Declaration by the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco
On Monday, 1 May 2000, His Excellency Mr Omar Azziman, Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, deposited a declaration with the depositary announcing that His Country envisages acceding to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. ...
Ratification by the Czech Republic
On Monday, 13 March 2000, the Hague Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children was ratified by the Czech Republic. After the deposit of the next (third) instrument of ratification, the Convention will enter into force (cf. Article 61)....
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in child abduction case
This is the first judgment delivered by the new European Court of Human Rights concerning the application of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It is a very significant judgment that provides support for the Hague Convention. The Court considered that the positive obligations which Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights...
Ratification
Accession Iceland to 1993 Convention
Accession
On Thursday, 13 January 2000, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in the Netherlands deposited the instrument of accession of his country to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. In the absence of any objection from a State Party, notified to the depositary within a period of six months after the...
Signature
Visit of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice of Romania, to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on private international law
On Wednesday morning, 17 November 1999, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice of Romania H.E. Mr Valeriu Stoica, paid a visit to the Permanent Bureau of the Conference. Furthermore were present, among others, H.E. Mr Mihnea Motoc, Ambassador of Romania to the Netherlands, and Mrs Cristina Luzescu, Director for International Relations from the Romanian Ministry of Justice, whereas the...
Hague Child Abduction Convention soon in force for 60 States
On Tuesday, 16 November 1999, Uruguay acceded to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Uruguay is the 60th State to become a Party to the Hague Child Abduction Convention, which will enter into force for Uruguay on 1 February 2000....
