The Hague Conference on Private International Law (or HCCH, for Hague Conference/Conférence de la Haye) is the preeminent organisation in the area of private international law.
HCCH was formed in 1893 to "work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law". It has pursued this goal by creating and assisting in the implementation of multilateral conventions promoting the harmonisation of conflict of laws principles in diverse subject matters within private international law. Seventy-one nations are currently members of the Hague Conference, including the United States, Brazil, Russia, India, China and all 27 member states of the European Union (the European Union itself is also a member of the Conference, so the total number of members is listed as 72 on the HCCH's website).
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