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News | Tag: conv41Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:37:15 GMT2019 Judgments Convention enters into force for the United KingdomOn 1 July 2025, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 27 June 2024.
At present, 33 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania, Andorra, and Montenegro). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1085Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMTAndorra accedes to the 2019 Judgments ConventionOn 13 May 2025, the Principality of Andorra deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
With the accession of Andorra, 33 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania, Andorra, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for Andorra on 1 June 2026. More information on this Convention is available on the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1068Wed, 14 May 2025 14:11:00 GMTMontenegro ratifies the 2019 Judgments ConventionThe Permanent Bureau has been notified that, on 21 February 2025, Montenegro deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
With the ratification of Montenegro, 32 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 March 2026. More information on..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1047Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:03:00 GMTAlbania ratifies the 2019 Judgments ConventionThe Permanent Bureau has been notified that, on 13 February 2025, the Republic of Albania deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
With the ratification of Albania, 31 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (Albania and the United Kingdom). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for Albania on 1 March 2026. More information on this..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1046Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:22:00 GMT2019 Judgments Convention enters into force for UruguayToday, 1 October 2024, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force for the Oriental Republic of Uruguay following the deposit of its instrument of ratification on 1 September 2023.
At present, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United Kingdom). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website.
Uruguay has been a Member..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1011Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:18:00 GMTKosovo signs the 2005 Choice of Court and 2019 Judgments Conventions On 19 September 2024, H. E. Dr Dren Doli, Ambassador to the Netherlands, signed, on behalf of Kosovo, the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (2005 Choice of Court Convention) and the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters?(2019 Judgments Convention).
The 2005 Choice of Court Convention, which currently binds 35 States and the European Union, will enter into force for Kosovo only after it deposits an instrument of ratification pursuant to Art. 31(2) of the Convention. More information on this..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1005Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:43:00 GMTAlbania signs the 2019 Judgments ConventionOn 12 September 2024, Ms Evi Naku, Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Justice, signed, on behalf of the Republic of Albania, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the Republic of Albania only after it deposits an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). Currently, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1003Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMTThe United Kingdom ratifies the 2019 Judgments ConventionOn 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
With the ratification of the United Kingdom, 30 HCCH Members are either bound by the 2019 Judgments Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention has not entered into force yet (United Kingdom and Uruguay). The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom on 1 July 2025. More information on this..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=985Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:08:00 GMTThe United Kingdom signs the 2019 Judgments ConventionToday, 12 January 2024, Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, signed, on behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
The 2019 Judgments Convention will enter into force for the United Kingdom only after it deposits an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). Currently, 29 HCCH Members are either bound by the Convention or a Contracting Party for which the Convention..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=956Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:46:00 GMTPublication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session of the HCCHThe Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Session.
The Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH, held from 18 June to 2 July 2019, resulted in the adoption of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
The Proceedings consist of two volumes. Tome I is divided into five Books as follows:
Book 1 – Preliminary work
Book 2 – Working Group Reports
Book 3 – Special Commission
Book 4 – Diplomatic Session
Book 5..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=940Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:43:00 GMTJudgments Convention: Entry into force and ratification by Uruguay Today, 1 September 2023, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention) entered into force, just over four years after its adoption on 2?July 2019. As of today, the Convention has effect between the European Union (EU), including its Members States (except Denmark), and Ukraine.
On this same day, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification of the 2019 Judgments Convention, becoming a new Contracting Party to the Convention, which will enter into force for Uruguay on 1 October 2024.
At the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=936Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:02:00 GMTDelegation from the Philippines visits the Permanent Bureau of the HCCHOn 14 July 2023, the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH had the honour of welcoming a delegation of representatives of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Philippine Judicial Academy, and the Embassy of the Philippines in The Netherlands, to its premises in The Hague.
The delegation was headed by the Hon. Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen, Senior Associate Justice, acting on behalf of the Hon. Alexander G. Gesmundo, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Acting Chief Justice Leonen was accompanied by the Hon. Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, Associate Justice, the Hon. Rodil V...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=926Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:13:00 GMTSeminar Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Western Balkan Region: HCCH 2019 Judgments ConventionOn 15 and 16 May 2023, the seminar “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Western Balkan Region: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention”, co-organised by the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) and the HCCH, was held in The Hague. The seminar provided an opportunity for participants to further refine their knowledge of the 2019 Judgments Convention and to discuss the importance and prospects of the Convention in the region. It was attended by 30 participants from six jurisdictions in the Western Balkans, representing Ministries of Justice, Ministries of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=916Tue, 16 May 2023 18:59:00 GMTNorth Macedonia signs the 2019 Judgments ConventionToday, 16 May 2023, H.E. Mr Krenar Lloga, Minister of Justice for North Macedonia, signed, on behalf of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention).
The 2019 Judgments Convention, which currently has 28 Contracting Parties, will enter into force in September 2023, and for North Macedonia only after the deposit of an instrument of ratification (pursuant to Art. 28(2) of the Convention). More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=915Tue, 16 May 2023 18:51:00 GMTUniversity of Bonn and HCCH Conference on 2019 Judgments Convention: Registration now open! The Permanent Bureau is pleased to advise that registration is open for the Conference on The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Cornerstones – Prospects – Outlook, which will be held in person on 9?and 10 June 2023 at the University of Bonn, Germany. The Conference is co-organised by the University of Bonn and the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH, with the generous support of the Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany.
The Conference draws together internationally well-known scholars, practitioners, and experts from academic institutions and organisations around the world...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=905Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:57:00 GMTThe EU and Ukraine join the 2019 Judgments Convention C Ukraine ratifies the 2007 Maintenance Obligations ProtocolToday, 29 August 2022, the European Union (EU) deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention), becoming the first Contracting Party to the Convention. Shortly after, Ukraine deposited its instrument of ratification of the Judgments Convention.
With the EU’s accession and Ukraine’s ratification, the Judgments Convention now has two Contracting Parties, triggering its entry into force on 1 September 2023 – just over four years after its adoption..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=870Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:42:00 GMTCGAP 2022: New Members, ratifications and signaturesOn 2 March 2022, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH welcomed El Salvador as the newest Member of the Organisation. It also witnessed Ecuador and the United States of America sign and/or ratify a number of HCCH Conventions and instruments.
H.E. Ms Carmen María Gallardo Hernández, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, deposited El Salvador’s instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, with El Salvador thus becoming the 91st Member of the HCCH. The Ambassador was accompanied by the Deputy Ambassador, Mr..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=850Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:32:00 GMTRussia signs the Judgments Convention Today, 17 November 2021, the Russian Federation signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention).
Although the 2019 Judgments Convention is not yet in force, the Russian Federation is its fifth signatory. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website.
At the ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Russian Federation was represented by H.E. Mr Konstantin Chuychenko, Minister of Justice, Ms Ekaterina..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=833Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:19:00 GMTCosta Rica signs the Judgments Convention Today, 16 September 2021, the Republic of Costa Rica signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention).
Although the 2019 Judgments Convention is not yet in force, Costa Rica is its fourth signatory. More information on this Convention is available on the Judgments Section of the HCCH website.
The ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, was attended by H.E. Mr Arnoldo Brenes Castro, Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica, and Ms Anna María Oduber..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=818Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:43:00 GMTHCCH and GIZ?joint project in?South East Europe?delivers the?Explanatory Report on the 2019 Judgments Convention?in regional languages?On the occasion of the second anniversary of the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019 Judgments Convention), the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of translations of the accompanying Explanatory Report in Albanian, Macedonian, and Bosnian-Serbian-Montenegrin languages. These are the first available translations after the official publication of the Explanatory..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=806Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:57:00 GMTCGAP 2021: New Members, requests and signaturesOn 3 March 2021, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the HCCH witnessed Thailand become the 88th Member of the HCCH, El Salvador apply for membership, and Israel sign two HCCH Conventions.
During the ceremony, Thailand deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, thus becoming the 88th Member of the HCCH. Thailand was represented by H.E. Ms Eksiri Pintaruchi, Ambassador to the Netherlands. Thailand has been connected to the work of the HCCH since 2002 and is currently party to the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1993 Adoption Conventions.
On the same day,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=793Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:49:00 GMTPublication of the Explanatory Report on the Judgments ConventionFollowing the approval of the Explanatory Report on the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Judgments Convention) on 22 September 2020, the Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce the official publication of the Explanatory Report prepared by the co-Rapporteurs Professors Francisco Garcimartín (Spain) and Geneviève Saumier (Canada).
As Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General, highlighted in his Foreword, “[t]he effective promotion of the Convention, its sound implementation and..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=761Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:40:00 GMTExplanatory Report on the HCCH Judgments ConventionToday, 22 September 2020, marks the approval of the Explanatory Report (ER) on the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH Judgments Convention), prepared by the co-Rapporteurs, Professor Francisco Garcimartín and Professor Geneviève Saumier, with the assistance of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The approval comes at the end of a two-month silent approval procedure initiated on 22 July 2020 and during which no Member of the HCCH raised an objection.
The ER, prepared in both..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=749Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:12:00 GMTFirst Anniversary of the Judgments ConventionToday marks the first anniversary of the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention, following its adoption at the Twenty-Second Session of the HCCH on 2 July 2019.
Negotiated by over 400 delegates from around the world, the Convention deals with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters. The negotiations which led to the adoption of the Judgments Convention are detailed in the short documentary video produced by the HCCH last year, available here.
Once it enters into force, the Convention will increase legal certainty and predictability, while also reducing..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=739Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:22:00 GMTNew Members, new requests and new accessionsOn 4 March 2020, during the meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan, deposited their instruments of acceptance of the Statute, thus becoming the 84th and 85th Members of the HCCH, respectively.
The Dominican Republic was represented at the ceremony by Mr Braulio Alcantara, Legal Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms Acsamary Guzmán Nina, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is currently party to four HCCH Conventions.
Uzbekistan was represented by..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=722Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:23:00 GMTProgramme now available: Inaugural global conference on the Judgments ConventionThe Permanent Bureau is pleased to announce that the programme for the first global conference on the newly adopted HCCH Judgments Convention, which will take place on 9 September 2019 in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China, is now available on the dedicated Conference webpage: <http://www.hcchjudgmentshk.org/programme.php>, and that the registration period is now open.
Although the Conference is open to any interested expert, and participation is free of charge, advance registration is required. The number of participants will be limited, and registrations will be handled..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=692Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:56:00 GMTIts done: the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention has been adopted!A great day for global justice and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
On 2 July 2019, the delegates of the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the HCCH signed the Final Act of, and thus adopted, the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.
The signing of the Final Act took place during a ceremony in the Great Hall of Justice in the Peace Palace, The Hague, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency, Mr Stef Blok. The Minister emphasised that the new Convention:..
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