According to an HCCH notice, the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children entered into force for the Argentine Republic on 1 January 2026.
Viet Nam deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the 1961 Apostille Convention) on 31 December 2025.
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.
On 11 December 2025, the HCCH Permanent Bureau held a hybrid book launch for The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: A Commentary, marking the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the 2005 Choice of Court 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.
The HCCH Working Party met online on cross-border family mediation in the context of the Malta Process, with child abduction among the topics addressed. In private international law terms, the record concerns mediation and judicial cooperation in cross-border family disputes.
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 HCCH Experts’ Group on Digital Tokens met for the second time in hybrid format from 18 to 20 November 2025, with more than 50 delegates and experts, together with members of the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
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.
Algeria deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents on 5 November 2025.
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.
According to the HCCH notice, the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance entered into force for Denmark on 1 October 2025, following Denmark’s deposit of its instrument of ratification on 30 June 2025.
The Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children entered into force for Belize on 1 October 2025.