TBD - A Commitment to Private International Law: Essays in honour of - Hardcover Book

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A Commitment to Private International LawEssays in Honour of Hans Van Loon\nAuthor(s): Permanent Bureau of the Hcch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Intersentia Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Intersentia Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781780681504, 978-1780681504\nSynopsis\nHans van Loon has been at the forefront of private international law for well over a quarter of a century. Since joining the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 1978, he has presided over remarkable growth of the Organisation and significant changes to how it operates. He has been involved in the development of nine Hague Conventions, two of which are fast approaching 100 Contracting States, as well as the revision of the Statute of the Hague Conference. In his time as Secretary General, he has seen the Organisation's membership grow from 44 to 72 Members (with more than 60 non-Member States now party to at least one Hague Convention), which has turned the Hague Conference into a veritable world organisation. The continu.