Since 1893, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, a melting pot of different legal traditions, has developed and serviced Conventions which respond to global needs in the following areas:

1. International protection of children, family and property relations: 

               A. International protction of children- Child abduction section, Intercountry adoption , and Parentage

               B. International child support and other forms of family

               C. International protection of adults

               D. Relations between (former) spouses

               E. Wills, trusts, estates

2. International legal co-operation and litigation:

               A. International legal and administrative co-operation- Apostille, Service, and Evidence sections

               B. Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgment- Choice of court section and the "Judgments Projects"