Sweden Belarus China (and Hong Kong) This is a list of Non-Hague countries which have not joined the Hague Convention. He asked the court to prohibit the minor child from travelling. He objected to his child travelling because it was not safe in this COVID-19 pandemic period and there was no guarantee that she will be returned. Turkey Looking forward to meeting as many as possible of you in Bonn! Afghanistan. Most (but not necessarily all) EU Member States will enforce foreign judgments even without a specific treaty or convention, although the type of judgment enforced may be more limited and the procedures may be more time-consuming and costly. Otherwise, the question of whether and how an English judgment is enforceable in the EU post-transition will depend on local rules in each country. Mali Jamaica is the most popular option, but you can choose anyone from the list. Bangladesh. Vietnam [link]10 We are not affiliated with Patrick Devine or eConcurent in any way. The conference focuses on the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters, and is organised by Moritz … The result would be that there would be little change from the current regime in relation to jurisdiction and enforcement, and English judgments would continue to be readily enforceable throughout the EU and in EFTA countries. In that context, it is worth noting a couple of positive developments regarding the UK’s accession to the Hague Convention and, potentially, the Lugano Convention. After that, the position depends, in part, on whether the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements applies and whether any further arrangements are agreed between the UK and the EU before the end of transition. As noted in our previous post (linked above) there is some uncertainty as to the Convention’s application to exclusive jurisdiction clauses in favour of the UK courts which were entered into before the UK re-joins Hague following the end of the transition period. Burkina Faso. We are a private organization and offer no refunds on any of our services. Uruguay They do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. But Canada has not signed. However, the Hague Convention only applies where there is an exclusive jurisdiction clause which was entered into after the Convention came into force for the chosen state. Belize Venezuela Adoption of Children from Countries in which Islamic Shari'a Law is Observed. Haiti Serbia Fiji [link]3 Lesotho Our team is working on gathering all of Patrick’s documents. Chile. This article looks at the question of why Canada is not a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention and what this means for processing Canadian documents for use in foreign countries.