The Hague Conference on Private International Law is governed by its Council on General Affairs and Policy, which meets annually in or around the first week of March. This year, its meeting will be held by videoconference, starting on February 28, 2022 and lasting through March 4, 2022. It will … Read More about HCCH Update (2022): Council on General Affairs and Policy Meeting to be held 28 February – 4 March
HCCH Update (2021): Parentage and Surrogacy
The Hague Conference on Private International Law organized a meeting of an Experts Group to discuss the feasibility of a future instrument on the issues of parentage and surrogacy. This group met from February 15-17, 2021 online. You can view its report here. The group concluded … Read More about HCCH Update (2021): Parentage and Surrogacy
HCCH Update (2021): Conclusions and Decisions of the Council on General Affairs and Policy
The governing body of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, its Council on General Affairs and Policy, met from March 1-5, 2021 online. This body dictates the work of the Hague Conference. There were a few family law items on the agenda, and the Conclusions and Decisions … Read More about HCCH Update (2021): Conclusions and Decisions of the Council on General Affairs and Policy
HCCH Update: Annual Council Meeting
The Hague Conference's (HCCH) Council on General Affairs and Policy (the organization's governing body) holds an annual meeting, typically in March, to set forth an agenda for the organization's work over the coming year. The meeting is attended by representatives of Member States. Prior … Read More about HCCH Update: Annual Council Meeting
HCCH Update: Service of process in a new era of technology
The Hague Conference on Private International Law hosted a successful conference in December 2019 that focused on employing information technology in international service of process cases. The conference was the motivation for a new publication, now available on the Hague Conference's … Read More about HCCH Update: Service of process in a new era of technology
HCCH Update: Happy 40th to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
Today marks an auspicious day in history. It is the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. This highly successful treaty serves to promptly return children to their habitual residence after they are wrongfully removed or retained in another treaty partner … Read More about HCCH Update: Happy 40th to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
Treaty Update: US accepts Pakistan’s accession to the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
On July 1, 2020, the United States accepted Pakistan's accession to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. The treaty will enter into force between the U.S. and Pakistan on October 1, 2020.As a quick note, Pakistan did not appear among the list of countries that are not compliant with … Read More about Treaty Update: US accepts Pakistan’s accession to the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
HCCH Update: COVID-19 Toolkit for the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
The Hague Conference on Private International Law published a toolkit that explores the application of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention in the wake of COVID-19. You can find the toolkit by going here. The toolkit pinpoints resources and publications provided by the HCCH that … Read More about HCCH Update: COVID-19 Toolkit for the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention
HCCH Update: COVID-19 Toolkit
The Hague Conference published a document that pinpoints its resources for those working on private international law issues during the covid-19 pandemic. The toolkit can be found at this link. When reviewing the document, you can click on links that will divert you to places on the … Read More about HCCH Update: COVID-19 Toolkit
HCCH Update: Evidence Convention – New Guide on Use of Video-Link
On April 16, 2020, the Hague Conference on Private International Law published its newest Guide to Good Practice under the Evidence Convention. This publication looks at the development of video-links in taking evidence overseas using the Evidence Convention. It outlines good practices … Read More about HCCH Update: Evidence Convention – New Guide on Use of Video-Link
HCCH Update: Article 13(b) Guide is now available
The Hague Conference on Private International Law published its much anticipated Guide to Good Practice on Article 13(b) of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. This guide provides guidance to attorneys, judges, and governments on the application of the grave risk of harm exception to … Read More about HCCH Update: Article 13(b) Guide is now available
Case Update (2020): Monasky v. Taglieri; Habitual Residence under the 1980 Convention
On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which concluded that Italy was the habitual residence of an infant that was brought from Italy to Ohio by her mother in 2015, shortly after the child was born. This opinion resolved … Read More about Case Update (2020): Monasky v. Taglieri; Habitual Residence under the 1980 Convention