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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 ...
Hague Peace Conventions 1899, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official depository) Hague Peace Conventions 1907, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official depository) "Treaties and State Parties to Such Treaties", icrc.org
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
Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention), signed October 1961; Hague Service Convention, signed November 1965; Hague Evidence Convention, signed March 1970; Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed February 1971; Hague Convention on the ...
The Hague Conference was first convened by Tobias Asser in 1893 in The Hague. In 1911, Asser received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the field of private international law, and in particular for his achievements with respect to the HCCH. After World War II, the Hague Conference was established as an international organisation.
The Apostille Convention is intended to simplify the legalization procedure by replacing it with a certification called an apostille, issued by an authority designated by the country of origin. If the convention applies between two countries, the apostille is sufficient for the document to be accepted in the destination country. [1]
The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 were the first multilateral treaties that addressed the conduct of warfare and were largely based on the Lieber Code, which was signed and issued by US President Abraham Lincoln to the Union Forces of the United States on 24 April 1863, during the American Civil War [citation needed].
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling: Establishes limitations on whaling practices; protocols signed in 1938 and again in 1945. Treaty of Saadabad [note 140] A non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. 1938 Munich Agreement: Surrenders the Sudetenland to Germany. 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact [note 141]