New signatory States to the HCCH Child Support Convention and the HCCH Service Convention
In November 2019, there were a couple of new signatory States to the HCCH Conventions. New Zealand signed the
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Conclusions & Recommendations of the International Seminar on the Protection of Children on the Move and Kafala are available
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has posted the
Today is the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child!
/in News/by Mayela CelisToday (20/11/2019)
Work on possible future Private International Law instruments on legal parentage (incl. legal parentage established as a result of an international surrogacy arrangement) is making progress
/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis The sixth meeting of the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy took place in late October & early November 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands, and focused on proposing provisions for developing two HCCH instruments: a general private international law instrument (i.e. a Convention) on the recognition of foreign judicial decisions […]
Some Brexit news (part III): The UK ratification of the HCCH Child Support Convention and the UK accession to the HCCH Choice of Court Convention remain suspended until 1 February 2020
/in News/by Mayela CelisThis week the Depositary of the HCCH Conventions informed all Contracting Parties that the UK ratification of the
Palau has joined the HCCH Apostille Convention
/in News/by Mayela CelisOn 17 October 2019, the island nation Palau acceded to the HCCH Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). As indicated in the
New HCCH publication: When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property – A Guide for Judges
/in News/by Mayela CelisThis week the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) announced the release of a new publication: When Private International Law Meets Intellectual Property – A Guide for Judges. This Guide 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 […]
HCCH Event on the HCCH Service Convention in the Era of Electronic and Information Technology and a few thoughts
/4 Comments/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is organising an event entitled HCCH a / Bridged: Innovation in Cross-Border Litigation and Civil Procedure, which will be held on 11 December 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands. This year’s edition will be on the HCCH Service Convention. […]
Meeting on international transfer of maintenance funds: solutions and good practices
/in News/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis A meeting on the international transfer of maintenance funds was held in The Hague, the Netherlands from 16 to 18 September 2019. The Conclusions and Recommendations are available
Update on the case Monasky v. Taglieri on the determination of habitual residence under the Hague Child Abduction Convention currently before the US Supreme Court
/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis For those of you who are interested in the case