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

30/10/2026

This week, representatives of the HCCH and the European Parliament held a meeting at the premises of the Peace Palace in The Hague.

On behalf of the European Parliament, the meeting was attended by Mr Ilhan Kyuchyuk, MEP and Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI); Ms Lara Wolters, MEP and 3rd Vice-Chair of JURI; Mr Axel Voss, MEP and JURI Coordinator, and other officials. On behalf of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, the meeting was attended by Dr Gérardine Goh Escolar, Deputy Secretary General; Mr Philippe Lortie, First Secretary; Ms Laura Martínez-Mora, First Secretary; Dr Ning Zhao, Principal Legal Officer; and Ms Nietta Keane, Legal Officer.

During the meeting, participants discussed the work of the HCCH and explored opportunities for closer collaboration, emphasising the common principles and objectives that underpin the legislative work of the JURI Committee and that of the HCCH.

29/10/2026

El 27 de octubre de 2026, representantes de la Oficina Permanente de la HCCH participaron en el programa de la Cámara Técnica de la Secretaría Nacional de Justicia del Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública de Brasil, dedicado a la “Cooperación Jurídica Internacional en Materia Civil: Soluciones y Nuevos Procedimientos”, que tuvo lugar en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

El encuentro contó con la participación de la Secretaria Nacional de Justicia, Maria Rosa Guimarães Loula, y reunió a autoridades, académicos y especialistas en derecho internacional privado para abordar los proyectos legislativos de la HCCH y algunos de sus instrumentos que Brasil está considerando ratificar o adherir.

Durante la jornada se presentó la traducción al portugués de las Guías de Buenas Prácticas de la HCCH relativas a los Convenios sobre Notificaciones, Pruebas y Acceso a la Justicia. También se abordaron las perspectivas de ratificación por Brasil del Convenio HCCH sobre Sentencias de 2019 y de adhesión al Convenio HCCH sobre Elección de Foro de 2005.

En representación de la Oficina Permanente de la HCCH, participaron la Secretaria General Adjunta, Gérardine Goh Escolar, y la Oficial Jurídica Raquel Salinas Peixoto, quien intervino en la sesión dedicada a la iniciativa CODIFI y la modernización del derecho internacional privado brasileño. Por su parte, Ignacio Goicoechea, Representante de la HCCH para América Latina y el Caribe, realizó una presentación sobre los Convenios HCCH sobre Protección de Niños de 1996 y Protección de Adultos de 2000, en el marco del análisis de su posible adhesión por parte de Brasil.

La HCCH expresa su agradecimiento a la Secretaría Nacional de Justicia de Brasil por la organización de esta jornada y su compromiso con el fortalecimiento de la cooperación jurídica internacional.

28/10/2026

La semana pasada, la Oficina Permanente de la HCCH participó en las XIX Jornadas ASADIP 2026, celebradas en San Salvador del 20 al 23 de octubre.

Esta edición de las Jornadas tuvo una particularidad especialmente significativa: por primera vez, un Órgano Nacional de la HCCH, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador, la Corte Suprema de Justicia y la Procuraduría General de la República se unieron para organizar y participar activamente en unas Jornadas de la Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP), con la colaboración de la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la HCCH.

Esta colaboración refleja la importancia de ampliar el alcance del derecho internacional privado e involucrar a los distintos operadores jurídicos en su desarrollo y aplicación práctica. La destacada participación de funcionarios públicos y jueces, junto con académicos y profesionales especializados, contribuye a fortalecer el diálogo entre la teoría y la práctica y a acercar el derecho internacional privado a las personas.

El miércoles 21 de octubre, la Dra. Gérardine Goh Escolar, Secretaria General Adjunta de la HCCH, tomó la palabra durante la ceremonia de inauguración. En su discurso, la Dra. Goh Escolar destacó la importancia de la colaboración entre la HCCH y ASADIP para el desarrollo del derecho internacional privado en la región.
A lo largo de las Jornadas se abordaron diversas cuestiones vinculadas con los trabajos de la HCCH, entre ellas, la protección internacional de la niñez y las familias, la restitución internacional de niños, las medidas de protección, el acceso transnacional a la justicia, la transformación digital y los activos digitales, así como los desafíos que plantea el desarrollo sostenible para el derecho internacional privado. Asimismo, la Dra. Goh Escolar participó en una sesión especial organizada en el marco de las celebraciones del 15.º aniversario del European Law Institute (ELI), titulada “ELI en el mundo: Sociedad, Derecho y Justicia en la era de la IA: dilemas, oportunidades y desafíos”.

La HCCH celebra esta oportunidad de fortalecer los vínculos entre la academia, las instituciones públicas, el Poder Judicial y los profesionales del derecho, convencida de que su colaboración es fundamental para que el derecho internacional privado continúe desarrollándose y ofreciendo respuestas concretas a las necesidades de las personas.

28/10/2026

On 22 October 2026, Prof Yun Zhao, Representative of the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, delivered a lecture on "Cross-Border Litigation and the HCCH Conventions" at the International Dispute Resolution Symposium held in Changsha, China.

The symposium aimed to provide practical guidance to local enterprises on cross-border dispute resolution, service of documents abroad, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Prof Zhao’s lecture opened with an overview of the mission and history of the HCCH. He then examined the operation and core provisions of five key HCCH instruments: the Evidence, Service, Apostille, Choice of Court, and Judgments Conventions. Finally, Prof Zhao answered questions raised by participating enterprises and lawyers.

The symposium was jointly organised by the Hunan Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the Department of Justice of Hunan Province, and the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy. More than 200 government officials, academics, in-house counsel and practitioners specialising in foreign-related legal services attended the event.

27/10/2026

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the webinar “The 2005 Choice of Court Convention: Expanding Participation in Asia and the Pacific”, hosted by the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

The webinar will be held via Zoom on Monday 9 November 2026 from 4.00 to 5.30 p.m. (Hong Kong time).

The webinar will feature the following sessions:
• 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 and 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, by Ms Melissa Ford, First Secretary at the HCCH
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, by Prof Fausto Pocar, Professor Emeritus of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲, by Prof Adeline Chong of Singapore Management University
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮: 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, by Professor Dr. Guojian Xu, Distinguished Dean and Professor at the School of International Law of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, by Prof Yun Zhao, Representative of the HCCH Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Interested persons should register no later than Friday 6 November 2026 at 5.00 p.m. (CET) via the following registration form: https://us05web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iFpFBdJ6SECOdSsfNknedA #/registration

For more information about the webinar and its speakers, please visit:https://assets.hcch.net/docs/1b220430-aaaa-4834-93cc-aeddbb8d0fec.pdf

27/10/2026

Last Friday, 23 October, Mr Philippe Lortie, First Secretary at the HCCH, participated in an international conference convened by the International Child Abduction Lawyers Italy (ICALI) association. The conference brought together lawyers, mediators, and representatives of professional associations from various jurisdictions to compare national experiences and identify new developments in international child abduction.

Delivering the opening address of the conference, Mr Lortie emphasised the important role that ICALI and other associations of legal professionals can play in the prevention and resolution of international child abduction cases under the 1980 Child Abduction Convention.

He highlighted that, given the complex and cross-border nature of these cases, sustained dialogue and a shared understanding across jurisdictions are essential, and, through their networks, legal associations such as ASIME, CALA, DIAL, ICABEL, ICALI, and LEPCA can contribute to these objectives in several ways.

They can help raise awareness of the serious impact that the wrongful removal or retention of a child abroad can have on the child. They can also offer parents alternative solutions such as mediation and international family relocation, thereby contributing to the prevention of child abduction cases. They can foster broader use, among legal professionals, of the wide range of resources developed by the HCCH to facilitate the proper and effective operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention: among them, seminars and trainings, the International Hague Network of Judges, the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT), the Judges’ Newsletter, and various other publications and studies. They can also promote deeper understanding of the impact of domestic abuse and domestic violence as a factor underlying child abductions and its implications for the operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention.

Closing his remarks, Mr Lortie thanked ICALI, its President Paola Moreschini, and her colleagues for convening the conference and contributing to fostering continued dialogue among legal professionals across jurisdictions.

26/10/2026

El 20 de octubre de 2026, se celebró en San Salvador, El Salvador, la décima sesión de 2026 del Grupo Especializado de Trabajo (GET) de Acceso Transnacional a la Justicia del Consejo Judicial Centroamericano y del Caribe. La reunión, desarrollada en modalidad híbrida, contó con la participación de Ignacio Goicoechea, Representante para América Latina y el Caribe de la HCCH, y Florencia Castro, Coordinadora Jurídica y de Administración de la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe (ROLAC) de la HCCH.

El encuentro reunió a representantes de los Poderes Judiciales de Centroamérica y el Caribe y comenzó con las palabras de bienvenida del Magistrado Henry Alexander Mejía, Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de El Salvador. Es de destacar que el GET es coordinado por el Juez de la Red de La Haya para Costa Rica, Magistrado Jorge Olaso Álvarez, y participan también del mismo los Jueces de la Red de La Haya de El Salvador, Magistrado Alex David Marroquín Martínez, y de República Dominicana, Magistrada Antonia Josefina Grullón Blandino.

Durante la sesión, los intercambios se centraron primeramente en el reconocimiento y la ejecución de órdenes de protección en casos de violencia doméstica, con especial atención al estado actual y las perspectivas del proyecto sobre Reconocimiento y ejecución de órdenes de protección de la HCCH. En segundo lugar se discutió y aprobó el plan de trabajo del GET para el siguiente período, cuyos ejes principales serán el fortalecimiento de la cooperación jurídica internacional y la capacitación de los operadores.

La HCCH agradece al Consejo Judicial Centroamericano y del Caribe y a la Corte Suprema de Justicia de El Salvador por la organización de esta reunión y por propiciar un espacio de diálogo e intercambio sobre los desafíos de la cooperación judicial regional y global.

22/10/2026

🇪🇺⚖ Earlier this week, Mr Philippe Lortie, First Secretary, and Mr Jean-Marc Pellet, iSupport Coordinator, represented the HCCH at the 107th Meeting of the Contact Points of the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters.

At the meeting, Mr Lortie and Mr Pellet provided an update on iSupport, the electronic case management and secure communication system for the cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations under the EU 2009 Maintenance Regulation and the 2007 HCCH Child Support Convention.

Among other highlights, they announced that, last week, the Governments of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, in partnership with the HCCH and the East Europe Foundation, had submitted an application for an EU Action Grant to implement iSupport and e-CODEX in their respective States.

Following their presentation, representatives of the Governments of Germany, Hungary and Sweden shared their respective States’ experiences with the use of iSupport: Mr Stefan Schlauß, Head of the Directorate ‘International Civil Law’, and Mr Tobias Janssen, iSupport Administrator and Case Worker, both from the Federal Office of Justice of Germany; Ms Fanni Koloszár, Legal Advisor from the Ministry of Justice of Hungary; and Mr Tobias Malmros, Caseworker and Operational Specialist from Sweden.

Finally, the plenary session of the meeting concluded with a tour de table on EU Member States’ state of play on iSupport. Mr Lortie and Mr Pellet welcomed the interest manifested by several EU Member States in moving forward with the implementation of iSupport and e-CODEX.

20/10/2026

🎓 💼 Applications are now open for three- to six-month legal internships at the headquarters of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH in The Hague, for the period from March to September 2027!

⚖️ Interns work with our legal teams in the Family and Child Protection Law Division, the Transnational Litigation and Apostille Division, and the Commercial, Digital and Financial Law Division.

📚 Duties may include carrying out research on particular points of private international law and/or comparative law, taking part in the preparation of HCCH meetings, and contributing to the promotion of the HCCH and its work.

⏳ Applications should be submitted by Monday 9 November 2026 at 18.00 (CET).

For more information, please visit: https://www.hcch.net/en/recruitment/internships

19/10/2026

Today, the HCCH celebrates an important milestone: the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Child Protection Convention!

Across three decades, the 1996 Child Protection Convention has provided States with a global legal framework for effectively protecting children in a wide-range of cross-border situations: international parental disputes, international child abduction, displacement caused by conflict or crisis, and cross-border placements and other care arrangements. To this effect, the Convention establishes a system to determine which authorities have jurisdiction; designate the applicable law; ensure the recognition and enforcement of measures of protection; and facilitate international cooperation.

The origins of the 1996 Child Protection Convention can be traced back to a decision taken by the States represented at the Seventeenth Diplomatic Session of the HCCH, at which the 1993 Adoption Convention was adopted. In carrying out this decision, the HCCH established a Special Commission which held three meetings between May 1994 and September 1995. This Special Commission drew up a preliminary draft text which, with the Report which accompanied it, served as a basis for the discussions held at the Eighteenth Diplomatic Session of the HCCH, held in The Hague from 30 September to 19 October 1996. These discussions resulted in the unanimous adoption of the 1996 Child Protection Convention.

The adoption of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was just the beginning: over the past 30 years, the Members and Permanent Bureau of the HCCH have worked ceaselessly to ensure the effective implementation and operation of the Convention, through Special Commissions, Working Groups, publications and many other activities.

We invite you to explore and revisit some of the highlights of this work in the slides below. Do you recognise yourself in any of these photos? Share it in the comments!

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