The Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements entered into force for North Macedonia on 1 March 2025. This followed the deposit of North Macedonia’s instrument of accession on 21 November 2024.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its eighth meeting from 10 to 14 February 2025 in hybrid format.
Elçin Aktan’s article, published in Türkiye Barolar Birliği Dergisi on 3 February 2025, addresses how blockchain-based dispute resolution methods interact with international civil procedure and conflict-of-laws rules.
Filip Vlček authored the academic publication “The existence of a genuine international element as a pre-requisite for the application of the Brussels Ia Regulation: a matter of EU competence?” in Journal of Private International Law, published on 2025-01-02.
On 1 January 2025, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements entered into force for the Swiss Confederation, following Switzerland’s deposit of its instrument of accession on 18 September 2024.
Beatriz Añoveros Terradas’s article in the Revista Española de Derecho Internacional examines whether European economic sanctions imposed after Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine can be deactivated through choice-of-court agreements that relocate litigation to third-State courts.
Çörtoğlu Koca, Sema authored the academic publication “The Problem of Exclusive Jurisdiction in the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Decisions Relating to Industrial Property Rights” in Başkent Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 11 No.
On 12 December 2024, Belize deposited its instrument of accession to the 19 October 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.
Tarik Talha Dermez’s article, published in volume 1 issue 1 of the Eurasian Journal of Comparative Law on 21.11.2024, examines the jurisdictional regime for life insurance contracts under Turkish private international law.
On 21 November 2024, the Republic of North Macedonia deposited its instrument of ratification of the 30 June 2005 Convention on Choice of Court Agreements.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its seventh meeting in Tokyo from 28 October to 1 November 2024. The meeting took place in person, with an option for online participation.
HCCH Permanent Bureau on 2024-10-25 published the legal development “Publication of The Application of the 1996 Child Protection Convention to Unaccompanied and Separated Children — Update 2024”.
HCCH News on 2024-09-18 announced the development entitled “Switzerland accedes to the 2005 Choice of Court Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Switzerland / International / HCCH.
Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement under the Brussels II ter Regulation, especially for matrimonial and parental-responsibility decisions and international child abduction
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).
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).
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.
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 United Nations record states that the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships was adopted on 7 December 2022 by General Assembly resolution 77/100 and that certified true copies were issued.
HCCH — News on 2023-04-28 announced the development entitled “Ukraine ratifies the Choice of Court Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of Ukraine / HCCH.