Following a March 2025 mandate from the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Permanent Bureau is convening online meetings for Central Authorities to exchange experience of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
This article by Lidia Domínguez Ruiz, published in Cuadernos de Derecho Transnational, addresses cross-border criminal evidence in the European Union from three angles: the most contested practical issues raised by the European Investigation Order, the new European preservation and production…
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has announced the completion of the e-Country Profiles project and the development and modernisation of online Country Profiles for the 1965 Service Convention, the 1970 Evidence Convention, the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1993 Adoption Convention.
The HCCH Working Group held its third meeting online on 1 December 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau, to bring the Good Practices document for the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions to completion.
On 25 November 2025, the Working Group held its third online meeting, hosted by the HCCH Permanent Bureau, to advance the finalisation of the model forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention.
The Working Group established to finalise the Good Practices document for the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions held its second meeting online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
At the HCCH, the Working Group tasked with finalising the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention held its second meeting online on 26 September 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
On 24 July 2025, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (the 1970 Evidence Convention).
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has announced the publication of the fifth editions of the Practical Handbooks on the operation of the 1965 Service Convention and the 1970 Evidence Convention.
HCCH reported that the first meeting of the Working Group established to finalise the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention took place online on 11 July 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
According to the HCCH announcement, the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters entered into force for the Philippines on 5 July 2025.
The HCCH Working Group held its first online meeting on 5 June 2025 to finalise a Good Practices document concerning the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
Following the deposit of Bahrain’s instrument of accession on 13 March 2025, the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters entered into force for the Kingdom of Bahrain on 12 May 2025.
On 6 May 2025, the Republic of the Philippines deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
Bahrain deposited its instruments of accession on 13 March 2025 to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters and to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements.
The United Nations record identifies the Convention against Cybercrime as concerning international cooperation in combating certain crimes committed through information and communications technology systems and the sharing of electronic evidence of serious crimes.
HCCH working groups met online in October and November 2024 to finalise the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service Convention and the 1970 Evidence Convention.
HCCH News on 2024-07-12 announced the development entitled “Meeting of the Special Commission (SC) on the Practical Operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of HCCH / The Hague, Netherlands.
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.
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.
HCCH on 2023-01-19 announced the development entitled “El Salvador accedes to the Evidence Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of El Salvador / International (HCCH).
HCCH Permanent Bureau on 2021-12-14 announced the development entitled “Now available in 23 EU languages: Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the Evidence Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.