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The principal method used to achieve this goal consists in the negotiation and drafting of multilateral treaties, which are called "Hague Conventions". </p> <p> Between 1893 and 1904 the Conference adopted seven international Conventions, all of which have been subsequently replaced by more modern instruments. From 1951 to 2007 the Conference adopted 38 international Conventions. Until 1960 the Conventions were drafted only in French; since then they have been drawn up in French and English. Among the texts which have been the most widely ratified should be mentioned the Conventions on civil procedure, on service of process and on taking of evidence abroad, the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, the Convention on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to Testamentary Dispositions, the Conventions dealing with maintenance obligations, the Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations and the Conventions on the protection of minors, on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and on intercountry adoption. Some of the Hague Conventions deal with the determination of the applicable law, some with the conflict of jurisdictions, some with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and some with administrative and judicial co-operation between authorities, and some combine one or more of these aspects of private international law. </p> <p> N.B.: Not all Conventions concluded at The Hague are Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (<em>e.g.</em> the Hague Conventions of 1964 relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods (ULIS) and relating to a Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (ULF)). </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq30" class="collapsed">[c] What is the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq30" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <p> The Permanent Bureau is the secretariat of the Hague Conference. Its main task consists in the preparation and organisation of the Plenary Sessions and the Special Commissions. The officials of the Permanent Bureau must be of different nationalities. For more information on the entire staff of the Permanent Bureau, click <a href="../index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=28">here</a>. </p> <p> The Permanent Bureau carries out the basic research required for any subject that the Conference takes up. It also maintains and develops contacts with the National Organs, experts and delegates of Member States and the Central Authorities designated by the States Parties to the Hague Conventions on judicial and administrative co-operation, as well as with international organisations and, increasingly, responds to requests for information from users of the Conventions (lawyers, notaries, officials, companies, journalists, private persons, etc.). See also Articles 4 and 5 of the <a href="index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=29">Statute </a>of the Hague Conference. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq6" class="collapsed">[d] Which States and Regional Economic Integration Organisations are Members of the Hague Conference?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq6" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <p align="justify"><a title="download the map in PDF" href="https://assets.hcch.net/docs/960b1b52-eda0-4112-aeba-36f5d321beca.pdf" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;" title="PDF" src="https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/hcch/images/optimized/1b8d0963-dba8-427b-a1e7-678946cf83d0.jpg&w=270&v=1739797974" alt="" /></a> The Hague Conference has currently 91 Members: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, People's Republic of, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Zambia.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq31" class="collapsed">[e] How does a State become a Member of the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq31" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> States which have participated in one or more of the earlier Sessions of the Conference may become Members of the Hague Conference by accepting its Statute. Other States must be admitted by vote: admission is decided upon by a majority of Member States voting on a proposal made by one or several of them. <BR> See Article 2 of the <a HREF="index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=29">Statute </a> of the Hague Conference. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq33" class="collapsed">[f] What is a Session of the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq33" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Use of the term "Session" can be traced back to the origins of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Indeed, the Organisation derives its name from the fact that it started as a series of <em>ad hoc</em> Conferences, so-called Sessions, convened on the initiative of the host government. It is only in 1951 that the Hague Conference became a permanent intergovernmental organisation.<br /> The First Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was convened in 1893 by the Netherlands Government on the initiative of T.M.C. Asser (Nobel Peace Prize 1911). Prior to the Second World War, six Sessions were held (1893, 1894, 1900, 1904, 1925 and 1928). <br /> The Seventh Session in 1951 marked the beginning of a new era by the preparation of a Statute which made the Conference a permanent intergovernmental organisation. The Statute entered into force on 15 July 1955. Since 1956, regular Plenary Sessions have been held every four years. In case of need, as occurred in 1966 and 1985, an Extraordinary Session may be held. <br /> The Plenary Sessions discuss and adopt the draft Conventions (and sometimes Recommendations) prepared by the Special Commissions and take decisions on the subjects to be included in the agenda for the Conference's work. All of the texts adopted are brought together in a Final Act which is signed by the delegations. Under the rules of procedure of the Plenary Sessions each Member State has one vote. Decisions are taken by a majority of the votes cast by the delegations of Member States which are present at the vote. Non-Member States invited to participate on an equal footing with Member States also have the right to vote. <br /> Under a tradition which has been followed since the First Session, the President elected for the Plenary Session has always been the leading Delegate of the Netherlands. <br /> The Seventeenth Session marked the Centenary of the Conference and was held from 10-29 May 1993. The Eighteenth Session held in October 1996 adopted the <em>Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children</em> and decided to institute a Special Commission charged with drawing up a draft Convention on the protection of adults. <br /> The Nineteenth Session adopted, in December 2002, the <em>Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in respect of Securities held with an Intermediary</em>. In June 2005, the Twentieth Session adopted the <em>Convention on Choice of Court Agreements</em>. In November 2007, the Twenty-First Session adopted the <em>Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance</em> and the <em>Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations</em>.<br /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq34" class="collapsed">[g] What is a Special Commission of the Hague Conference?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq34" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> The task of a Special Commission is to prepare a draft Convention (and sometimes Recommendations) which will then be discussed and adopted by the Plenary Session. <br /> From time to time, Special Commissions are held at The Hague to monitor the practical operation of Hague Conventions, including the Hague Service and Evidence Conventions, the Hague Child Abduction Convention and the Intercountry Adoption Convention.<br /> See Article 8 of the <a href="index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=29">Statute </a>of the Hague Conference. See also under Projects. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq10" class="collapsed">[h] What are the National or Contact Organs? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq10" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> In each Member State, a National Organ maintains liaison with the Hague Conference. Member Organisations designate a Contact Organ. See Article 7 of the <a HREF="index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=29">Statute </a> of the Hague Conference. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq47" class="collapsed">[i] What work is currently being undertaken by the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq47" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Please consult the Projects section. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq46" class="collapsed">[j] Is there a bibliography relating to the work of the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq46" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Yes, there is a bibliography relating to the Hague Conference and its Conventions <a href="https://www.hcch.net/en/about/bibliography">in general</a>, but also for each Convention. First click on Instruments > Conventions, then select the Convention you are interested in. Finally, click on "Bibliography" in the right-hand navigation menu. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq45" class="collapsed">[k] Are the Proceedings of the Hague Conference published? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq45" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Yes. The preliminary documents, preliminary draft Conventions and minutes of discussions, as well as the Explanatory Reports on the texts adopted appear in the <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=publications.listing&sub=1">Proceedings</A> (Actes et documents) edited after each Session. The publications can be ordered directly at the Permanent Bureau of the Conference; details concerning topics, price, etc. can be found by following the link of each publication. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq35" class="collapsed">[l] Is there a full list of the Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq35" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Yes, you will find this list by clicking on the "<a HREF="index_en.php?act=conventions.listing">Conventions</a>" button. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq37" class="collapsed">[m] When does a Hague Convention enter into force? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq37" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> In general, the entering into force of a Hague Convention requires the deposit of three instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval (<I>cf. e.g.</I> Art. 46 (1) of the <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=69">1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention</A>). <BR> Thereafter, for each State ratifying, accepting or approving it subsequently, or acceding to it, the Convention enters into force three months after the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval or accession (<I>cf. e.g.</I> Art. 46 (2a) of the 1993 Adoption Convention). <BR><BR> N.B.: Not all the Hague Conventions follow the general rule explained above. Hence, to obtain a reliable answer here, each Convention must be verified separately. You can do so by clicking on Conventions and then consulting the Final Clauses of the particular Convention you are interested in. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq36" class="collapsed">[n] How can I find out if a particular Hague Convention is in force? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq36" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> First click on Conventions, then select the Convention you are interested in, and finally click on "Status table" in the right-hand navigation menu. The column "EIF" shows the date of entry into force for each Contracting State. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq40" class="collapsed">[o] Is it possible to become a Party to a Hague Convention without being a Member of the Hague Conference? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq40" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Yes. In principle, a State which was not a Member of the Conference during the Session in which the Convention has been adopted, can accede to this Convention. This, however, is only possible once the Convention has entered into force. The States that are already Parties to the Convention must in some cases accept this accession. This system of acceptance varies from one Convention to another: some Conventions provide for a system of tacit acceptance (if there is no opposition over a certain period of time; see <I>e.g.</I> Art. 58 (3) of the 1996 <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=70">Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children</A>), whereas others require express acceptance by the States Parties to the Convention (see <I>e.g.</I> Art. 38 (4) of the 1980 <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=24">Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction</A>). It should be noted that the <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=61">Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods</A> provides that every State (including Member States of the Conference) may accede to this Convention. <BR> According to the Hague Conference's terminology, ratification is, in general, reserved for Member States exclusively. There are, however, some exceptions. These include the <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=61">Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods</A>, which is open for signature and ratification by all States with no distinction, and the <A HREF="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=69">Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption</A>, which is open for signature and ratification by all States that have participated in the Seventeenth Session. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq41" class="collapsed">[p] Are there fees involved in becoming a Party to a Hague Convention? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq41" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> No. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq39" class="collapsed">[q] Who is the depositary of the Hague Conventions? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq39" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> The <a href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/key-topics/treaties/search-the-treaty-database" target="_blank">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is the depositary of the Hague Conventions. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq50" class="collapsed">[r] What is the difference between a Contracting State and a State Party to a Convention?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq50" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <P>The <I>Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties</I> of 23 May 1969 gives the followings descriptions:</P> <blockquote><I>Article 2 - Use of terms</I><br> 1. For the purposes of the present Convention: <br> (...)<br> (f) 'contracting State' means a State which has consented to be bound by the treaty, whether or not the treaty has entered into force; <br> (g) 'party' means a State which has consented to be bound by the treaty and for which the treaty is in force; <br> (...)</blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq38" class="collapsed">[s] What is the difference between signing, ratifying and acceding to a Hague Convention? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq38" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <p> By signing a Hague Convention, a State expresses, in principle, its intention to become a Party to the Convention. However, signature does not, in any way, oblige a State to take further action (towards ratification or not). </p> <p> Ratification involves the legal obligation for the ratifying State to apply the Convention. According to the Hague Conference's terminology, ratification is, in general, reserved for Member States exclusively. There are, however, some exceptions. These include the <a href="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=61">Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods</a>, which is open for signature and ratification by all States with no distinction, and the <a href="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=69">Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption</a>, which is open for signature and ratification by all States that have participated in the Seventeenth Session. </p> <p> Others States wishing to become a Party to a Hague Convention may accede. This, however, is only possible once the Convention has entered into force. The States that are already Parties to the Convention must in some cases accept this accession. This system of acceptance varies from one Convention to another: some Conventions provide for a system of tacit acceptance (if there is no opposition over a certain period of time; see <em>e.g.</em> Art. 58 (3) of the 1996 <a href="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=70">Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children</a>), whereas others require express acceptance by the States Parties to the Convention (see <em>e.g.</em> Art. 38 (4) of the 1980 <a href="https://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=24">Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction</a>). It should be noted that the Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods provides that every State (including Member States of the Conference) may accede to this Convention. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq42" class="collapsed">[t] How can I find out if a State is a Party to a particular Hague Convention? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq42" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> First, click on <a HREF="index_en.php?act=conventions.listing">Conventions</A> and select the Convention you are interested in; then click on "Status table" in the right-hand navigation menu. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq44" class="collapsed">[u] How can I find out to which Hague Conventions a particular Hague Conference Member State is a Party? </a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq44" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Click on <A HREF="index_en.php?act=states.listing">Member States</A> and select the State concerned. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq43" class="collapsed">[v] How can I find out whether a State has made reservations or declarations in relation to a particular Hague Convention?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq43" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> Click on <a HREF="index_en.php?act=conventions.listing">Conventions</A>, choose the Convention you are interested in, and click on "Status table" in the right-hand navigation menu.<BR> The column "Res/D/N" (= Reservations, declarations, notifications) provides a link to the relevant information for that State, which also shows the articles under which the reservation or declaration has been made. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq49" class="collapsed">[w] How can I find out if a Contracting State to a particular Convention has extended the application of the Convention to one or more of its territories?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq49" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> First click on "Conventions" and select the Convention you are interested in. Then press the button "Status table" in the right-hand navigation menu.<br /> Where you see a figure in the column "Ext", the corresponding State has extended the Convention to its territories. Clicking that figure will lead you to the table of extensions. This table shows to which territories the application of the Convention has been extended, the dates of these extensions and the dates of entry into force of the Convention for these territories, as well as any declarations or reservations that may have been made, and authorities that may have been designated for these territories. There is also, for some Conventions only, a table of acceptances of extensions available. </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-minimal"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#faq48" class="collapsed">[x] How can I find out if the accession of a particular State to a certain Convention has been accepted by other Contracting States?</a> </h4> </div> <div id="faq48" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> For some Conventions, the accession only has effect in the relations between the acceding State and those Contracting States which have accepted the accession.<br /> First click on "Conventions" in the left-hand navigation menu and select the Convention you are interested in. Then press the button "Status table" in the right-hand navigation menu.<br /> Where you see <strong><span style="color: #6699ff">A*</span></strong> in the column "Type", the accession of the corresponding State has been accepted by other States. Clicking "<strong><span style="color: #6699ff">A*</span></strong>" will lead you to the table of acceptances of the accession. This table shows which Contracting States have accepted the accession, the dates of the acceptances and the dates of entry into force between the acceding State and the accepting States. </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { var anchor = window.location.hash.replace("#", ""); $(".collapse").collapse('hide'); $("#" + anchor).collapse('show'); }); </script> </div> </div> <footer class="hidden-print" data-swiftype-index="false"> <h2 class="hidden">HCCH</h2> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3 class="footer-heading">USEFUL LINKS</h3> <div class="row margin-bottom-30px"> <div class="col-xs-4"> <ul class="list-unstyled footer-nav"> <li><a href="/en/contact">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/en/about">About</a></li> <li><a href="/en/faq">FAQ</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-xs-4"> <ul class="list-unstyled footer-nav"> <li><a href="/en/news-archive">News Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/en/latest-updates">Latest updates</a></li> <li><a href="/en/recruitment">Recruitment</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-xs-4"> <ul class="list-unstyled footer-nav"> <li><a href="/en/calls-for-tender">Calls for Tender </a></li> <li><a href="/en/sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li><a href="/en/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="social-connect pull-right"> <h3 class="footer-heading">GET CONNECTED</h3> <ul class="list-inline social-icons"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hague-Conference-on-Private-International-Law/148050175263437?fref=ts" class="facebook-bg" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-facebook"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/HCCH_TheHague" class="twitter-bg" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/HagueConference" class="youtube-bg" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-youtube"></i></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/hague-conference-on-private-international-law?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_1710377" class="linkedin-bg" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a></li> <li><a href="/en/news-archive/rss" class="rss-bg" target="_blank"><i class="far fa-rss"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center copyright"> <p class="footer-text">Hague Conference on Private International Law - Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé - Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado</p> <p>© HCCH 1951-2025. 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