[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72919-72920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20151]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12524]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law: Public meeting on the Convention on Choice of Courts 
Agreement, the Judgments Convention and the Singapore Convention

    The Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) will hold its next meeting at Texas A&M 
University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday and Friday, 
October 24-25, 2024, in a hybrid format, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    The meeting will focus on the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice 
of Court Agreements (``CoCA''), the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the 
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial 
Matters (``Judgments Convention''), and the Convention on International 
Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (``Singapore 
Convention''). To briefly summarize each convention:

    CoCA seeks to ensure the effectiveness of exclusive choice of 
court agreements (i.e., forum selection clauses) between parties to 
international commercial transactions. It requires that (1) the 
chosen court must hear the case when proceedings are brought before 
it; (2) any other court before which proceedings are brought must 
refuse to hear them; and (3) the judgment of the chosen court must 
be recognized and enforced.

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    The Judgments Convention provides a set of global legal rules 
for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments involving 
international commercial transactions. It seeks to provide legal 
predictability and reduces the incidence of duplicative proceedings 
in multiple countries by allowing a judgment originating from one 
Contracting State to be enforced in another without the need to 
relitigate the merits of the claims.
    The Singapore Convention establishes a harmonized legal 
framework to enforce international settlement agreements resulting 
from mediation and to prevent relitigating issues resolved by such 
agreements. It ensures that an international settlement resulting 
from mediation becomes binding and enforceable in Contracting States 
in accordance with a simplified and streamlined procedure.

    We will be seeking input and guidance from attendees regarding 
efforts toward U.S. ratification of these conventions.
    Prior to the meeting, we will circulate a draft agenda and 
additional documentation, such as draft proposed implementing 
legislation, to those confirming attendance.
    Time and Place: The meeting will take place on Thursday and Friday, 
October 24-25, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. via a hybrid format at Texas 
A&M University School of Law, 1515 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, Texas 
76102. Those who cannot participate in the meeting but wish to comment 
may do so by email to Joseph Khawam at [email protected].
    Participation: Those planning to attend the meeting should provide 
to [email protected] no later than September 30, 2024, the following 
information: name, affiliation, contact information, and whether 
attending in-person or virtually. Room information for in-person 
attendance and a Zoom link for virtual attendance will be provided 
following registration. Anyone needing reasonable accommodation should 
notify [email protected] not later than October 4, 2024. Requests made 
after that date will be considered but might not be able to be 
fulfilled.

Sarah E. Prosser,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-20151 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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