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8 March 2017

Symposium – 8 March 2017

On the occasion of International Women's Day, as established and specifically promoted by the organization of the United Nations, the Academy held a Symposium on "Women's Human Rights and the Elimination of Discrimination on the 8th of March at its premises in The Hague. The event was generously sponsored by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Foundation. All speeches and presentations were delivered either in French or in English depending on the speakers’ preferences, with simultaneous interpretation provided by experienced interpreters.

31 January 2017

New President and New Member of the Curatorium

The Curatorium, at its last meeting on January 21st 2017, elected its new President: Professor Yves Daudet, succeeding Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as well as a new member: Professor Yuko Nishitani, Professor at Kyoto University, succeeding Professor Shinya Murase.

6 January 2017

The Academy Welcomes Its New Secretary-General

As of January 1st, the new Secretary-General of the Academy took office. Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin, Professor at Paris-Nanterre University, has been appointed by the Academy’s Curatorium to succeed Professor Yves Daudet who occupied this position from 2005 to 2017. A farewell ceremony for Professor Daudet and to welcome Professor Thouvenin is scheduled to take place in the Academy’s Auditorium on Friday 20 January 2017.

10 November 2016

Newly Elected Dutch Member of the Curatorium

The Administrative Council of the Academy elected the new Dutch member of the Curatorium. Professor Nico J. Schrijver, professor at the University of Leiden, succeeds Professor A. (Teun) V.M. Struycken who held the seat from 1996 to 2016.

6 September 2016

Diploma of the 2016 Summer Courses on Private International Law

The Diploma Ceremony of 2016 Summer Courses on Private International Law was held on August 19th, 2016. Ms. Brooke Adele Marshall (Australia) was awarded the Diploma of the Academy. The jury was presided by the Secretary-General of the Academy Prof. Yves Daudet and composed of Prof. Symeon C. Symeonides and the Directors of Studies Prof. Sabine Corneloup and Prof. Max Scherer.The closing speech of the 2016 Summer Courses was delivered by the Secretary-General, followed by a speech of the President of the Administrative Council, Mr. Bernard Bot, in his honor.

3 August 2016

Diploma of the 2016 Summer Courses on Public International Law

Two attendees of the 2016 Summer Courses on Public International Law, Ms. Xuexia Liao and Ms. Andrijana Mišović, have been awarded the Diploma of the Academy. The jury was presided by the Secretary-General of the Academy Prof. Yves Daudet and composed of H.E. Judge Mohamed Bennouna and the Directors of Studies Prof. Margaret A. Young and Prof. Anne-Thida Norodom.

21 July 2016

Special Short Courses on European Union Law and Comparative Law

his year, for the first time, The Hague 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 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 31st, 2016, from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

15 June 2016

New Members of the Curatorium

At its last meeting, which was held at the beginning of June 2016, the Curatorium of the Academy elected three new members to the seats previously occupied by Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Prof. Erik Jayme and H.E. Judge Xue Hanqin. The newly appointed members are H.E. Judge Mohamed Bennouna, Prof. Katharina Boele-Woelki and Prof. Bing Bing Jia.

30 May 2016

Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Opens 2016 Advanced Course on International Criminal Law

On Monday, May 30th 2016, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, Mr. Volker Türk, delivered the opening Keynote Address for the second edition of the Advanced Course on International Criminal Law (Special Focus: International Criminal Justice, Migration and Human Trafficking). The address was followed by a panel discussion on the topic of International Law and the Migration Crisis, for which Mr. Türk was joined by Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill and Professor Peter Rodrigues. The Advanced Course is generously sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the Municipality of the City of The Hague.

16 February 2016

Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The Academy mourns the loss of Boutros Boutros-Ghali today, February 16th, 2016. Mr. Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, was a member of the Curatorium since 1982 and served as its President from 2002 until his death.

4 February 2016

Tribute to Erik Jayme

At its last meeting in January 2016, the Curatorium of the Academy elected Dr. Beat Hess as its new Vice-President. The members of the Curatorium congratulated Dr. Hess on his appointment and warmly thanked his predecessor, Prof. Dr. Erik Jayme, for his dedication to the Academy over the years. Mr. Jayme was a member of the Curatorium from 1998 to 2016.

Symposium – 8 March 2017

New President and New Member of the Curatorium

The Academy Welcomes Its New Secretary-General

Newly Elected Dutch Member of the Curatorium

Diploma of the 2016 Summer Courses on Private International Law

Diploma of the 2016 Summer Courses on Public International Law

Special Short Courses on European Union Law and Comparative Law

New Members of the Curatorium

Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Opens 2016 Advanced Course on International Criminal Law

Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Tribute to Erik Jayme

An Introduction to the Academy