From All Aspects: The HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention
Date: December 6, 2022 - Tuesday
Time: 3 P.M.- 5 P.M. (GMT +3)
Online
Event is organized by İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law.
BİLGİ Law 25th Anniversary Events
Welcoming Speech: Prof. Dr. Cemile Demir Gökyayla – Head of Private International Law Department at İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law.
1st Session
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Faruk Kerem Giray – Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Private International Law Department
The HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention: Main Features, Challenges and Opportunities After 25 Years
Raquel Salinas Peixoto (on behalf of the Hague Conference on Private International Law)
Basic Concepts of the Convention, Role and Function of Central Authorities (GER)
Christian Höhn – Germany, Central Authority, Federal Office of Justice
Basic Concepts of the Convention, Duties and Functions of Central Authorities (SUI)
Joëlle Schickel-Küng – Switzerland, Central Authority, Co-Head, Private International Law Unit, Federal Office of Justice
2nd Session
Moderator: Retired Judge İzzet Doğan
The Issue of Jurisdiction and General Experience of the Operation of the Convention
Lord Justice Andrew Moylan – UK, Judge of the Court of Appeal, The Royal Courts of Justice, London
The Determination of the Applicable Law According to the HCCH 1996 Child Protection
Judge Dr. Joanna Guttzeit – Germany, Judge of the Family Court, Local Court of Pankow (Richterin am Amtsgericht Pankow), Berlin, Liaison Judge of the International Hague Network of Judges
Recognition-Enforcement Pursuant to the Convention, and the Practical Benefits
Carolina Marín Pedreño – Practitioner, Partner, Dawson Cornwell
*Simultaneous translation will be provided throughout the program.
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