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HCCH|Approach Global Event

September 30, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

The HCCH is pleased to announce that registration for the HCCH|Approach Global Event is now open! Join us online on Tuesday, 19 October for a day of panel discussions and talks by global experts on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention. How does the Convention impact children on the […]

Webinar on the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

September 28, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Join us on Friday, 8 October 2021 for the HCCH webinar “Birth of an International Treaty: The 2019 Judgments Convention”!  In this lecture, the HCCH will take you behind the scenes of the negotiation of its newest treaty. Adopted in July 2019, the Judgments Convention establishes a common framework for the global circulation of judgments in […]

HCCH Monthly Update: August 2021

August 31, 2021 in /by

Conventions & Instruments On 23 July 2021, New Zealand deposited its instrument of ratification of the HCCH 2007 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 is

HCCH|Approach Initiative – Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention

July 28, 2021 in /by

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 […]

HCCH Monthly Update: June 2021

July 1, 2021 in /by

Conventions & Instruments   On 31 May 2021, Georgia deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH 1965 Service Convention and the HCCH 1970 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. […]

HCCH Vacancy: Assistant Legal Officer

June 24, 2021 in /by

The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking an Assistant Legal Officer. The successful candidate will work in the field of International Family Law and Child Protection, primarily in relation to the 2000 Convention on the Protection of Adults and the 2007 Convention on Child Support and its Protocol, […]

HCCH Monthly Update: May 2021

May 31, 2021 in /by

Conventions & Instruments On 24 May 2021, Niger deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH 1993 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 is

HCCH Vacancy: Legal Officer (Maternity Leave Replacement)

May 12, 2021 /1 Comment/in /by

The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking a Legal Officer (Maternity Leave Replacement). The successful candidate will work primarily in the field of family law, focusing on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions as well as on the Family Agreements project. Applications should be submitted […]