[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60547-60548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29582]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2625]


Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law; Meeting Notice

    There will be a meeting on Developments in Private International 
Law of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) on Thursday, November 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and Friday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the 
Department of State in Washington, D.C.
    Comments and advice will be solicited on developments in private 
international law. The meeting agenda will include a review of the work 
of international organizations specializing in this field, including 
the International Institute for Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), 
the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the United Nations 
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Inter-American 
Specialized Conferences on Private International Law (CIDIP) sponsored 
by the Organization of American States (OAS), and other international 
organizations, as appropriate.
    Topics for discussion will include the proposed Hague convention on 
jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments; the 
1997 UNCITRAL model law on cross-border insolvencies; electronic 
commerce developments, including jurisdiction, cross-border 
recognition, and U.S. positions on electronic signatures; whether the 
Advisory Committee should endorse for U.S. signature and ratification 
the 1996 Hague Convention on Protection of Children; possible PIL 
topics at the next O.A.S. Specialized Conference on Private 
International Law (CIDIP-VI); the proper role non-governmental parties 
should play in international bodies such as the U.N.; the Hague 
Conventions on intercountry adoption and international child abduction; 
the prospects for a Hague convention on

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protection of incapacitated adults; international issues involved in 
reciprocal arrangements for enforcement of support obligations; and 
whether U.S. policy on commercial law unification should be based on 
the balancing of provisions of various legal systems, or should adopt 
economic objectives as the guiding standard. Additional topics may be 
considered as time permits.
    Members of the general public may attend up to the capacity of the 
meeting room, which may be limited, and participate subject to the 
direction of the Chair. The meeting will be held in Conference Room 
1107 at the Department of State; entry should be only via the 
Diplomatic entrance at 22d and ``C'' Streets, N.W. As access to the 
building is controlled, the office indicated below should be notified 
by mail or fax not later than Friday, November 14, of the name, 
address, firm or affiliation if any, social security number and date of 
birth of persons wishing to attend. Providing this information permits 
us to pre-clear participants and avoid delays that otherwise may occur 
due to security procedures.
    To register for the meeting with the above information or to 
request copies of documents on particular topics, please contact the 
Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law (L/
PIL), attention Harold S. Burman, Advisory Committee Executive 
Director, at 2430 ``E'' Street, N.W., Suite 355 South Building, 
Washington D.C. 20037-2800, or notify Ms. Rosalia Gonzales by fax at 
(202) 776-8482, phone (202) 776-8420, or by e-mail at [email protected]. 
Members of the public are also invited to request information on the 
Department's program in this field.
Peter H. Pfund,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law.
[FR Doc. 97-29582 Filed 11-7-97; 8:45 am]
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