The HCCH Permanent Bureau has launched a public consultation on the draft text of a possible new convention on parallel proceedings and related actions. In private international law terms, the initiative is tied in particular to international jurisdiction and international lis pendens.
The HCCH Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time from 10 to 14 November 2025 in hybrid format, with more than 45 registered delegates and experts representing 24 HCCH Members and three Observers, alongside members of the Permanent Bureau.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has announced that registration is now open for the book launch celebrating the publication of The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: A Commentary.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its ninth meeting from 20 to 24 October 2025 in hybrid format, with 60 registered delegates and other experts representing 20 HCCH Members and two Observers, together with members of the…
Judges' Newsletter on International Child Protection on 2025-10-09 announced the development entitled “Vol. XXVII of the Judges’ Newsletter on International Child Protection published”.
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.
The HCCH’s second meeting of the Working Group on the study relating to institutions analogous to trusts took place online on 6 and 7 October 2025, 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.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau hosted a hybrid roundtable and training on 11 and 12 September 2025 on the application of the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions.
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.
The HCCH Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens met for the first time on 16-18 June 2025 in hybrid format. The meeting brought together 53 delegates and other experts, representing 18 HCCH Members and 8 Observers, together with members of the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
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.
The Working Group established for the 1996 Child Protection Convention met online on 28 May 2025 to continue its work on completing the Country Profile and the draft Cooperation Request Model Form.
The HCCH Working Group set up to complete the Country Profile and the draft Cooperation Request Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention held its eighth online meeting on 14 May 2025.
The HCCH Experts’ Group on Carbon Markets held its first meeting from 13 to 15 May 2025. The hybrid meeting brought together 60 delegates and other experts, representing 19 HCCH Members and six Observers, together with members of the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
The seventh meeting of the Working Group on the completion of the Country Profile and the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online on 30 April 2025, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
HCCH — News on 2025-03-27 announced the development entitled “Third Working Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
The HCCH Working Group held its sixth online meeting to complete the Country Profile and the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention.
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.