10 November 1997
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[Federal Register: November 10, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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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 pildb@his.com.
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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