The Academy has the pleasure of announcing that Mr. Amir Ardelan Farhadi (Ireland) has been awarded the Diploma at the end of the 2019 Summer Courses on Public International Law. The Jury of the Exam consisted of (from left to right) Prof. Hilary Charlesworth (General Course), Prof. Jean-Marc Thouvenin, Secretary-General of the Academy, Prof. Freya Baetens (Director of Studies), and Prof. Jean d’Aspremont (Director of Studies).
Read moreThis Summer, for the fourth year in a row, the Academy will organize two special short courses on European Union Law and Comparative Law, exclusively for the attendees of the Private International Law period of the 2019 Summer Courses. The lectures of the Private International Law Courses often refer to EU Law. This can be a source of difficulty for those Academy attendees who come from non-European countries or from countries where this field of law isn’t taught. To help attendees better understand the courses of the Private International Law period, the Academy has decided to offer a short ‘crash-course’ at the start of the period on the fundamentals of European Union Law. This course is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 28th, from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Read moreIn view of the persistent global COVID-19 health crisis, the Academy must remain closed in January 2021 and is forced to cancel the "on-site" session of the Winter Courses.
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On May 22nd, 2019 The Hague Academy of International Law and The Hague Diplomatic Office of Singapore jointly organized an event on the theme "Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea".
Read moreLinos-Alexander Sicilianos, member of the Curatorium of the Academy since May 2010, has been elected President of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Mr J. P. H. Donner, LLM was nominated as President of the Board of The Hague Academy of International Law and Chairman of the Carnegie Foundation Peace Palace by its board and the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs. His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands has accepted this nomination. Mr Donner succeeds Dr Bernard Bot, who has held both positions for twelve years and whose final term of office ended on 1 March 2019.Mr Donner is a Dutch honorary Minister of State and was Vice-President of the Council of State until November 2018. His previous offices include Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, and Member of Parliament.
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At its last meeting on January 18th, 2019, the Curatorium elected a new member: Ms. Hannah Buxbaum (United States), Vice-President for International Affairs at Indiana University and Professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Professor Buxbaum succeeds Mr. Peter Trooboff, Senior Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. and member of the District of Columbia and New York Bars. Mr. Trooboff held the seat since 1991.
Read moreThe Hague Academy of International Law is deeply concerned about the recent arrest and conditions of detention of Prof. Maurice Kamto, prominent member of the Curatorium of the Academy, Member and former President of the International Law Commission of the United Nations, in violation of his fundamental rights and freedoms. While the President, the members of the Curatorium and the Secretary-General of the Academy do not wish to comment on the internal affairs of the State of Cameroon, they firmly stress the need for the immediate release of Prof. Kamto, fervent advocate of International Law, of the Rule of Law and of Democracy.
Read moreThe Academy is pleased to announce that Mr. Gregor Novak (Croatia) and Mr. Apollin Koagne Zouapet (Cameroon) have been awarded the Diploma at the end of the first Winter Courses on International Law 2019, held from January 7 - 25 in The Hague.
Read moreMonday, January 21st, 2019, during the third week of the Winter Courses, Mr. Ben Juratowitch, Head of the Public International Law Practice and Partner in the Arbitration Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris, delivered the second conference presented as a “Case of the Day”. It focused on the efficient resolution of longstanding disputes through compulsory conciliation, taking as an example the success of the conciliation process between Australia and Timor Leste over their maritime dispute.
Read moreOn 15 January the first lecture presented as a "Case of the Day" has been given by Mr. Philippe Cavalieros, Partner and head of the Paris Arbitration Practice Group of Simmons and Simmons. Mr. Cavalieros' lecture focused on an ICC Arbitration case decided under the UNIDROIT Principles.
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On Monday, November 12th 2018, The Hague Academy of International Law opened the fourth session of its Advanced Course on International Criminal Law. This year the special focus was on the many challenges and opportunities deriving from the new information technologies and had as title, "International Criminal Law in an Age of Innovation: New Technologies and Changing Enforcement Strategies".
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