Our Programmes

Since 1923, thousands of students and young professionals have been able to attend the Academy's famous annual Summer Courses on Public and Private International Law. As of January 2019, an annual session of Winter Courses has been added. In addition to these flagship courses, The Hague Academy also organizes a variety of other courses and tailor-made programmes for advanced study and research in the field of international law, at the Peace Palace in The Hague as well as abroad.

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The Summer Courses

The Summer Courses are organized in two periods of 3 weeks each, one focusing on public international law and one on private international law.

The Winter Courses

Since 2019, the Academy also offers Winter Courses in early January, organized in the same manner as its benchmark Summer Courses.

The Centre for Studies and Research

The Centre brings together highly qualified young international lawyers from all over the world to undertake original research on a common general theme.

The External Programme

The External Programme is organized to develop knowledge of topics of international law relevant for the region in which it is organised, and to foster durable bonds among participants from neighboring countries.

The Advanced Courses on International Law

These courses are primarily intended for practitioners and advanced researchers who seek to deepen their knowledge or to discover new insights.

Moot Court Competition

The Academy organizes an exclusively francophone moot court competition before the International Criminal Court each year.

The Day of Crisis Competition

An annually held student competition. Over the course of 24 hours, several teams of students, representing governments, international organizations, businesses or non-governmental organizations, face a series of major international crises.

Programmes on Demand

Drawing on its privileged access to a large number of experts, the Academy is ready to meet any request from States or public bodies to organise professional training courses on specific areas of international law.