Chronology of the Service handbook
List of participating experts
Introduction
Contents
Table of contents
Abbreviations
Glossary
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Explanatory charts
I, General comments and practical operation of the Convention. I, Purpose and scope of the Convention. 1, Preliminary remarks
2, Relationship to the 1896, 1905 and 1954 Conventions
3, Main objectives of the 1965 Convention
4, An "open" Convention
5, Scope and applicability of the Convention (Art.1). A, Personal and territorial scope
B, In all cases "where there is occasion to transmit a [...] document"
C, '[F]or service abroad"
D, '[I]n civil or commercial matters"
E, Judicial and extrajudicial documents
F, Address of the person to be served is unknown
G, The Service Convention and collective redress ("class actions")
6, Monitoring the practical operation of the Convention. A, The Service section
B, Role of the Permanent Bureau
C, Special Commission
D, Resolving differences


II, Channels of transmission provided for under the Convention. 1, The main channel : Central Authorities. A, Role and organisation of a Central Authority
B, Requests for service (Art. 3)
C, Request for service not subject to legalisation or other equivalent formality : no need to send "original" documents to be served
D, No powers for the Central Authority of the requested State to screen the documents for service
E, Execution of the request for service
F, The Certificate of service (Art. 6)
G, Refusal to execute a request for service
2, Alternative channels. A, Preliminary observation relating to terminology
B, Consular and diplomatic channels (Arts 8 and 9)
C, Postal channels (Art. 10(a))
D, Service through judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the requested State
3, Derogatory channels. A, Additional agreements among Contracting States (Art. 11)
B, Relationship with supplementary agreements to the Conventions of 1905 and 1954 (Art. 24) and with other Conventions (Art. 25)
C, Unilateral derogation from the Convention (Art. 19)


III, Protection of the defendant (Arts 15 and 16). 1, Protection prior to a default judgment : Article 15. A, Stay of entry (Art. 15(1))
B, Continuation of proceedings and, in particular, delivery of judgment (Art. 15(2))
C, Provisional or protective measures (Art. 15(3))
2, Protection after a default judgment : Article 16
IV, Regional instruments. 1, The Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory. A, General remarks
B, Relationship with the Service Commission
2, The Model Bilateral Convention drafted by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)
3, Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000. A, General remarks
B, Relationship with the Service Convention


Annexes. Annex 1, Text of the Convention
annex 2, Annexes provided for under Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Service Convention
Annex 3, Recommendation on information to accompany judicial and extrajudicial documents to be sent or served abroad in civil or commercial matters, adopted by the Fourteenth Session (25 October 1980)
Annex 4, Instructions for filling out the notice established by the author of the Report on the Recommendation adopted by the Fourteenth Session, Mr Gustav Möller (Finland)
Annex 5, Explanatory report on the Recommendation adopted by the Fourteenth Session drawn up by Mr Gustav Möller
Annex 6, Guidelines for completing the Model Form
Annex 7, Checklist for preparing a Request for service
Annex 8, The use of information technology in the operation of the Service Convention. A, Introduction and background
B, Transmission
C, Co-operation between the authorities
D, Service by electronic means (e-service)
Bibliography
Index of cited case law
Index by subject.