Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
- Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
The Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters is a multilateral treaty governing the enforcement of judgments entered by one nation's legal authorities as enforceable by the authorities in other signatory nations. It is one of a number of conventions in the area of Private International Law signed by the members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 1971.
External links
* [http://www.legallanguage.com/Hague/haguetx16e.html Text] of the treaty
* [http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=78 Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, Hague Conference website]
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