On January 23, 2017,
the Commonwealth of The Bahamas deposited
with the General Secretariat of the Organization
of American States the original copy of the
instrument of accession to the Convention of
Private International Law of 1928. The act of
accession contains some
reservations.
The Convention of Private International Law of 1928, also known as Bustamante Code, was adopted at the Sixth Pan American Congress, held in Habana, Cuba, and is the result of an important codification effort proposing regulation in matters relating to International Civil Law, International Commercial Law, International Criminal Law and International Procedural Law.
The Convention has been ratified by the follow countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. In the case of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Convention will enter into force on February 22 of the current year, due to the thirty-day period required by articles 4 and 6.
The deposit was made by a delegation headed by Ms. Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, and composed of members of the Permanent Representation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the OAS.
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For additional information on the status of signatures and ratifications, access the following link of the Department of International Law.
For further information on this matter, please contact the Department of International Law of the OAS – Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Juridical Committee +1 202 370 0743.
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