Hans 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 continued relevance of the Hague Conference in the 21st century owes much to the commitment of Hans van Loon to private international law and his awareness of its role in a broader social context. This Liber Amicorum is a collection of contributions from friends and colleagues who have shared the negotiating table with Hans van Loon at various diplomatic sessions, collaborated with him on seminars and academic pursuits around the globe, and worked alongside him at the Permanent Bureau. Its pages are testament to a long and respected career, as well as to the meaningful relationships that Hans van Loon has developed along the way with academics, judges, practitioners and government officials from various legal backgrounds.

Table of Contents:
Foreword - Adair Dyer Biography Hans van LOON Towards Global Harmonization of conflict-of-Laws Rules in the Area of Secured Financing: The Conflict-of-Laws Recommendations of the UncItraL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions - Spyridon v. Bazinas Post Neulinger Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights on the Hague Child Abduction Convention - Paul Beaumont & Lara Walker Of Luddites and Luminaries: The Use of Modern Technologies Under the Hague Legal Co-operation Conventions - Christophe Bernasconi, Mayela Celis & Alexander Kunzelmann Cross-Border) Surrogate Motherhood: We Need to take Action now!- Katharina Boele-Woelki Some Reflections on Multiculturalism, Application of Islamic Law, Legal Pluralism and the New EU Succession Regulation - Michael Bogdan Conference de La Haye et Union europeenne - synergies dans le domaine du droit des successions - Andrea Bonomi The Protection of the Rights of Children and the Recognition of Kafala - Alegria Borras Jurisdictional Developments and the New Hague Judgments Project - Ronald A. Brand La migration de l'etat civil - Andreas Bucher La convention sur les aspects civils de l'enlevement international d'enfants et les droits de l'enfant - Jacques Chamberland Divorce - a Fundamental Right? - Harry Duintjer Tebbens Reflections on the Malta Process - William Duncan Le droit international prive de la famille et les droits fondamentaux de l'enfant : le choc qui fait chic? - Bernard Dutoit Strategic Vision and Common Sense in the Hague Conventions since 1950 Mid-Twentieth Century) - Adair Dyer Hermeneutic Dialogue Between Rome I and Rome II: General Principles and Argumentative Rules - Francisco J. Garcimartin Alferez Individualisme et mondialisation : aspects de droit international prive de la famille - Helene Gaudemet-Tallon The Fruits of the Judgments Project - David Goddard Building an International Cooperation System for the Civil Protection of Children - Ignacio Goicoechea & Florencia Castro The Cape Town Convention and Protocols and the Conflict of Laws - Roy Goode The Use of Private International Law Escape Devices to Manage the Mediate Application of (Foreign) Human Rights in Civil and Commercial Disputes in Australia - Thomas John & Lukas Delahaye Le dialogue des juges dans le contentieux prive international - Catherine Kessedjian La proposition de la commission europeenne pour un A" droit commun europeen de la vente A" vue sous l'angle des conflits de lois - Christian Kohler Innovative Features of the Hague Securities Convention - Karl Kreuzer Instrument optionnel international et droit international prive - subordination ou independance ? - Paul Lagarde The Draft Hague Principles on the Choice of Law in International Contracts and Rome I - Ole Lando The Need for a Global Cooperation Network to Protect Foreign Tourists/ Consumers and the Comeback of Private International Law - Claudia Lima Marques The Missing Link Between Determining the Law Applicable and the Application of Foreign Law. Building on the Results of the Joint Conference on Access to Foreign Law in Civil and Commercial Matters (Brussels, 15 - 17 february 2012) - Philippe Lortie & Maja Groff The 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention and Subsidiarity: Is the Subsidiarity Principle still "Fit for Purpose"? - Laura Martinez-Mora, Hannah Baker & Emmanuelle Harang The Right to a Fair Trial, Forum Non Conveniens and the Limits of the Possible - David McClean The 1996 Hague Convention and the European Union: Connection and Disconnection - Peter McEleavy The Lugano Convention and the International Court of Justice - Gustaf Moller Substance and Procedure: Aspects of Damages in Tort in the Conflict of Laws - Robin Morse L'arbitrage etranger et la reconnaissance des sentences arbitrales etrangeres dans le nouveau droit portugais de l'arbitrage - Rui Manuel Moura Ramos Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements and Parallel Proceedings - Peter Arnt Nielsen The Relationships Between Latin America and the Hague Conference Regarding the Recent Developments of Private International Law - Didier Opertti Badan Application of the 1961 Apostille Convention in Venezuelan Exequatur Proceedings - Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren La conference de La Haye de droit international prive : vers une cooperation judiciaire dans les matieres civiles et commerciales a l'echelle universelle - Fernando Paulino Pereira The revolution of Private International Law in the world at Present, Regarding the Mexican case - Leonel Pereznieto Castro Prospects for the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements - Marta Pertegas & Louise Ellen Teitz Federalism and U.S. Implementation of PIL conventions - Implementing the Hague convention on choice of court Agreements - Peter H. Pfund L'autonomie de la volonte dans les relations de famille internationales : regards sur les recents instruments internationaux - Mariel Revillard The European Private International Law and the Charter of fundamental Rights - Salla Saastamoinen The Abolition of Exequatur and State Liability for Human Rights Violations Through the Enforcement of Judgments in European Family Law - Andrea Schulz The EU Maintenance Regulation and the Hague Maintenance Protocol of 2007. Recognition of FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AND THE PUBLIC POLICY DEfence - Kurt Siehr The Many Perspectives of Private International Law - David P. Stewart Because It Takes Two to Tango - Frederike E.M. Stikkelbroeck Reconnaissance et Hommage - A. (Teun) V.M. Struycken The Relativity of Legal Positions in Cross-Border Situations. The Foundations of Private Interregional Law, Private Intra-Community Law and Private International Law - M.H. ten Wolde The Evolution of Technical Assistance Provided by Intergovernmental Organisations. A Comparative Study of the Hague Conference, IMF, WTO, Unidroit and Uncitral - Micah Thorner A Word of Gratitude - The Rt. Hon. lord Justice Thorpe Beginning to Rethink Personal Jurisdiction - Peter D. Trooboff Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Civil Protection Orders - A Topic for the Hague Conference? - Dorothea van Iterson Public Policy in Private International Law and Its Continuing Importance Paul Vlas The world war II distomo Massacre of Greek Civilians by German Armed Forces and the Right to Effective JUDICIAL Protection - Spyridon Vrellis Principle of Consensus and European Union Legislative competence in Relation to Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters. Challenges Facing the Hague Conference on Private International Law - Rolf Wagner a Japanese Implementation Bill for the 1980 Child Abduction Convention - Jun Yokoyama