Annex C – Hague Conventions in the UK
Hague Conventions to which the UK is a contracting party:
- Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions.
- Convention of 5 October 1961 on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
- Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters.
- Convention of 1 June 1970 on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations.
- Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters.
- Convention of 2 October 1973 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations.
- Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
- Convention of 1 July 1985 on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition.
- Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.
- Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.
- Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults.
- Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements.
- Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.
In addition, the UK has signed:
- Convention of 2 October 1973 Concerning the International Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons.
