HCCH — News on 2024-06-26 announced the development entitled “Third Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention”.
HCCH — News on 2024-06-25 published the international instrument “Albania ratifies the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol”.
HCCH on 2024-06-18 announced the development entitled “Forum on Domestic Violence and the Operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
HCCH on 2024-06-13 announced the development entitled “Second Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention”.
HCCH on 2024-06-10 announced the development entitled “First Working Meeting of the Digital Tokens Project”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Uluslararasi / HCCH.
On 5 June 2024, the HCCH announced that the 1961 Apostille Convention, which abolishes the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents, had entered into force for Rwanda. This followed Rwanda’s deposit of its instrument of accession on 6 October 2023.
HCCH — News on 2024-05-29 announced the development entitled “First meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention”.
HCCH — News on 2024-05-17 announced the development entitled “First Meetings of the Working Groups (WGs) on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of HCCH.
In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to establish an Experts’ Group to study the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 9 and 10 of CGAP 2024).
Under this project, the Permanent Bureau (PB), in partnership with relevant subject-matter experts and Observers, is studying the private international law issues relating to digital tokens.
HCCH on 2024-05-14 announced the development entitled “Georgia ratifies the 2007 Child Support Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Georgia.
The HCCH Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy held its second meeting from 8 to 12 April 2024 in hybrid format. It was attended by 46 delegates and other participants representing 27 HCCH Members and three Observers, together with members of the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau announced that pre-registration had opened for all interested delegates and experts for a forum on domestic violence and the operation of Article 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention. The forum will be held in Sandton, South Africa, from 18 to 21 June 2024.
HCCH — News on 2024-03-21 announced the development entitled “El Salvador accedes to the 1965 Service Convention and the Dominican Republic accedes to the 1965 Service and 2007 Child Support Conventions”.
The Permanent Bureau has been informed that, on 14 March 2024, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention).
HCCH — News on 2024-03-14 announced the development entitled “Angola accedes to the 1993 Adoption Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH; Angola.
HCCH on 2024-02-13 announced the development entitled “Albania signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Albania / HCCH.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met in a hybrid format. The meeting brought together experts representing HCCH Members and Observers, as well as staff from the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
HCCH on 2024-02-02 announced the development entitled “Fifth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.