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29 October 2019

The Hague Academy Side Event on November 1st, 2019, in New York

The Hague Academy of International Law, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Andorra, Brazil, Chile, France, Gabon, Germany and Ukraine to the United Nations, will hold its third "Side Event" on Friday, November 1st, 2019, between 9:00 am and 10:15 am on the United Nations premises, in New York, on “The Topicality of the Fundamental Principles concerning the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, as Set Out in the Manila Declaration of 1982”.

14 October 2019

The Academy welcomes release of Professor Maurice Kamto

The President of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law, the Curatorium and the Secretary-General of the Academy are delighted that Professor Maurice Kamto, member of the Curatorium, has, since October 5th 2019, regained the freedom of which he had been deprived.

1 October 2019

79th session of the Institut de droit international

The Institut de droit international held its 79th meeting from 25 to 31 August 2019 in The Hague, at the Peace Palace and in the Hague Academy of International Law Auditorium.

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20 August 2019

Diploma Awarded to Mr. Krzysztof Pacula and Ms. Camille Pons

The Academy has the pleasure of announcing that Mr. Krzysztof Pacula (Poland) and Ms. Camille Marie Elise Pons (France) have been awarded the Diploma at the end of the 2019 Summer Courses on Private International Law. The Jury of the Exam consisted of (from left to right) Ms. Maja Groff (Director of Studies), Prof. Laurence Usunier (Director of Studies), Prof. Jean-Marc Thouvenin, Secretary-General of the Academy, and Prof. Diego Fernández Arroyo (General Course).

1 August 2019

Diploma Awarded to Mr. Amir Ardelan Farhadi

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).

5 July 2019

Special Short Courses on European Union Law and Comparative Law

This 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.

1 July 2019

Newly Elected Member of the Curatorium

In 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.

17 June 2019

Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea

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".

9 April 2019

Curatorium member elected new President of the ECHR

Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, member of the Curatorium of the Academy since May 2010, has been elected President of the European Court of Human Rights.

25 March 2019

New President of the Board – Mr Piet Hein Donner

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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19 February 2019

Election of a New Member of the Curatorium

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.

5 February 2019

Arrest of Professor Maurice Kamto, Member of the Curatorium of the Academy

The 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.