Hague Conference on Private International Law
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The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is an intergovernmental organisation in the area of private international law (also known as conflict of laws), that administers several international conventions, protocols and soft law instruments.
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Abbreviation | HCCH |
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Formation | 1893 |
Founder | Tobias Asser |
Type | Intergovernmental organization |
Headquarters | The Hague |
Membership | 91 members (90 member states and the European Union) |
Official language | English French Spanish (from July 2024)[1] |
Secretary General | Christophe Bernasconi |
Budget (2023–2024) | € 5.0 million[2] |
Staff (2023) | 31 staff members 6 secondees 44 interns[2] |
Website | hcch |
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The Hague Conference was first convened by Tobias Asser in 1893 in The Hague. In 1911, Asser received the Nobel Prize for Peace 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.