Hague Report on Parentage / Surrogacy
Posted: 18 Feb 2016
From 15 to 18 February 2016, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met in The Hague. The Group was attended by 21 experts, 3 observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The experts included IAFL Fellow Margaret Casey QC from New Zealand and IAFL were also invited to send an observer, Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE QC (Hon).
The mandate of the Group is to explore the feasibility of advancing work on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from ISAs. The Group was asked to first consider the private international law rules regarding the legal status of children in cross-border situations, including those born of ISAs.
