asked the Minister for Justice whether consideration has been given to this State becoming a party to the Hague Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations.
Written Answers. - Hague Convention.
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In their recently published working paper, entitled "Domicile and Habitual Residence as connecting factors in the conflict of laws", the Law Reform Commission state that the Hague Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations raises many questions for resolution before Ireland could adhere to it. They also state that the task of analysing the implications of the convention as a whole and of considering the respective merits of the alternative policies that it embraces is one that involves extended research and deliberation. Work in this regard, they add, has been in progress for some time and a working paper on the subject will be published shortly.
I would propose to defer consideration of the convention at least until after the working paper of the commission has been published.