Spanish at the HCCH: An ode to professors Alegría Borrás and Julio González Campos
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Just published: HCCH Practical Guide – Access to Justice for International Tourists and Visitors
/in News/by Mayela CelisThis week the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) published the
AMEDIP’s upcoming webinar: child support cases between Mexico and the United States of America – 23 February 2023 (at 14:30 Mexico City time)
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (
A few developments on the modernisation of the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents and the taking of evidence in the European Union
/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis This year has been marked by the high number of EU instruments that have been adopted (and entered into force) or that have started to apply in the European Union, which are directly or indirectly related to the modernisation of the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents and the taking of […]
GEDIP’s Reccommendation on the Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Hans van Loon, former Secretary General of the HCCH and Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh Law School As reported in this blog before (see
The Relationship between the Hague Choice of Court and the Hague Judgments Convention
/in News/by Mayela CelisAygun Mammadzada (Swansea University) will be the main speaker at the upcoming
Date change: AMEDIP’s annual seminar to take place from 23 to 25 November 2022
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (AMEDIP) will be holding its annual XLV Seminar entitled “Private International Law in the conformation of a new international order” (el derecho internacional privado en la conformación de un nuevo orden internacional) from 23 to 25 November 2022. This will be a hybrid event. The seminar […]
Today begins the first meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the HCCH 2000 Protection of Adults Convention
/in News/by Mayela CelisThe first meeting of the Special Commission to review the practical operation of the HCCH 2000 Protection of Adults Convention will be held today in The Hague and will last until 11 November 2022. This event is remarkable given that this is the first time that the practical operation of this Convention is assessed since […]
Series of webinars in Argentina every Thursday in November 2022: A new agenda for a post-pandemic world?
/in News/by Mayela CelisA series of webinars will be held every Thursday in November 2022 at 5 pm (Argentina time, 9 pm CET time) in Spanish. The topics range from international family law to environmental justice to the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine for Private International Law. Registration is free of charge. To register, click
US District Court dismisses the case filed by Mexico against the US weapons industry regarding non-contractual obligations
/in Views/by Mayela CelisWritten by Mayela Celis On 30 September 2022, a US District Court in Boston (Massachusetts, USA) dismissed the case filed by Mexico against the US weapons manufacturers regarding non-contractual obligations (among them, negligence and unjust enrichment). According to