Diploma awarded during the 2026 Summer Courses on Private International Law
At the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Summer Courses on Private International Law, Mr Abdullah Harun Korkmaz (Turkey) was awarded the Diploma of the Academy.
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Diploma awarded during the 2026 Summer Courses on Public International Law
At the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Summer Courses on Public International Law, Mr Johannes Tropper (Austria) was awarded the Diploma of the Academy.
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Keynote Speech of the President of the Curatorium at the Occasion of the 2026 Summer Courses
During the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Summer Courses on Public International Law, Professor Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, President of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law, delivered a keynote speech on "The Role of The Hague Academy of International Law in the Current International Context", before 345 participants (120 online) from 90 different States.
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Election of a New President of the Curatorium
The Curatorium of the Academy, meeting in Plenary Session on 23 and 24 May 2026 in Istanbul, elected its new President, Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, former Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Athens and former President of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Official Visit of the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Contribution Ceremony
On 18 May 2026, H.E. Secretary Maria Theresa Parreño Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, together with H.E. J. Eduardo Malaya, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and representatives of the Embassy of the Philippines, paid an official visit to the Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law, Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin.
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Newly Elected Registrar of the International Court of Justice
The Hague Academy of International Law congratulates Dr. Santiago Villalpando on his election as the Registrar of the International Court of Justice.
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Newly Elected Member of the Curatorium
On 16 January 2026, the Curatorium elected Mr Chin Leng Lim (Malaysia), Choh-Ming Li Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as a member of the Curatorium. The Academy extends its warmest congratulations to him.
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Election of a new Judge at the International Court of Justice
The Academy warmly congratulates H.E. Ms Phoebe Okowa on her election by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council to serve as a judge on the International Court of Justice, succeeding Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf.
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Third Edition of The Hague Academy of International Law’s Advanced Course in Hong Kong, organised in cooperation with the Asian Academy of International Law
The Third Edition of The Hague Academy of International Law’s Advanced Course in Hong Kong, organised in cooperation with the Asian Academy of International Law, will take place from 29 November to 5 December 2025.
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Passing of H.E. Judge Shigeru Oda
It is with deep sadness that the Academy was informed of the passing of Judge Shigeru Oda on 4 September 2025 in Japan.
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Diplomas awarded during the 2025 Summer Courses on Private International Law
At the Closing Ceremony of the 2025 Summer Courses on Private International Law, Mr Michał Karolak (Poland) and Mr William Sullivan, cum laude (USA) were awarded the Diploma of the Academy.
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