Second Meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to first complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and then to progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 23-24 of CGAP 2024). The second meeting...
Third Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption
From 4 to 6 June 2024, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the third time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 35 delegates and other experts, representing 15 HCCH Members, two non-Member Contracting Parties and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The mandate of the Working Group is to take stock of...
First meeting of the Working Group established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) to complete the Country Profile for the 1996 Child Protection Convention and requested that, subsequent to its work on the Country Profile, the WG progress work on the draft Cooperation Request Recommended Model Form under the 1996 Child Protection Convention (see Conclusion and...
First Meetings of the Working Groups (WGs) on the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles for the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions
In March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of two Working Groups (WGs), consisting of representatives from a variety of geographical regions, to review and refine updates to the Practical Handbooks and Country Profiles relevant to the 1965 Service and 1970 Evidence Conventions, respectively (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 46-49 of CGAP...
Second Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy
From 8 to 12 April 2024, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the second time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 46 delegates and other participants, representing 27 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new...
Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction
From 29 January to 2 February 2024, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the sixth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 63 experts in total, of which 29 attended in person. The experts represented 21 HCCH Members and 2 Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the...
Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption
From 24 to 26 January 2024, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the second time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 39 experts in total, representing 16 Member States, three non-Member Contracting Parties, and three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The mandate of the Working...
First Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy
From 13 to 17 November 2023, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the first time. The meeting was held in person, with the possibility for online participation. It was attended by 54 participants in total. The participants represented 49 delegates from 30 Members and five participants from three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the...
Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction
From 18 to 22 September 2023, the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the fifth time. The meeting was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in hybrid format, in accordance with the Council on General Affairs and Council’s decision that the fifth Working Group meeting could be held in a location outside the Netherlands (C&D...
First Meeting of the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption
From 26 to 28 June 2023, the Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption met for the first time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 42 experts in total, representing 16 Member States, three non-Member Contracting Parties, and three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The mandate of the Working Group...