Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

Signed	1 February 1971
Location	The Netherlands
Effective	20 August 1979
Condition	Ratification by 3 states
Signatories	3
Parties	5 (as of December 2010) Albania, Cyprus, Kuwait, Portugal and the Netherlands
Depositary	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
Languages	English and French

The Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters is a multilateral treaty governing the enforcement of judgments entered by one nation's legal authorities in other signatory nations. It is one of a number of conventions in the area of Private International Law of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 1971.

States parties

Albania, Cyprus, Kuwait, Portugal and the Netherlands (Territory in Europe and Aruba) are parties to the convention.

External links

• Convention of 1 February 1971 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, Hague Conference website