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HCCH - Hague Conference on Private International Law

The World Organisation for Cross-Border Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters

Since 1893, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), a melting pot of different legal traditions, has developed and serviced Conventions which respond to global needs in international family and child protection, international legal cooperation and transnational litigation, and international commercial and financial law. Please note that the HCCH Permanent Bureau has neither the m

andate nor resources to respond to individual requests for assistance. For information related to your enquiry, please visit our website: www.hcch.net.

12/06/2026

Last chance to register for the HCCH-IDLO joint event “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀”!

The event will be held in hybrid format at the IDLO Branch Office in The Hague next 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, from 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. (CEST). In-person registration is limited, and places will be allocated on a first-registered, first-served basis; however, there is no envisaged limit to the number of online participants.

Check out the programme below for more information, and to register, please visit: https://bit.ly/4feez0j

11/06/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗛𝗖𝗖𝗛-𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗢 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀”

This coming 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) will co-host the joint event “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀”.

Officials of Members of the HCCH and IDLO, as well as experts, practitioners, academics, civil society representatives, and members of the diplomatic community, are warmly invited to participate.

The event will be held in hybrid format at the IDLO Branch Office in The Hague from 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. (CEST). In-person registration is limited, and places will be allocated on a first-registered, first-served basis; however, there is no envisaged limit to the number of online participants. Further information regarding the programme will be announced soon.

To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/4feez0j

10/06/2026

On 27 May 2026, the fourth meeting of the Working Group (WG) on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.

Pursuant to its mandate, the WG finalised the draft Model Form for requests under Article 33, which will now be circulated to Members for comments. Participants also discussed the next steps pertaining to the development of a Guide on the application of Article 33.

For more information, please visit: https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1157

09/06/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀”, 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗖𝗖𝗛 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰!

Join us this Thursday, 𝟭𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, from 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. (Hong Kong time), to hear first-hand accounts on the operation of the Apostille Convention in the Asia Pacific region.

The webinar will feature the following sessions:
•𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, by Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH
•𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲, by Ms Melissa Ford, First Secretary at the HCCH
•𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, by Mr Simon Cheok Weung KWANG, Registrar of the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR
•𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, by Atty. Janice C. SANCHEZ-RIVERA, Acting Director of the Authentication Division of the Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
•𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, by Prof Yun ZHAO, Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the HCCH

Interested persons should register via the following registration form: https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2JY72No_RyeLZEzlzFotpg #/registration

For more information about the webinar and its speakers, please visit:http://assets.hcch.net/docs/19cf0641-56f8-40e9-b9f4-795561141919.pdf

05/06/2026

On 29 May, Mr Philippe Lortie, First Secretary at the HCCH, delivered a keynote address during the 70th Annual Conference of the International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR).

The conference brought together lawyers, academics, sociologists, practitioners and social workers from across the world to explore the realities, challenges and strengths of multicultural families in today’s society.

Mr Lortie delved into the application of the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction, 1996 Child Protection, and 2007 Child Support Conventions to families on the move, including bicultural families. His keynote address explained, referring to bicultural scenarios raised by other speakers, how these Conventions can provide legal certainty and solutions in a wide range of situations encountered by families on the move, while giving effect to core provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Mr Lortie also highlighted the many HCCH publications supporting these instruments available to private parties and the professionals supporting them when involved in cross border cases. He also explained some of the various post-Convention services available to Contracting Parties, emphasising the importance of proper and effective implementation and operation of these instruments to ensure that their benefits are fully realised.

05/06/2026

🌎El Representante de la HCCH para América Latina y el Caribe, Ignacio Goicoechea, y Florencia Castro, Coordinadora Jurídica y de Administración de la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe (ROLAC), participaron los días 28 y 29 de mayo en la capacitación “Claves para la protección internacional de niños: Convenios de La Haya de 1980 y 1996”, realizada en Córdoba, Argentina.

El evento fue organizado por la jueza de la Red Internacional de Jueces de La Haya, Graciela Tagle de Ferreira, la Asociación Argentina de Mujeres Juezas (AMJA), el Centro de Capacitación Ricardo C. Núñez del Superior Tribunal de Justicia de Córdoba, la Junta Federal de Cortes y Superiores Tribunales de Justicia (JU.FE.JUS.) y su Instituto de Capacitación Judicial (REFLEJAR), y reunió a especialistas nacionales e internacionales en un valioso espacio de formación e intercambio.

Con una destacada convocatoria, la actividad contó con funcionarios de los Ministerios de Justicia y de Relaciones Exteriores (Autoridad Central argentina), funcionarios de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación, del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Córdoba, magistrados, jueces de la Red Internacional de Jueces de La Haya de la región, académicos, abogados y mediadores para analizar los principales desafíos en la protección internacional de niños, con especial foco en la restitución internacional, la cooperación jurídica internacional y la aplicación de los Convenios HCCH de 1980 y 1996.

Los debates tuvieron especial relevancia tras la entrada en vigor para Argentina, el 1 de enero de 2026, del Convenio sobre Protección de Niños de 1996. Este marco ofrece nuevas herramientas para fortalecer la cooperación internacional y la protección transfronteriza de niños y adolescentes.
Los intercambios reflejaron el importante camino recorrido por Argentina en esta materia y, al mismo tiempo, pusieron de relieve oportunidades para seguir fortaleciendo la implementación del Convenio sobre Sustracción de Niños de 1980 y los mecanismos de cooperación entre autoridades y operadores jurídicos.

Al finalizar la capacitación, tuvo lugar la reunión de la Red Nacional de Jueces de Argentina, en la que sus integrantes reafirmaron su compromiso con la difusión de los Convenios, el fortalecimiento de la cooperación judicial y el impulso de iniciativas que contribuyan a una aplicación más eficaz de estos instrumentos en todo el país.

01/06/2026

🇦🇩 The 2019 Judgments Convention has entered into force for Andorra!

📜 At present, 33 HCCH Members are bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention. Andorra has been a Member of the HCCH since 2015 and is a Contracting Party to seven HCCH Conventions.

👉 For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/4wXS320

01/06/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻: 𝗛𝗖𝗖𝗛-𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗢 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀”

𝗢𝗻 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) will co-host the joint event “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀”, to be held in hybrid format at the IDLO Branch Office in The Hague from 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. (CEST). Officials of Members of the HCCH and IDLO, as well as experts, practitioners, academics, civil society representatives, and members of the diplomatic community, are warmly invited to participate in this upcoming event.

The joint event will bring into conversation the HCCH’s work towards a coherent framework of private international law for cross-border carbon market activities and IDLO’s experience working with national institutions and communities on safeguards, land rights, access to justice, and accountability issues that are increasingly relevant in the context of carbon market activities.

In-person registration is limited and places will be allocated on a first-registered, first-served basis; however, there is no envisaged limit to the number of online participants. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/4feez0j

Further information regarding the programme will be announced in due course.

26/05/2026

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the webinar “The Apostille Convention: Regional Experiences and Recent Developments”, hosted by the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

The webinar will be held via Zoom on Thursday 11 June 2026 from 3.00 to 4.30 p.m. (Hong Kong time).

The webinar will feature the following sessions:

• 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀
by Dr Christophe BERNASCONI, Secretary General of the HCCH

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲
by Ms Melissa FORD, First Secretary at the HCCH

• 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
by Mr Simon Cheok Weung KWANG, Registrar of the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR

• 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀
by Atty. Janice C. SANCHEZ-RIVERA, Acting Director of the Authentication Division of the Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀
by Prof Yun ZHAO, Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the HCCH

Interested persons should register no later than Tuesday, 9 June 2026, at 5.00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) via the following registration form: https://bit.ly/4uHQjsb

For more information about the webinar and its speakers, please visit: https://bit.ly/43tBmxM

22/05/2026

🇺🇦 Ukraine has acceded to the 1980 Access to Justice Convention!

📜 With the accession of Ukraine, the 1980 Access to Justice Convention now has 29 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Ukraine on 1 August 2026.

🌍Ukraine has been a Member of the HCCH since 2003 and is now a Contracting Party to 14 HCCH instruments.

👉 For more information, please visit: https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1155

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