Statute of The Hague Conference on Private International Law

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (PIL)
Signed at
Signed on
31 October 1951
In force on
15 July 1955

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BELARUS
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BRAZIL
  9. BULGARIA
  10. BURKINA FASO
  11. CANADA
  12. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
  13. CHILE
  14. CHINA
  15. COSTA RICA
  16. CROATIA
  17. CYPRUS
  18. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  19. DENMARK
  20. ECUADOR
  21. ESTONIA
  22. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  23. FINLAND
  24. FRANCE
  25. GEORGIA
  26. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  27. GREECE
  28. HUNGARY
  29. ICELAND
  30. IRELAND
  31. ISRAEL
  32. ITALY
  33. JAPAN
  34. JORDAN
  35. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  36. LATVIA
  37. LITHUANIA
  38. LUXEMBOURG
  39. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  40. MALAYSIA
  41. MALTA
  42. MAURITIUS
  43. MEXICO
  44. MONACO
  45. MONTENEGRO
  46. MOROCCO
  47. Netherlands Antilles
  48. NETHERLANDS THE
  49. NEW ZEALAND
  50. NORWAY
  51. PANAMA
  52. PARAGUAY
  53. PERU
  54. PHILIPPINES
  55. POLAND
  56. PORTUGAL
  57. ROMANIA
  58. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  59. SERBIA
  60. SINGAPORE
  61. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  62. SLOVENIA
  63. SOUTH AFRICA
  64. SPAIN
  65. SRI LANKA
  66. SURINAME
  67. SWEDEN
  68. SWITZERLAND
  69. TURKEY
  70. UKRAINE
  71. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  72. UNITED KINGDOM
  73. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  74. URUGUAY
  75. VENEZUELA
  76. VIETNAM
  77. YUGOSLAVIA
  78. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  79. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Acceptance 4 June 2002 4 June 2002
ARGENTINA Acceptance 28 April 1972
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 1 November 1973
AUSTRIA Acceptance 16 September 1954
BELARUS Ratification 12 July 2001 12 July 2001
BELGIUM Acceptance 1 September 1953
BRAZIL Acceptance 27 January 1972
BRAZIL Denunciation 13 May 1977 30 June 1978
BRAZIL Acceptance 23 February 2001 23 February 2001
BULGARIA Acceptance 22 April 1999 22 April 1999
BURKINA FASO Acceptance 16 October 2013 16 November 2013
BURKINA FASO Acceptance 16 October 2013 16 October 2013
BURKINA FASO Acceptance 16 October 2013 16 October 2013
CANADA Acceptance 7 October 1968
Caribbean part of the Netherlands Declaration 18 October 2010 18 October 2010
CHILE Acceptance 25 April 1986
CHINA Acceptance 3 July 1987
CHINA Statement 14 July 1999
COSTA RICA Acceptance 27 January 2011 27 January 2011
CROATIA Succession 12 June 1995 12 June 1995
CYPRUS Acceptance 8 October 1984
CYPRUS Declaration 1 July 2003 1 January 1900
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 29 May 1968
DENMARK Acceptance 26 February 1954
ECUADOR Acceptance 2 November 2007 2 November 2007
ECUADOR Notification 2 November 2007
ESTONIA Accession 13 May 1998 13 May 1998
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Notification
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Acceptance 3 April 2007 3 April 2007
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Declaration 3 April 2007 3 April 2007
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Notification 4 July 2007 4 July 2007
FINLAND Acceptance 2 December 1955
FRANCE Acceptance 20 April 1964
GEORGIA Accession 28 May 2001 28 May 2001
GEORGIA Declaration 28 May 2001
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 14 December 1955
GREECE Acceptance 26 August 1955
GREECE Communication 30 November 1993
HUNGARY Acceptance 6 January 1987
ICELAND Acceptance 14 November 2003 1 January 1900
ICELAND Communication 8 July 2004 1 January 1900
IRELAND Acceptance 26 August 1955
ISRAEL Acceptance 24 September 1964
ITALY Acceptance 26 June 1957
JAPAN Acceptance 27 June 1957
JORDAN Accession 13 June 2001 13 June 2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 20 August 1997 20 August 1997
LATVIA Acceptance 11 August 1992 11 August 1992
LITHUANIA Acceptance 23 October 2001 23 October 2001
LUXEMBOURG Acceptance 12 March 1956
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 23 September 1993 20 September 1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Notification 31 December 1993
MALAYSIA Acceptance 2 October 2002 2 October 2002
MALTA Acceptance 30 January 1995 30 January 1995
MAURITIUS Acceptance 19 January 2011 19 January 2011
MEXICO Acceptance 18 March 1986
MONACO Acceptance 8 August 1996 8 August 1996
MONTENEGRO Succession 1 March 2007 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Acceptance 6 September 1993 6 September 1993
Netherlands Antilles Extension 25 September 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 25 September 1954
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 5 February 2002 5 February 2002
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 5 February 2002
NORWAY Acceptance 15 July 1955
PANAMA Acceptance 29 May 2002 29 May 2002
PARAGUAY Acceptance 28 June 2005 28 June 2005
PARAGUAY Notification 18 July 2006
PERU Accession 29 January 2001 29 January 2001
PHILIPPINES Notification 14 July 2010 14 July 2010
POLAND Acceptance 29 May 1984
PORTUGAL Acceptance 8 December 1953
PORTUGAL Declaration 13 August 1999
ROMANIA Acceptance 10 April 1991 10 April 1991
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Acceptance 6 December 2001 6 December 2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Declaration 2 July 2003 1 January 1900
SERBIA Declaration 9 June 2006 5 June 2006
SINGAPORE Acceptance 9 April 2014 9 April 2014
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 26 April 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 1 June 1993 26 April 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Notification 2 July 1993
SLOVENIA Notification 8 June 1992
SLOVENIA Succession 15 November 1992 18 June 1992
SOUTH AFRICA Acceptance 14 February 2002 14 February 2002
SPAIN Acceptance 8 December 1953
SRI LANKA Acceptance 27 September 2001
SRI LANKA Declaration 12 December 2001
SURINAME Extension 25 September 1954
SURINAME Acceptance 7 October 1977
SWEDEN Acceptance 9 December 1953
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 6 May 1957
TURKEY Acceptance 26 August 1955
UKRAINE Acceptance 3 December 2003 1 January 1900
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 24 April 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 3 January 1955 15 July 1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 15 October 1964
URUGUAY Acceptance 27 July 1983
VENEZUELA Acceptance 25 July 1979
VIETNAM Acceptance 10 April 2013 10 April 2013
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 9 October 1958
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 1 May 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 1 June 2001 26 April 2001
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Notification 11 April 2003 4 February 2003
ZAMBIA Acceptance 17 May 2013 17 May 2013

Citations

  1. UN Registration Nether/0: 220 121
  2. Treaty Series 065/1955: Cmd 9582||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1955-TS0065.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 022/1954: Cmd 9242
  4. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 033/2006: Cm 7045||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0033.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 9c9340e9-fdd4-4aa0-8675-5ffbff5d0bc2
Treaty ID: 2218
Record ID: 70446