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The Philippines highlighted the importance of the Hague Conference in the unification of the rules of private international law on Wednesday during the opening ceremonies of the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference (AP4) on the work of Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City.
"This Regional Conference, with the participation of over 150 delegates from 24 countries, highlights the growing recognition in the Asia Pacific of the importance of the Hague Conference, whose aim is the progressive unification of the rules of private international law," said Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, Jr. in his welcome remarks.
Undersecretary Conejos stated that the need for unification of rules is felt even more so with increased migration and cross-border exchanges brought about by globalization and technological advances.
He said that at any given point in time and anywhere, people are dealing with two or more legal systems that often provide different rules and the Hague Conventions have therefore not just become relevant, but necessary and indispensable to the efficient, coordinated, and simplified conduct of international exchanges.
"With this regional conference, we intend to deepen and expand our participation in the Hague Conference system, as we prepare to accede to the 1961 Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, otherwise known as the Apostille Convention; and the 1965 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, otherwise known as the Service Convention," Undersecretary Conejos added.
Supreme Court of the Philippines Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion in his remarks said, "Harmonizing conflict of laws rules is the thrust of the Hague Conference; its objective is to work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law."
"With our participation in the AP4, we are actively taking part in this revolutionary legal development as we at the same time reform our own national legal systems. Effectively, this is a front row seat in an international arena and in our own national legal reform. With this in mind, I encourage everyone to seize this Conference as an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the making of legal history. Years from now, we can proudly say, we were there at the forefront of AP4," he concluded.
"This Regional Conference, with the participation of over 150 delegates from 24 countries, highlights the growing recognition in the Asia Pacific of the importance of the Hague Conference, whose aim is the progressive unification of the rules of private international law," said Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, Jr. in his welcome remarks.
Undersecretary Conejos stated that the need for unification of rules is felt even more so with increased migration and cross-border exchanges brought about by globalization and technological advances.
He said that at any given point in time and anywhere, people are dealing with two or more legal systems that often provide different rules and the Hague Conventions have therefore not just become relevant, but necessary and indispensable to the efficient, coordinated, and simplified conduct of international exchanges.
"With this regional conference, we intend to deepen and expand our participation in the Hague Conference system, as we prepare to accede to the 1961 Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, otherwise known as the Apostille Convention; and the 1965 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, otherwise known as the Service Convention," Undersecretary Conejos added.
Supreme Court of the Philippines Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion in his remarks said, "Harmonizing conflict of laws rules is the thrust of the Hague Conference; its objective is to work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law."
"With our participation in the AP4, we are actively taking part in this revolutionary legal development as we at the same time reform our own national legal systems. Effectively, this is a front row seat in an international arena and in our own national legal reform. With this in mind, I encourage everyone to seize this Conference as an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the making of legal history. Years from now, we can proudly say, we were there at the forefront of AP4," he concluded.
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