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Revolución! Hague Conference Adopts Spanish as Third Official Language

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Take a last look at this image from the website of the HCCH; it will likely change soon. The HCCH has adopted Spanish as an official language from 1 July 2024.
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Here is the official announcement from The Hague Conference (the link provides also the Spanish version):
During the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) expressed their unanimous support for the introduction of Spanish as an official language. From 1 July 2024, Spanish will join English and French as one of the three official languages of the Organisation.
This development represents an important further step contributing to universality and inclusiveness at the HCCH, reflecting the importance of multilingualism and multilateralism as core pillars of its work.
The adoption of Spanish as an official language will facilitate the proper and effective implementation and operation of the HCCH’s Conventions and instruments in Spanish-speaking States and will therefore have a decisive positive impact on the lives of the hundreds of millions of native Spanish-speakers around the world. The adoption of Spanish will also simplify the lives of the countless other individuals who interact with Spanish-speaking States – be it through commerce, travel, personal relations, or other.
The decision to adopt Spanish as an official language of the HCCH will be reflected in CGAP’s Conclusions and Decisions, to be published in the coming days.
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And here is a first blog entry from Claudia Martínez, appropriately in Spanish.
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Notably, a Spanish version of the HCCH website has existed since the launch in 2009. Then, it was the only language version other than the English and French ones. Today, (more or less) full versions exist also in German and Portuguese;  other language sites provide translations of Hague Conventions.

Out Now: Alexander DJ Critchley, The Application of Foreign Law in the British and German Courts

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Alexander DJ Critchley has added an enriching installment to Hart’s renowned Studies in Private International Law Series entitled “The Application of Foreign Law in the British and German Courts”.

The author has extensive experience as solicitor in Scots law with a specialisation in family law. His book is the publication of a doctoral thesis completed with distinction at the university of Tübingen (Germany). The blurb reads as follows:

This book explores the application of foreign law in civil proceedings in the British and German courts. It focuses on how domestic procedural law impacts on the application of choice of law rules in domestic courts. It engages with questions involved in the investigation and determination of foreign law as they affect the law of England and Wales, Scotland, and Germany. Although the relevant jurisdictions are the focus, the comparative analysis extends to explore examples from other jurisdictions, including relevant international and European conventions. Ambitious in scope, it expertly tracks the development of the law and looks at possible future reforms.

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First view of second issue of ICLQ for 2023

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The first view of the second issue of ICLQ  for 2023 contains a private international law article that was published online just recently:

S Matos, Arbitration Agreements and the Winding-Up Process: Reconciling Competing Values

Courts in a number of jurisdictions have attempted to resolve the relationship between winding-up proceedings and arbitration clauses, but a unified approach is yet to appear. A fundamental disagreement exists between courts which believe that the approach of insolvency law should be applied, and those which prefer to prioritise arbitration law. This article argues that a more principled solution emerges if the problem is understood as one of competing values in which the process of characterisation can offer guidance. This would allow both a more principled approach in individual cases, and a more coherent dialogue between courts which take different approaches to the issue.

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