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The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention, is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The Apostille Convention is intended to simplify the procedure through which a document, issued in one ...
Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations; Convention of 4 May 1971 on the Law Applicable to Traffic Accidents; Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters; Convention of 2 October 1973 concerning the International Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons
The following tables indicate the states that are party to the various Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. If a state has ratified, acceded, or succeeded to one of the treaties, the year of the original ratification is indicated.
In 2016 a second EU-funded project, iSupport 2.0, started. The two main aspects of this project, which will last until 2018, are the extension of iSupport to other countries and its consolidation with new functionalities. e-App [11] was created in support of the 1961 Apostille Convention. Its aim is to promote and assist in the implementation ...
Hague Convention may refer to: Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 , among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in international law, signed July 1899 and October 1907 International Opium Convention , the first international drug control treaty, sometimes referred to as the Hague Convention of 1912, signed January 1912
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was an entity claiming sovereignty. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but had no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome. [114] The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions."
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence from a colonial empire.