1 / 13

The Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH

The Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH. Our Purpose Progressive Unification of the Rules of Private International Law (jurisdiction, applicable law, enforcement, cooperation). Our Purpose

dong
Download Presentation

The Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Hague Conference on Private International Law HCCH

  2. Our Purpose Progressive Unification of the Rules of Private International Law (jurisdiction, applicable law, enforcement, cooperation) Our Purpose Progressive Unification of the Rules of Private International Law (jurisdiction, applicable law, enforcement, cooperation) The Origin 1893 The Origin 1893 Work inProgress Jurisdiction and foreign judgments in civil & commercial matters Indirectly held securities Work inProgress Jurisdiction and foreign judgments in civil & commercial matters Indirectly held securities So far… 34 Conventions since 1955 So far… 34 Conventions since 1955

  3. Member States (61) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law

  4. Member States (61) of the HCCH … Albania Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Republic of Korea Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Yugoslavia Latvia Luxembourg Lithuania Malta Mexico Monaco Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation

  5. States that have been admitted after voting procedure but still need to accept the Statute: … but there’s more to join us Ukraine States who are studying membership: States whose admission has been submitted to Vote: Colombia Lebanon Paraguay Tunisia Costa Rica Malaysia

  6. Procedures to become aMember State of the HCCH Statute of 15 July 1955 Article 2 Article 2 (1) Article 2 (2)Article 2 (3) • Letter of Intention • Proposal Netherlands Government • Voting Procedure (majority, 6 months) • Acceptance of Statute States which have participated in one or more of the earlier Sessions may become Members of the HCCH by accepting the Statute

  7. The network of 114 States partyto at least one Convention Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Fiji Finland Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia France Georgia Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Republic of Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Lithuania Malawi Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Republic of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niue Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Albania Andorra Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria

  8. The “key” Conventions I Judicial and Administrative Co-operation: • 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents • 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters • 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters • 25 October 1980 on International Access to Justice

  9. The “key” Conventions II The children’s Conventions: • 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction • 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption • 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children

  10. Other Conventions… Maintenance Obligations Traffic Accidents Administration of Estates Products Liability Trusts etc. (34 Conventions since 1955)

  11. Our Budget… approximately US $ 1.5 million Our tasks: Scientific Research Negotiation Promotion Monitoring Networking Training Contacts Our resources: Five Lawyers Ten Permanent Support Staff Five Temporary Support Staff Stagiaires

  12. The Hague Conferenceon the move…

  13. Questions? Secretariat at the Permanent Bureau Hague Conference on Private International Law Scheveningseweg 6 2517 KT The Hague The Netherlands Tel: +31 (70) 363 3303 or Fax: +31 (70) 360 4867 e-mail: secretariat@hcch.net

More Related