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Of these, a selected number, known as the core Conventions and instruments, are prioritised based on their recent adoption, popularity, or practical relevance.</p> </div> </div> <div class="textblock" id="block6417"> <div class="block-content"> <p> </p> <h2>Core Conventions and Instruments</h2> </div> </div>  <ul class="arrows"> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/form-of-wills">1961 Form of Wills Convention</a> [11] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/apostille">1961 Apostille Convention</a> [12] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/service">1965 Service Convention</a> [14] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/divorce">1970 Divorce Convention</a> [18] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/evidence">1970 Evidence Convention</a> [20] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/child-abduction">1980 Child Abduction Convention</a> [28] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/access-to-justice">1980 Access to Justice Convention</a> [29] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/trusts">1985 Trusts Convention</a> [30] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/intercountry-adoption">1993 Adoption Convention</a> [33] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/child-protection">1996 Child Protection Convention</a> [34] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/adults">2000 Protection of Adults Convention</a> [35] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/securities">2006 Securities Convention</a> [36] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/choice-of-court">2005 Choice of Court Convention</a> [37] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/child-support">2007 Child Support Convention</a> [38] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=133">2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol</a> [39] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/choice-of-law-principles">2015 Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts</a> [40] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/judgments">2019 Judgments Convention</a> [41] </li> </ul> <div class="textblock" id="block6416"> <div class="block-content"> <p> </p> <h2>Other Conventions and Instruments</h2> </div> </div>  <ul class="arrows"> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=33">Convention of 1 March 1954 on civil procedure</a> [02] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=31">Convention of 15 June 1955 on the law applicable to international sales of goods</a> [03] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=32">Convention of 15 April 1958 on the law governing transfer of title in international sales of goods</a> [04] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=34">Convention of 15 April 1958 on the jurisdiction of the selected forum in the case of international sales of goods</a> [05] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=35">Convention of 15 June 1955 relating to the settlement of the conflicts between the law of nationality and the law of domicile</a> [06] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=36">Convention of 1 June 1956 concerning the recognition of the legal personality of foreign companies, associations and institutions</a> [07] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=37">Convention of 24 October 1956 on the law applicable to maintenance obligations towards children</a> [08] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=38">Convention of 15 April 1958 concerning the recognition and enforcement of decisions relating to maintenance obligations towards children</a> [09] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=39">Convention of 5 October 1961 concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of infants</a> [10] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=75">Convention of 15 November 1965 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law and Recognition of Decrees Relating to Adoptions</a> [13] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=77">Convention of 25 November 1965 on the Choice of Court</a> [15] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=78">Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters</a> [16] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=79">Supplementary Protocol of 1 February 1971 to the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters</a> [17] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=81">Convention of 4 May 1971 on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents</a> [19] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=83">Convention of 2 October 1973 Concerning the International Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons</a> [21] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=84">Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Products Liability</a> [22] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=85">Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations</a> [23] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=86">Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations</a> [24] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=87">Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes</a> [25] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=88">Convention of 14 March 1978 on Celebration and Recognition of the Validity of Marriages</a> [26] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=89">Convention of 14 March 1978 on the Law Applicable to Agency</a> [27] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=61">Convention of 22 December 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods</a> [31] </li> <li> <a href="/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=62">Convention of 1 August 1989 on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons</a> [32] </li> </ul> <div class="textblock" id="block6438"> <div class="block-content"> <p> </p> <p align="justify">In addition to the above, early in its history the HCCH adopted a number of instruments, now known as the “old Conventions”, which have since been replaced, in whole or in part, by more modern instruments.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Old Conventions and instruments</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1896-civil-procedure">1896 Civil Procedure Convention</a> and <a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1897-additional-protocol">1897 Additional Protocol</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1902-marriage-convention">1902 Marriage Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1902-divorce-convention">1902 Divorce Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1902-guardianship-convention">1902 Guardianship Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1905-civil-procedure-convention">1905 Civil Procedure Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1905-effects-of-marriage-convention">1905 Effects of Marriage Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/en/instruments/the-old-conventions/1905-deprivation-of-civil-rights-convention">1905 Deprivation of Civil Rights Convention</a></li> <li><a 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