Family Law Issues will be attended by top ranking judges and Government Officials from Algeria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, UK (England and Wales). Also present will be..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=89</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=89</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Proposal by the European Commission</title> <description>The Commission of the European Communities presented a proposal (COM(2003)783) dated 15 December 2003 for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary (the text of the proposal is available on the website of the European Union at: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/lip/latest/doc/2003/com2003_0783en01.doc)..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=88</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=88</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine joins the Hague Conference</title> <description>Ukraine officially became a Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on Wednesday 3 December 2003. It was on this day that the instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was deposited at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.Ukraine thus becomes the sixty-fourth Member of the Hague Conference. Ukraine is already a Party to the following Hague Conventions: the Convention of 1 March 1954 relating to civil procedure, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=87</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=87</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2003 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Iceland joins the Hague Conference</title> <description>Iceland officially became a Member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on Friday 14 November 2003. It was on this day that the instrument of acceptance, signed by the President of Iceland, of the Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was deposited at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.Iceland thus becomes the sixty-third Member of the Hague Conference. Iceland is already a Party to the following Hague Conventions: the Convention of 17 July 1905 relating to civil procedure, the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=86</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=86</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Greece signs and ratifies 1973 Maintenance (enforcement) Convention</title> <description>On 13 November 2003, Greece signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to 21. The Convention will enter into force for Greece on 1 February 2004. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=85</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=85</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Protection of Adults Convention to receive its first ratification</title> <description>On Wednesday, 5 November 2003, the United Kingdom deposited its instrument of ratification, for Scotland, of the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults. The official signing ceremony took place a day earlier, at the British Ambassador's residence at The Hague, and was followed by a reception.The Convention, which had already been signed by the United Kingdom on 1 April 2003, provides for a system of co-operation between Contracting States concerning incapacitated persons. The increasing tendency for retired persons to move to other countries, leaving the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=84</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=84</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>President Mádl of Hungary celebrating HCCH&amp;apos;s 110th Anniversary</title> <description>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 M&amp;aacute;dl of Hungary, a former delegate to the Hague Conference, marked the occasion by giving a speech on &amp;ldquo;Milestones on the Road of Private International Law Developments&amp;rdquo;. Significant among those milestones are the many &amp;ldquo;Hague&amp;rdquo; Conventions negotiated at the Peace Palace. The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, now Secretary General of NATO, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=83</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=83</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Eighty Contracting States for the Legalisation Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday, 3 September 2003, Albania deposited its instrument of accession to the&amp;nbsp;Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, thus becoming the 80th State Party to this Convention.&amp;nbsp;After the&amp;nbsp;period of six months&amp;nbsp;mentioned in Article 12 (in this case the expiry date will be 10 March 2004), the Convention will enter into force for Albania on 9 May 2004...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=82</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=82</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>India ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 6 June 2003, India deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to 53. The Convention will enter into force for India on 1 October 2003. Photo: On the right: Mrs Jayati Chandra, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice &amp;amp; Empowerment On the left: Mr Debraj Pradhan, Minister at the Embassy of India at The Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=4</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=4</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2003 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>United States of America Central Authority under the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters</title> <description>By communication dated 1 October 2002, the Department of Justice of the United States of America informed the Permanent Bureau that it was finalising an award to a private process server company to assume the duties of the United States Central Authority pursuant to Article 2 of the 1965 Hague Service Convention. On 24 October 2002, the Permanent Bureau brought this communication to the attention of all the Member States of the Hague Conference and the non-Member States Parties to the Convention.By communication dated 15 April 2003, the Department of Justice of the United States of America..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=5</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=5</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1996 Convention signed by 14 EU Member States and Australia</title> <description>On 1 April 2003, 14 European Union Member States, Australia and Switzerland signed the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. The Netherlands had already signed the Convention in 1997. The ceremony took place at the Peace Palace in The Hague, in the presence of Minister of Justice of the United Kingdom. On this same occasion, the United Kingdom signed the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults. This..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=6</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=6</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>United Kingdom ratifies the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 27 February 2003, the United Kingdom ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom on 1 June 2003...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=7</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=7</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Conclusion of the XIXth Diplomatic Session</title> <description> PRESS RELEASE - LEGAL New Hague Convention increases legal certainty for cross-border securities transactions The Hague, 13 December 2002 – For the financial markets, the exposures involved in cross-border securities transactions are extremely large – with securities worth hundreds of billions of dollars, Euros and Yen provided cross-border every day as collateral all around the globe. Until now, in many jurisdictions it has been somewhat alarmingly uncertain which law is applicable to cross-border securities transactions, leaving market participants exposed to a substantial amount of..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=8</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=8</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Secretary General of Hague Conference on private international law visits Hungary</title> <description>From 17-19 November 2002, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, paid an official visit to Budapest.Mr Van Loon met with the President of the Republic of Hungary, Dr Ferenc Mádl, at the Houses of Parliament. In the 1980s, Dr Mádl had represented Hungary at the negotiations in The Hague which led to the adoption by the Sixteenth Diplomatic Session of the Hague Convention of 1 August 1989 on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons.Further meetings took place with the Minister of Justice, Dr Péter Bárándy, as well..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=9</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=9</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland becomes 50th State Party to the Intercountry Adoption Convention.</title> <description>On 24 September 2002, Switzerland deposited its instrument of ratification to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to fifty. The Convention will enter into force for Switzerland on 1 January 2003...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=10</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=10</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Morocco ratifies the 1996 Protection of Children Convention</title> <description>On 22 August 2002, Morocco deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. Morocco became thus the first Muslim State to ratify a multilateral convention providing precise rules on the co-operation in respect of parental responsibility and the protection of children. Since the rules of the Convention are centred around the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=11</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=11</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Albania joins the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Tuesday, 4 June 2002, Albania, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 61st Member State of the Organisation. Albania was already a Party to the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=12</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=12</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sixty Member States for the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Wednesday, 29 May 2002, Panama, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 60th Member State of the Organisation. Panama was already a Party to the Hague Conventions on legalisation, on child abduction, and on intercountry adoption. The Hague Conference has now 9 Member States in Latin America...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=13</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=13</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2002 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>South Africa accepts Hague Conference Statute</title> <description>On Thursday, 14 February 2002, South Africa, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 59th Member State of the Organisation. South Africa was already a Party to the Hague Conventions on the form of wills, on legalisation, on obtaining of evidence abroad, and on child abduction...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=14</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=14</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Guatemala accedes to 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On 6 February 2002, Guatemala acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention, which now has 71 States Parties, will enter into force for Guatemala on 1 May 2002. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=15</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=15</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2002 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Zealand accepts Hague Conference Statute</title> <description>By Note dated 5 February 2002, the Embassy of New Zealand at The Hague informed the depositary of the Hague Conventions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, that it had accepted the Hague Conference Statute. New Zealand is the fifty-eighth State to join the Hague Conference on private international law, and is already a Party to the Hague Conventions on legalisation, child abduction and intercountry adoption...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=16</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=16</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2002 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Slovenia signs and ratifies the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 24 January 2002, Slovenia signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, thus bringing the total number of Contracting States to thirty-three. The Convention will enter into force for Slovenia on 1 May 2002. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=17</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=17</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New office space for the Permanent Bureau</title> <description>On 13 December 2001, the Mayor of The Hague, Mr W. Deetman, officially opened the newly built office space in the former attic of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference by revealing a plate which recalls the generous contribution from the Government of the Netherlands to the funding of this project...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=18</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=18</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Russian Federation rejoins the Hague Conference</title> <description>On 6 December 2001, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr Alexander Georgievich Khodakov, deposited the instrument of acceptance by his country of the Statute of the Hague Conference on private international law, in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Statute, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As a result, all States (or their successor States) which participated in one or more of the first six Sessions of the Conference prior to the adoption of the Statute at the Seventh Session in 1951, have now rejoined the Conference.The Russian..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=19</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=19</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2001 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Republic of Latvia deposits instrument of accession to 1980 Hague Convention on civil aspects of international child abduction bringing total number of States Parties to seventy</title> <description>On 15 November 2001, the Republic of Latvia deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention, which now has 70 States Parties, will enter into force for Latvia on 1 February 2002...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=20</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=20</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Secretary General of Hague Conference on private international law to receive Doctorate honoris causa</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE The Secretary General of The Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, will receive a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Osnabruck during a ceremony to be held on Friday 2 November 2001.The Council of the Faculty of Law of the University decided, on 29 January 2001, to recognise Mr van Loon's contribution to the development of private international law in general and to the protection of children in particular.The Faculty of Law of the University of Osnabruck, directed by Professor Dr Christian von Bar, has a long-standing association with the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=21</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=21</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2001 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Conference has now 56 Member States</title> <description>On 23 October 2001, Lithuania, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 56th Member State of the Organisation. Lithuania was already a Party to the Hague Conventions on legalisation, on service abroad of documents, on obtaining of evidence abroad, on maintenance obligations (applicable law), on access to justice, and intercountry adoption...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=22</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=22</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Conference has now 55 Member States</title> <description>On 27 September 2001, Sri Lanka, after having been admitted as a new Member State, accepted the Statute of the Hague Conference and has thus become the 55th Member State of the Organisation. Sri Lanka was already a Party to the Hague Conventions on service abroad of documents, obtaining of evidence abroad, international child abduction, and intercountry adoption. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=23</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=23</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Third ratification and entry into force of the 1996 Hague Convention on protection of children</title> <description>On 21 September 2001, the Slovak Republic ratified the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. Since the Slovak Republic is the third ratifying State, the Convention will enter into force for Monaco, the Czech Republic (the two other States having ratified) and the Slovak Republic on 1 January 2002. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=24</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=24</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Secretary General of Hague Conference on private international law to receive US Congress award</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE The Secretary General of The Hague Conference on private international law, Mr Hans van Loon, will receive the national &quot;Angel in Adoption 2001&quot; award from the US Congressional Coalition on Adoption, on 11 September 2001 in Washington D.C, during the annual &quot;Angels in Adoption&quot; banquet.Through this event, Members of the US Congress recognise outstanding contributions in adoption. In addition to &quot;Regional angels&quot;, who have helped children in need of families through adoption in their own states, &quot;National angels&quot; are selected to recognise individuals who have had an impact on..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=25</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=25</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Communication from the &amp;lt;I&amp;gt;Romanian Committee for Adoptionsinforming of suspension of adoptions with Romania since 14 December 2000</title> <description>Communication from the Romanian Committee for Adoptions&amp;nbsp;informing of suspension of adoptions with Romania since 14 December 2000..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=31</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=31</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Acceptance of the Statute</title> <description>On 1 August 2001, it was established that Bosnia and Herzegovina has become a Member of the Conference on that date with retroactive effect as from 7 June 2001...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=27</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=27</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2001 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belarus accepts Statute</title> <description>On 12 July 2001, the Republic of Belarus accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=28</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=28</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Jordan accepts Statute</title> <description>On 13 June 2001, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=30</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=30</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Nineteenth Diplomatic Session, Part One</title> <description>PRESS RELEASE1. From 6-22 June 2001 the Hague Conference on private international law met in Diplomatic Session (Nineteenth Session, first part) at the Peace Palace in the Hague, to pursue negotiations towards a new Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, and to decide on its future work programme.2. The delegations unanimously confirmed the great importance they attach to the Judgments Project. They felt, however, that the second part of the Diplomatic Session could not be held before the end of 2002 and that this Session should be prepared by a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=29</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=29</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2001 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Georgia accepts Statute</title> <description>On 28 May 2001, the Republic of Georgia accepted the Hague Conference's Statute after having been admitted as a Member State of the Organisation...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=32</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=32</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2001 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Electronic presentation with general information on the Hague Conference</title> <description>On 10 May 2001, at a meeting organised by the International Union of Sheriff Officers and Judicial Officers in Cape Town, South Africa, the First Secretary of the Hague Conference, Dr Christophe Bernasconi, made an electronic presentation on the Hague Conference to promote the Organisation's work in several African countries...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=33</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=33</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2001 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Special Commission on the operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>From 22-28 March 2001, the fourth Special Commission meeting to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction will be held in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace at The Hague. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=34</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=34</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Special Commission on the operation of the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>From 28 November to 1 December 2000, a Special Commission meeting to review the operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will be held in the Academy Building, on the grounds of the Peace Palace at The Hague.There will be simultaneous interpretation in French, English and, exceptionally, in Spanish...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=35</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=35</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Mesa Redonda, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia</title> <description>Mesa Redonda sobre &quot;Evolución y Perspectivas de la Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado&quot;, Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. Moderador:D. Pedro-Pablo Miralles Sangro, Decano de la Facultad de Derecho; Profesor Titular de DIPr. UNEDIntervinientes:D. Julio D. González Campos, Magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional; Catedrático de DIPr. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: Pasado y presente de la Conferencia de La Haya de DIPr.Da. Elisa Pérez Vera, Presidenta del Consejo Consultivo de la Junta de Andalucía; Catedrática de DIPr. UNED:..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=36</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=36</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Visit of the Hungarian Minister of Justice</title> <description>The Hungarian Minister of Justice, Dr Ibolya Dávid, visited the Permanent Bureau on 17 October 2000. It was the first visit of a Hungarian Minister of Justice to the offices of the Secretariat of the Hague Conference.The Minister was accompanied by His Excellency Dr András Gergely, Ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands. Among the topics discussed were the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, the current negotiations on a worldwide convention on jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments, and the possibility of Hungary becoming a Party to several Hague..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=37</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=37</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Switzerland for ratification of Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>Published in Le Temps of Thursday 28 September 2000: &quot;(...) Dans sa séance de mercredi, le Conseil national s'est aussi: prononcé à l'unanimité pour la ratification de la Convention de La Haye sur l'adoption internationale. Les enfants étrangers adoptés en Suisse devraient ainsi bientôt bénéficier d'une meilleure protection. Il a apporté quelques corrections à la loi qui permettra de mettre en oeuvre ce traité dans l'ordre juridique suisse.&quot;..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=38</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=38</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Congressional approval of Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On 20 September 2000 the Senate of the United States of America(1) approved a resolution of advice and consent to U.S. ratification of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, and(2) passed the identical lengthy and detailed implementing legislation passed a few days earlier by the U.S. House of Representatives. President Clinton signed the legislation on 6 October 2000 at the White House. This means that all Constitutional and legislative approvals required for U.S. ratification of the Convention have been granted.The..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=39</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=39</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2000 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Common Law Judicial Conference on International Child Custody</title> <description>From 17-21 September 2000, a Common Law Judicial Conference on International Child Custody took place in Washington, hosted by the U.S. Department of State. The following six countries participated: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. Judges representing these delegations proposed &quot;Best Practices&quot; to improve operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This document can be downloaded here...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=40</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=40</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2000 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Workshop of Legal Experts</title> <description>On the initiative of the Finnish Government, the Permanent Bureau organised from 7-9 September 2000 a workshop of Legal Experts from the Russian Federation, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden, with a view to facilitating the accession by the Russian Federation to several Hague Conventions on judicial co-operation. Further initiatives of this kind are already in preparation...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=41</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=41</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2000 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>House enactment of Intercountry Adoption Act</title> <description>The Intercountry Adoption Act 2000 (HR 2909), which makes provision for the eventual implementation in the USA of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, was passed in the US House of Representatives on 18 July 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=42</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=42</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Deputy Secretary General Catherine Kessedjian Chevalier de l&amp;apos;Ordre National du Mérite</title> <description>At a reception given at his residence on 5 July 2000, the Ambassador of France to the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Bernard de Faubournet de Montferrand, conferred on Mrs Catherine Kessedjian, Deputy Secretary General, the insignia of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite. This distinction was awarded to Mrs Kessedjian for her services during the last eighteen years in upholding the civil law tradition and for her work with the Hague Conference on private international law.Present at the ceremony were, apart from the members of the Diplomatic Mission of France at The Hague, Judges..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=44</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=44</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2000 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Visit of the German Minister of Justice</title> <description>The German Minister of Justice, Madam Professor Dr Herta Däubler-Gmelin, visited the Permanent Bureau on 6 June 2000. It was the first visit of a German Minister of Justice to the offices of the Secretariat of the Hague Conference.The Minister was accompanied by Mr Lothar Maur, Judge at the Landgericht, Dr Stefan Walz, Ministerialrat, Mr Jan MacLean, Judge at the Amtsgericht, Ms Alexa Albrecht, press officer at the Justice Ministry, Dr Andrea Schulz, Regierungsdirektorin, and Dr Siegfried Johannes Trommer, Counsellor at the German Embassy at The Hague. The Minister was received by Professor..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=45</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=45</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2000 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Judges&amp;apos; Seminar on the International Protection of Children</title> <description>On the initiative of the French and German Ministers of Justice, a Judges' Seminar on International Protection of Children was held at the Conference Centre De Ruwenberg, near 's-Hertogenbosch, from 3-6 June 2000, with the support of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on private international law.Twelve judges from France, twelve from Germany, seven from Italy and six from the Netherlands engaged in intensive discussions on the application of the international instruments concerned with the protection of children, in particular the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=46</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=46</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ratification by Turkey</title> <description>On Wednesday, 31 May 2000, the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was ratified by Turkey. The Convention will enter into force for Turkey on 1 August 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=47</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=47</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2000 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Launch of the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) on the Internet</title> <description>During the Special Commission on general affairs and policy of the Conference, to be held from 8-12 May 2000, the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) will officially be launched by the Minister of Justice of the Netherlands, Mr A.H. Korthals. This event will take place in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace in The Hague, on Tuesday, 9 May 2000, following the afternoon session of the Special Commission.The International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) has been established by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law with the object of making..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=48</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=48</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2000 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>INCADAT demonstration</title> <description>On 9 May 2000, the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) was officially launched. During this event, a slide show was presented about the Hague Conference and the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention, including a short demonstration of INCADAT. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=43</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=43</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2000 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Declaration by the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco</title> <description>On Monday, 1 May 2000, His Excellency Mr Omar Azziman, Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, deposited a declaration with the depositary announcing that His Country envisages acceding to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=49</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=49</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ratification by the Czech Republic</title> <description>On Monday, 13 March 2000, the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children was ratified by the Czech Republic. After the deposit of the next (third) instrument of ratification, the Convention will enter into force (cf. Article 61)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=50</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=50</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in child abduction case</title> <description>This is the first judgment delivered by the new European Court of Human Rights concerning the application of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It is a very significant judgment that provides support for the Hague Convention. The Court considered that the positive obligations which Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights imposed on the Contracting States to help reunite parents with their children had to be construed in the light of the Hague Convention of 1980. A failure to enforce a return order could, as in the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=51</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=51</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ratification </title> <description>On Tuesday, 18 January 2000, the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption was ratified by Italy. The Convention will enter into force for Italy on 1 May 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=52</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=52</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Accession Iceland to 1993 Convention</title> <description>On Monday, 17 January 2000, the depositary received notification that Iceland has acceded to the Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The Convention will enter into force for Iceland on 1 May 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=53</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=53</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Accession</title> <description>On Thursday, 13 January 2000, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in the Netherlands deposited the instrument of accession of his country to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection from a State Party, notified to the depositary within a period of six months after the date on which the depositary has notified it of such accession, the Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Korea on the first day of the month following the expiration of the..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=55</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=55</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Signature</title> <description>The Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults was signed for the first time on Thursday, 13 January 2000 by the Netherlands, and thus bears that date...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=54</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=54</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Visit of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice of Romania, to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on private international law</title> <description>On Wednesday morning, 17 November 1999, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice of Romania H.E. Mr Valeriu Stoica, paid a visit to the Permanent Bureau of the Conference. Furthermore were present, among others, H.E. Mr Mihnea Motoc, Ambassador of Romania to the Netherlands, and Mrs Cristina Luzescu, Director for International Relations from the Romanian Ministry of Justice, whereas the Dutch Ministry of Justice was represented by Mr Lukács, Counsellor.Among the topics discussed was the possible accession by Romania to a number of Hague Conventions. Furthermore, the Minister sought..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=56</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=56</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 1999 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hague Child Abduction Convention soon in force for 60 States</title> <description>On Tuesday, 16 November 1999, Uruguay acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Uruguay is the 60th State to become a Party to the Hague Child Abduction Convention, which will enter into force for Uruguay on 1 February 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=57</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=57</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Malta accedes to Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 26 October 1999, Malta acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This Convention will enter into force for Malta on 1 January 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=59</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=59</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil accedes to Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 19 October 1999, Brazil acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 January 2000...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=60</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=60</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>New Hague Convention on the Protection of Adults</title> <description>From 20 September to 2 October 1999, a Special Commission meeting of a diplomatic character will be held in the Peace Palace (Academy Building) at The Hague to finalise the project on the future Hague Convention on the protection of adults. In the course of Saturday, 2 October 1999, the French and English authentic texts of this Convention, as adopted by the Special Diplomatic Commission, will be made available on this website...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=62</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=62</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Completion of the new Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults</title> <description>A Special Diplomatic Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, meeting at the Peace Palace from 20 September 1999 until 2 October 1999, drew up a new international convention for the protection in cross-border situations of adults who, by reason of an impairment or insufficiency of their personal faculties, are not in a position to protect their interests. The Convention on the International Protection of Adults is the major contribution of the Hague Conference to the year designated by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Year of Older..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=61</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=61</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Electronic Commerce and the Internet (Press release including a synthesis of the Round Table’s recommendations)</title> <description> PRESS RELEASE GENEVA ROUND TABLE ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW The Hague Conference on Private International Law, an intergovernmental organisation whose objective is the unification of private international law norms (essentially conflict of laws, procedure and judicial co-operation), recently held, jointly with the University of Geneva (Switzerland), a Round Table discussion on issues of jurisdiction and applicable law arising out of electronic commerce and Internet transactions. This meeting took place on 2, 3 and 4 September 1999 and was attended by one..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=63</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=63</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 1999 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Chile signs and ratifies 1993 Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 13 July 1999, Chile signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Chile on 1 November 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=64</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=64</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:24:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Monaco accedes to 1993 Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 29 June 1999, Monaco acceded to the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Monaco on 1 October 1999. Monaco is the first country to become a Party to all three modern Hague Conventions on children (i.e. Conventions on child abduction, intercountry adoption, protection of children)...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=65</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=65</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Preliminary draft Convention on jurisdiction and the effects of judgments in civil and commercial matters</title> <description>This preliminary draft has been provisionally adopted by the Special Commission on 18 June 1999. The Special Commission will meet again in October 1999 to complete the work and give its final approval. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=66</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=66</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 1999 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Austria ratifies 1993 Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday, 19 May 1999, Austria ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Austria on 1 September 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=67</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=67</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 1999 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Rencontre entre le Président de la République de Bulgarie et le Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé au Palais de la Paix</title> <description>En visite officielle aux Pays-Bas, S. Exc. M. Petar Stoyanov, Président de la République de Bulgarie, a rencontré au &quot;Bol Room&quot; du Palais de la Paix, le Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé.Le Président était accompagné de son épouse, S. Exc. Mme Antonina Stoyanova, et d'une délégation comprenant notamment S. Exc. M. Mario Tagarinski, ministre de l'administration de l'Etat, S. Exc. M. Konstantin Dimitrov, vice-ministre des affaires étrangères, et S. Exc. M. Kamen Velichkov, ambassadeur de Bulgarie aux Pays-Bas.Le Bureau Permanent était représenté par le..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=79</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=79</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Admission of Bulgaria as a Member State of the Hague Conference</title> <description>On Thursday 22 April 1999, the Ambassador of Bulgaria in The Hague deposited the instrument of acceptance of the Hague Conference's Statute. Consequently, Bulgaria has become the Conference's 47th Member State...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=822</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=822</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The 1993 Convention and the US - introduction of implementing legislation</title> <description>US Sens.Jesse Helms and Mary Landrieu introduced the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, along with implementing legislation, to the US Senate March 23, 1999. Hearings on the treaty and legislation are expected to be scheduled shortly. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=69</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=69</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Brazil ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday, 10 March 1999, Brazil ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 July 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=70</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=70</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 1999 21:29:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Sweden signs and ratifies Legalisation Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 2 March 1999, Sweden signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.This Convention will enter into force for Sweden on 1 May 1999. ..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=71</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=71</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Belgium ratifies Child Abduction Convention</title> <description>On Tuesday, 9 February 1999, Belgium ratified the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This Convention will enter into force for Belgium on 1 May 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=72</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=72</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Israel ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention</title> <description>On Wednesday, 3 February 1999, Israel ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Israel on 1 June 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=73</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=73</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 1999 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Principles of European Trust Law</title> <description>On Friday, 15 January 1999, an international conference took place on &quot;Principles of European Trust Law&quot; in the Academy Building at The Hague. It was organized by the Business and Law Research Centre and the Faculty of Law of Nijmegen University. The conference discussed Principles of European Trust Law, drawn up by an International Working Group. The Principles build on the work which the Hague Conference undertook during the years 1980-1984 in the context of the preparation of the Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition, which is now in force for..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=74</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=74</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Ireland ratifies Legalisation Convention</title> <description>On Friday, 8 January 1999, Ireland ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. This Convention will enter into force for Ireland on 9 March 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=75</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=75</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 1999 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Les enfants sans enfance</title> <description>Colloque au Palais de Justice, Première chambre de la Cour d'appel Introduction: l'enfant, une personne en devenir (avec présentation de la Convention de La Haye du 19 octobre 1996 sur la protection des enfants par William Duncan, Premier secrétaire au Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye)&quot;Les enfants sous influence&quot; - l'enfant dans les sectes / l'enfant dans la guerre&quot;Les enfants sous contrainte&quot; - l'enfant exploité / l'enfant asservi..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=76</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=76</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Official opening of the Hague Conference website</title> <description>On Thursday, 8 October 1998, 5:00 p.m., the Secretary General of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr D.J. van den Berg, opened the new website of the Hague Conference on private international law. The creation of this website was made possible by a special financial contribution from the Netherlands Government. A small ceremony took place at the Permanent Bureau to celebrate the event. Among those attending were Professor A.V.M. Struycken (Chairman of the Netherlands Standing Government Committee for the codification of private international law), H.E. Judge G. Parra-Aranguren..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=78</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=78</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 1998 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Accessions to Legalisation Convention</title> <description>On 10, 23 June and 1 July 1998, respectively, Niue, the Czech Republic and Venezuela deposited their instruments of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents with the depositary of the Hague Conventions. This Convention will enter into force for Niue on 2 March 1999, for the Czech Republic and for Venezuela on 16 March 1999...</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=80</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=80</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 1998 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Proceedings of the international colloquium - Proceedings of the international colloquium - &amp;quot;Internet: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies?&amp;quot;</title> <description>Proceedings of the international colloquium - &quot;Internet: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies?&quot; - in honour of Michel Pelichet, organized by the Molengraaff Institute of Private Law, University of Utrecht, and the Hague Conference on private international law Edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki and Catherine Kessedjian Published by Kluwer Law International, The Hague / Boston / London 1998 ISBN 90-411-1036-4Contents:- &quot;L'ad&amp;eacute;quation entre le village virtuel et la cr&amp;eacute;ation normative - remise en cause du r&amp;ocirc;le de l'Etat?&quot; (Pierre Sirinelli)- &quot;A global network in a..</description> <link>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=81</link> <guid>https://www.hcch.net/de/news-archive/details/?varevent=81</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1998 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>