Hague Conference on Private International Law
The Hague Conference on Private International Law ( HCCH ) is a permanent body founded in 1893 with the task of working on the progressive unification of the rules of private international law . Since the end of the 19th century, they have passed a number of conventions (agreements).
List of Conventions
Important results of the conference include (in chronological order):
- the Convention on the Settlement of Questions of Private International Law (November 14, 1896)
- the agreement regulating the scope of the laws in the field of marriage (June 12, 1902 - terminated by Germany with effect from June 2, 2019)
- The Agreement Regulating the Scope of Application of Laws and Jurisdiction in the Field of Divorce and Separation of Table and Bed (June 12, 1902)
- the Agreement on the Regulation of Guardianship for Minors (June 12, 1902)
- the Convention on the Exemption of Foreign Public Documents from Legalization (HLÜ, October 5, 1961)
- the Convention on the Law Applicable to the Form of Wills (Hague Testament Convention, October 5, 1961; Federal Law Gazette 1965 II pp. 1144, 1145 )
- the Convention on the Competence of Authorities and Applicable Law in the Field of the Protection of Minors (October 5, 1961; Federal Law Gazette 1971 II pp. 217, 219 )
- the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (March 18, 1970)
- the Convention on the Recognition of Divorce (June 1, 1970)
- the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Maintenance Decisions (October 2, 1973; Federal Law Gazette 1986 II pp. 825, 826 )
- the Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (October 2, 1973; BGBl. 1986 II pp. 825, 837 )
- the Convention on the Conclusion and Recognition of the Validity of Marriages (March 14, 1978)
- the Convention on the Law of Property Law (March 14, 1978)
- the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (October 25, 1980; Federal Law Gazette 1990 II pp. 206, 207 )
- the Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in the Field of International Adoption (May 29, 1993; Federal Law Gazette 2001 II pp. 1034, 1035 )
- the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in the Field of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (October 19, 1996; signed and ratified by Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- the Convention on the International Protection of Adults of January 13, 2000; BGBl. 2007 II pp. 323, 324
- the Convention on Jurisdiction Agreements (30 June 2005)
- the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Members of the Family (November 27, 2007)
- the Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (November 27, 2007)
- The Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (July 2, 2019)
Web links
- Individual texts
Wikisource: Agreement regulating the scope of laws in the field of marriage. June 12, 1902. - Sources and full texts
Wikisource: Agreement regulating the scope of law and jurisdiction in the field of divorce and bed-and-bed separation. June 12, 1902. - Sources and full texts