Systemic Due Process and the Hague Judgments Convention
The State Department is exploring ratification of the Hague Judgments Convention (HJC) and Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (COCA). It has announced a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Private International Law for October 24-25 to discuss these conventions (as well as the Singapore Convention on mediation) and how they might be implemented. As…
Continue ReadingRecent Developments Concerning the Hague Judgments Convention and COCA
Although the United States signed Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (COCA) in 2009, it has yet to ratify it. In this post, I report on some recent developments that offer a basis for (cautious) optimism that the United States may soon take the necessary steps to ratify both COCA and the Hague Judgments…
Continue ReadingA Primer on Judicial Assistance Treaties
[This post is one in a series of primers on various topics in transnational litigation. More primers can be found on our topic pages, accessible by clicking Topics at the top of the page.] In transnational litigation it will often be necessary to do something within the territory of another state, such as serve process,…
Continue ReadingUnited States Signs the Hague Judgments Convention
On March 2, 2022, the United States signed the Convention of July 2, 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, better known as the Hague Judgments Convention. This post describes the Convention and next steps.
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