Seventh Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (in planning)    
Preliminary report on selection of topics for CIDIP-VII

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PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES COMMITTEE ON JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS

OEA/Ser.G
P/CAJP-2094/03
22 October 2003
Original: Spanish

SELECTION OF AGENDA TOPICS FOR SEVENTH INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCES ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (CIDIP-VII) 

--Preliminary Background and Guidelines--

 October 16, 2003 

(Document prepared by the Department of International Law - Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA))

I. Introduction

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, at its thirty-third regular session, convened the Seventh Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VII) through resolution AG/RES. 1923 (XXXIII-O/03).[1] By means of this same resolution, the General Assembly instructed the Permanent Council to begin preparatory work for holding CIDIP-VII.  The initial step of this preparatory work is to set an agenda for the Conference.   

The present document was drafted to assist Member States in selecting agenda topics.  Section II below provides a brief background on the OAS private international law process.  Section III provides a brief background on the topics covered by previous CIDIPs and the Inter-American instruments adopted therein.  Section IV provides a non-exhaustive list of possible agenda topics for CIDIP-VII, as presented at the conclusion of the previous Conference as well as in a study conducted by the Inter-American Juridical Committee.  Section V concludes requesting that Member States forward proposed topics to be included in the agenda by the General Assembly.