HCCH — News on 2024-01-12 announced the development entitled “The United Kingdom signs the 2019 Judgments Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of United Kingdom / HCCH.
HCCH — News on 2024-01-11 announced the development entitled “Apostille Convention enters into force for Canada”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Canada / HCCH.
HCCH — News on 2024-01-01 announced the development entitled “Service Convention enters into force for Paraguay”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Paraguay.
HCCH — News on 2023-12-01 announced the development entitled “Service Convention enters into force for Singapore”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Singapore.
HCCH — News on 2023-11-24 announced the development entitled “First Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of HCCH Members and Observers.
HCCH — News on 2023-11-07 announced the development entitled “Apostille Convention enters into force for the People’s Republic of China”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of People's Republic of China.
The HCCH’s Special Commission meeting on the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges, HCCH brought together Network members from more than 30 jurisdictions in The Hague on 14 October 2023.
The second meeting of the HCCH-UNIDROIT Joint Project on Digital Assets and Tokens took place in Rome from 2 to 4 October 2023, in hybrid format and at the premises of the UNIDROIT Secretariat.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its fifth meeting in Buenos Aires from 18 to 22 September 2023.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau announced that an online colloquium on selected topics related to the CBDCs Project would be held on 5 October 2023. The event followed the mandate given by the Council on General Affairs and Policy at its 2023 meeting.
Today, 1 September 2023, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force, just over four years after its adoption on 2 July 2019.
HCCH — News on 2023-08-01 announced the development entitled “Child Protection Convention enters into force for Cabo Verde”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH; Republic of Cabo Verde.
On 5 July 2023, the kick-off meeting of the CBDCs Project was held online. The meeting was attended by 38 experts, representing 15 Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH.
HCCH on 2023-07-01 announced the development entitled “Protection of Adults Convention enters into force for Malta”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Malta / International / HCCH.
HCCH on 2023-06-23 announced the development entitled “Paraguay accedes to the Service and Evidence Conventions”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Paraguay / International / HCCH.