In May 2017, the Special
Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments at the Hague
Conference finished negotiations towards a worldwide Judgments Convention. A
diplomatic session next year will finalize what is now a draft convention and
create a Treaty that will then be open for ratification. The judgments project
was initiated by the United States several decades ago. The original project
was discussed intensely in the United States in the 1990s, before
irreconcilable differences especially with the European Union led to a halt. By
contrast, this time around, discussion in the U.S. has been almost
non-existent, save some interest in the questions of Intellectual Property. This
panel will debate the merits of the current project, with regard to possible
changes on the one hand, and a possible ratification on the other.
Business meeting at program conclusion.