A milestone for the Child Abduction Convention: 100 Contracting Parties!
With the accession of Guyana, the HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“
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Much-awaited draft guidelines on the grave risk exception of the Child Abduction Convention (Art. 13(1)(b)) have been submitted for approval
/in Views/by Mayela CelisAfter years in the making, the revised HCCH draft Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(1)(b) of the Child Abduction Convention has been completed and is accessible
Is there a need for international conventions on legal parentage (incl. international surrogacy arrangements)?
/in Views/by Mayela CelisThe Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has answered in the affirmative. At its fifth meeting earlier this year, the Experts’ Group agreed that it would be feasible to develop both: a general private international law instrument on the recognition of foreign judicial decisions on legal […]
Registration for OAS XLVI Course on International Law is now open
/in News/by Mayela CelisAs announced by the Department of International Law of the Organization of American States (OAS), registration is now open for the XLVI Course of International Law to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 22 July to 9 August 2019. Further information is available here in
HCCH Revised Draft Explanatory Report (version of December 2018) on the Judgments Convention is available on the HCCH website
/in Views/by Mayela CelisA revised Draft Explanatory Report (version of December 2018) on the
Conclusions of the EC-HCCH Joint Conference on the Cross-border Protection of Vulnerable Adults are now available
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe conclusions of the EC-HCCH Joint Conference on the Cross-border Protection of Vulnerable Adults are now available
Diplomat Lawyer (Secretary) Vacancy at the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is seeking to fill a Diplomat Lawyer (Secretary) position. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2018 (12.00 a.m. CET). For more information, click
The programme of AMEDIP’s XLI Seminar is now available
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe programme of the XLI Seminar of the Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (AMEDIP) is now available
ASADIP is holding its Annual Conference on 8 and 9 November 2018 in Bolivia
/in News/by Mayela CelisAmerican Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) is holding its Annual Conference on 8 and 9 November 2018 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The main focus of the conference will be family law. More information is available