Philippe Lortie

Erster Sekretär des Ständigen Büros der Haager Konferenz (HccH)

Kurzvita:

Philippe Lortie joined the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH in September 2001 as First Secretary. Philippe Lortie is responsible for the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions in addition to the 2000 Protection of Adults and the 2007 Child Support Conventions as well as the 2007 Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations. He is also responsible for the International Hague Network of Judges including Direct Judicial Communications and the Judges’ Newsletter.

Before joining the HCCH, from 1991 to 2001 Philippe Lortie was Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice of Canada. In that capacity, he acted as Head of Canadian delegations to the HCCH, Unidroit and UNCITRAL. Philippe Lortie is a member of the Québec Bar since 1991 and holds degrees in Civil Law (LL.L.) and Common Law (LL.B.) both from the University of Ottawa. He also holds a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in international law from the same university. Finally, he holds a degree in Business Administration (B.A.A.) from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) de Montréal.

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