24 March 2014
10th Anniversary of the Malta Process

The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary of the Malta Process, a dialogue involving both Contracting States to the Hague Convention of 25 Octob ...

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07 February 2014
20 New Judges designated in 2013 to the International Hague Network of Judges

The International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ) attracted 20 new judicial designations in 2013, growing from 71 to 91 judges worldwide. A total of 60 States have now officially designated a judge to the IHNJ, with 11 ne ...

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24 January 2014
Japan signs and ratifies the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

On Friday 24 January 2014, Japan became the 91st Contracting State to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Japan’s instrument of ratification was deposited by H.E ...

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19 December 2013
The Hague Conference publishes the General Principles for Judicial Communications

This document represents the latest version of Emerging Guidance regarding the development of the International Hague Network of Judges and a set of General Principles for Judicial Communications within the context of th ...

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02 December 2013
30th Anniversary of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

On 1 December 1983, the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force, with Canada, France and Portugal as the first three Contracting States. Since then, i ...

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23 July 2013
15th anniversary of the International Hague Network of Judges

From 17 to 19 July 2013, more than 50 Members of the International Hague Network of Judges, representing 40 States from every region of the world, as well as experts from the Commonwealth Secretariat, IberRed and the Per ...

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21 June 2013
90 Contracting States for the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention after accession by Kazakhstan

On 3 June 2013, the Republic of Kazakhstan deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention will enter into force for ...

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04 April 2013
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, March 2013

Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Conte ...

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14 December 2012
The Republic of Korea accedes to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

On Thursday, 13 December 2012, the Republic of Korea deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The deposit was followed by the ...

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15 November 2012
HCCH International Family Law Briefings, September & November 2012

Recently published: quarterly updates, provided by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, regarding the work of the Hague Conference in the field of international family law. Conten ...

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