International Commission on Civil Status

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The International Commission for Civil Status ( French: Commission Internationale de l'Etat Civil CIEC ) was founded in Amsterdam in 1948. On September 25, 1950, Belgium , France , Luxembourg , the Netherlands and Switzerland signed the protocol on the International Commission on Civil Status in Bern . With the protocol signed in Bern in 1952, additional states were allowed to join the Commission. Today 15 states are members of the commission. In addition, the Holy See, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia and Cyprus have observer status; they can attend the annual general meetings of CIEC without voting rights.

task

The Civil Status Commission is an intergovernmental organization whose aim is to promote international cooperation in the field of civil status law and related areas such as family law and nationality law.

Its task includes the development and adoption of conventions and recommendations, which are primarily intended to simplify the application of law across borders and to harmonize the substantive law of the member states. In addition, the Commission publishes documentation on family and civil status law and the case law of the member states, and prepares reports and solution models on current issues in these areas of law.

The seat is in Strasbourg , the official language is French. The General Secretariat (office) is headed by the Secretary General appointed by the Member States. He organizes and coordinates the work of the commission in its working bodies, the general assembly and the office and working group meetings. The general assembly of all member states takes place in September of each year with changing venues in the individual member states. Office meetings are held regularly in the spring of each year in Strasbourg and during the General Assembly at their meeting place. Working group meetings can be convened to accompany the office meetings or, depending on the topics to be discussed, beyond them.

stand-in

The individual member states are represented by national sections, which - different from country to country - are made up of representatives from science and teaching as well as the authorities. The national sections send members to the working bodies of the International Commission and thus have the opportunity to stimulate international projects and to participate in their development. The presidents of the respective national sections regularly take part in the office meetings; they can be accompanied by other section members. The Member States generally send several Section members to participate in the General Assemblies.

The Federal Republic of Germany had been a member of the International Commission for Civil Status since 1956. A section that represented the Federal Republic of Germany in the commission had been set up to assist in this commission. While safeguarding the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany, she promoted the aims of the International Commission for Civil Status, in particular in drafting conventions and recommendations in the field of civil status law and in documenting the civil status law of the member states. Although Germany left in 2015, many conventions remain applicable.

General meetings

The General Assembly of the CIEC takes place in September of each year with alternating venues in the individual member states. It usually lasts one week and is used in particular to advise and pass resolutions on projects and recommendations as well as the adoption and signing of agreements.

Last general meetings (since 2000):

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The official website of the commission . April 9, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) - Information note prepared by the Secretariat General ( Memento of the original of July 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ciec1.org
  3. ^ Protocol on the International Commission for Civil Affairs. (No longer available online.) CIEC, 1950, archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; Retrieved May 27, 2010 (130,289 people). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.habenstandsrecht.de
  4. ^ The Additional Protocol on the International Commission on Civil Status. CIEC, 1952, accessed May 27, 2010 (130,289 people).

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