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PIL Conventions to Which the U.S. is a Party

  • Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (1961)
www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=41

  • Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965)
www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=17

  • Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970)
www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=82


Other PIL Conventions

  • Hague Convention on International Access to Justice (1980)
www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=91


Other PIL Instruments

  • Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions (2009)
http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/jac_concl_e.pdf



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