Brazil ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention
On Wednesday, 10 March 1999, Brazil ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Brazil on 1 July 1999....
Sweden signs and ratifies Legalisation Convention
On Tuesday, 2 March 1999, Sweden signed and ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.This Convention will enter into force for Sweden on 1 May 1999. ...
Belgium ratifies Child Abduction Convention
On Tuesday, 9 February 1999, Belgium ratified the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This Convention will enter into force for Belgium on 1 May 1999....
Israel ratifies Intercountry Adoption Convention
On Wednesday, 3 February 1999, Israel ratified the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention will enter into force for Israel on 1 June 1999....
Principles of European Trust Law
On Friday, 15 January 1999, an international conference took place on "Principles of European Trust Law" in the Academy Building at The Hague. It was organized by the Business and Law Research Centre and the Faculty of Law of Nijmegen University. The conference discussed Principles of European Trust Law, drawn up by an International Working Group. The Principles build on the work which the Hague...
Ireland ratifies Legalisation Convention
On Friday, 8 January 1999, Ireland ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. This Convention will enter into force for Ireland on 9 March 1999....
Les enfants sans enfance
Colloque au Palais de Justice, Première chambre de la Cour d'appel Introduction: l'enfant, une personne en devenir (avec présentation de la Convention de La Haye du 19 octobre 1996 sur la protection des enfants par William Duncan, Premier secrétaire au Bureau Permanent de la Conférence de La Haye)"Les enfants sous influence" - l'enfant dans les sectes / l'enfant dans la guerre"Les enfants sous...
Official opening of the Hague Conference website
On Thursday, 8 October 1998, 5:00 p.m., the Secretary General of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr D.J. van den Berg, opened the new website of the Hague Conference on private international law. The creation of this website was made possible by a special financial contribution from the Netherlands Government. A small ceremony took place at the Permanent Bureau to celebrate the event....
Accessions to Legalisation Convention
On 10, 23 June and 1 July 1998, respectively, Niue, the Czech Republic and Venezuela deposited their instruments of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents with the depositary of the Hague Conventions. This Convention will enter into force for Niue on 2 March 1999, for the Czech Republic and for Venezuela on 16...
Proceedings of the international colloquium - Proceedings of the international colloquium - "Internet: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies?"
Proceedings of the international colloquium - "Internet: Which Court Decides, Which Law Applies?" - in honour of Michel Pelichet, organized by the Molengraaff Institute of Private Law, University of Utrecht, and the Hague Conference on private international law Edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki and Catherine Kessedjian Published by Kluwer Law International, The Hague / Boston / London 1998 ISBN...