(Mar. 16, 2017) From November 2-4, 2016, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) held a Special Commission meeting to review the practical operation of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. Better-known as the Apostille Convention, this international instrument entered into force on January 24, 1965, and currently […]
Topic: Government documents, Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 1961, International affairs, International law, International organizations, Treaties and International Agreements, Treaties and International Agreements/Hague Conventions on Private International Law
Jurisdiction: International
Author: Peter Roudik
(Jan. 21, 2016) On January 18, 2016, the National Council of Justice (Conselho Nacional de Justiça – CNJ) announced that it will be responsible for coordinating and regulating the application of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirements of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) in Brazil. Brazil approved the text of the Apostille Convention […]
Topic: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Civil code, Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, 1961, International affairs, Treaties and International Agreements, Treaties and International Agreements/Hague Conventions on Private International Law
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Author: Eduardo Soares
