AMEDIP: The deadline for the submission of papers has been extended
As indicated in a previous post, the Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (
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Marshall Islands: A Pacific island-country joins the HCCH Service Convention (updated)
August 2, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisOn 31 July 2020, the Depositary (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) notified that the Marshall Islands acceded to the
Austria and the HCCH Service Convention: the last EU Member State to join and an interesting declaration on service upon States
July 19, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisOn 17 July 2020, the Depositary (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands) notified that Austria ratified the HCCH Service Convention, which will enter into force for Austria on 12 September 2020. With this ratification, the HCCH Service Convention continues to attest itself as an important instrument of judicial co-operation given that all […]
The annual seminar of the Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law will take place online from 18 to 20 November 2020
June 10, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisThe Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (
A few thoughts on the Guide to Good Practice on the grave-risk exception (Art. 13(1)(b)) under the Child Abduction Convention, through the lens of human rights (Part I)
June 7, 2020 in Views /by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis – The comments below are based on the author’s doctoral thesis entitled “The Child Abduction Convention – four decades of evolutive interpretation” at UNED As mentioned in a previous post, after many years in the making, the
ASADIP – Its annual conference has been rescheduled and recent activities
June 1, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisThe
Just released: Issue 38/1 2020 of the Netherlands Journal of Private International Law, with a special focus on the new HCCH Judgments Convention
May 10, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisThe issue 38/1 2020 of the Netherlands Journal of Private International Law (NIPR – Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht) has just been published. This issue of the NIPR is available
The Organization of American States is launching a weekly virtual forum “Inter-American law in times of pandemic” and the Hague Conference has published a COVID-19 Toolkit
May 7, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisThe Organization of American States (OAS) has announced that it is launching a weekly virtual forum entitled “Inter-American law in times of pandemic”. It begins on Monday 11 May at 11:00 am (EDT, local time in Washington, D.C.). The first session
The Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal – The saga continues: Now it’s the turn of the Netherlands, France and Belgium
April 29, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisThanks to the entering into force of the Dutch Collective Redress of Mass Damages Act (Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie, WAMCA) on 1 January 2020, there has been an increase in prospective litigation against Volkswagen in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe involving the Volkswagen emissions scandal (also known as Dieselgate). We have […]
Useful reading in times of corona and just released: The Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the HCCH 1970 Evidence Convention
April 17, 2020 in News /by Mayela CelisYesterday the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) announced the publication of the