[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31825-31826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15371]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice No. 2834]
Advisory Committee on Private International Law Study Group on
the Protection of Incapacitated Adults
The Hague Conference on Private International Law, of which the
United States is a member state, is developing a convention to deal
with the protection of incapacitated adults. This convention is being
patterned after a convention related to the protection of children
adopted by the Hague Conference at a diplomatic session in October,
1996 (the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition,
Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and
Measures for the Protection of Children).
At a meeting held on September 3-12, 1997, a Special Commission of
the Hague Conference adopted for consideration at a diplomatic session
a draft Convention on Jurisdiction, applicable Law, Recognition,
Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of the Protection of Adults. The
diplomatic session to consider this draft will take place sometime in
1999. The United States and other countries may submit comments on the
draft convention, which the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference
will then circulate to all of the participating States in advance of
the 1999 session.
The draft convention seeks to establish rules for jurisdiction and
the law to be applied to proceedings to take measures for the
protection of adults who are in some way unable to make appropriate
decisions regarding themselves or their property. Such measures include
the appointment of guardians with limited or general powers and the
execution by an adult of powers of attorney or similar documents to
become effective in the event of incapacity. The draft convention would
set standards for recognition and enforcement by the States Party of
the measures of protection to be covered. Finally, the draft convention
would establish a system of cooperation between authorities to ensure
that information is exchanged and appropriate action is taken. A copy
of the draft convention and of the United States report of the meeting
of the special commission are available to the public on request.
In order to ensure that the comments of the United States on the
draft convention take into account the views of experts and interested
persons and institutions, the Department is interested in receiving
comments on the draft convention. In addition, there may from time to
time be meetings, open to the public, for the purpose of an exchange of
views and discussion of comments received.
Any person or organization who wishes to participate in the work of
this study group and to receive documents and notices regarding
meetings should contact Rosalia Gonzales in the Office of the Assistant
Legal Adviser for Private International Law (L/PIL) to be placed on the
mailing list. The address is: 2430 E St., NW, Suite #203, South Bldg.,
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Washington, DC 20037-2800; FAX--202-776-8482; PHONE-202-776-8420;
EMAIL_pildb@his.com. Questions and comments should be addressed to
Gloria F. DeHart, Attorney Adviser International, 50 Fremont St., Suite
300, San Francisco, CA 94105; FAX--415-356-6190; Phone--415-356-6187.
Jeffrey D. Kovar,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law.
[FR Doc. 98-15371 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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