2005 Choice of Court Convention and 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol enter into force for Albania
On 1 October 2024, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol) entered into force for the Republic of Albania following the deposit of its instruments of ratification on 25 June 2024.
At present, 35 States and the European Union are bound by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention, while 33 States and the European Union are bound by the 2007 Maintenance Obligations Protocol. More information on these instruments is available on the Choice of Court Section and the Child Support Section of the HCCH website.
Albania has been a Member of the HCCH since 2002 and is a Contracting Party to 16 HCCH Conventions and instruments.