In June 2022, CILC organised together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) a regional forum on the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention and its prospects for the Western Balkans. This international instrument establishes a common framework for the circulation of judgments, increasing legal certainty and predictability and thus promoting the rule of law.
Since 2020, CILC has worked on improving cross-border enforcement in the Western Balkans region in the framework of the Balkans Enforcement Strengthening Project financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One of the main components of the project is the enhancement of regional and international cooperation.
The Judgments Convention, which will enter into force on 1 September 2023, establishes a common framework for the circulation of judgments in civil or commercial matters, overcoming the complexities arising from differences in legal systems. This international instrument increases legal certainty and predictability, essential elements for the promotion of the rule of law and facilitation of international trade.
In June 2022, the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) organised together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and in cooperation with the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) a regional forum on the Judgments Convention and its prospects for the Western Balkans in Skopje, North Macedonia.
With representatives from ministries of justice and foreign affairs, judicial training institutions, chambers of enforcement agents and legal experts from the region, the forum provided an opportunity for exchanging ideas on the prospects of the Judgments Convention in the Western Balkans. CILC looks forward to continuing its work on cross-border enforcement and the promotion of the Judgments Convention with its partners in the years to come.
Have a look at the official video below