Judicial Assistance
PIL Conventions to Which the U.S. is a Party
- Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (1961) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=41
- Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=17
- Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (1970) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=82
- Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory (1975) http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties/b-36.html
- Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory (1979) http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties/b-46.html
Other PIL Conventions
- Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad (1975) http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties/b-37.html
- Hague Convention on International Access to Justice (1980) www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=91
- Additional Protocol to the Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence (1984) http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties/b-51.html
Other PIL Instruments
- Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Apostille, Service, Taking of Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions (2009) http://www.hcch.net/upload/wop/jac_concl_e.pdf