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In direct from the International Criminal Court. ICC Presidency responds to letter from African Union, clarifies legal procedures under the Rome Statute and encourages mutual...

By Alexander W. Beelaerts van Blokland.. The Hague welcomes six new ambassadors in September. In daily life I (age 65) am still a Justice (judge) in...

ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (Read below a previous message from H.E. Ms. Tiina Intelmann) Message sent on...

Pre-Trial Chamber II grants leave to appeal the decision rejecting the amendment of the charges. Situation: Situation in the Republic of Kenya Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei...

Direct from the International Criminal Court. The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Vilnius, Lithuania on 29 August...

A New Agenda for Aid Trade and Investment. The Netherlands wants to move forward in the world, and move forward with the world. We are involved in...

Two Chinese sites were placed among the world’s top 10 archaeological discoveries at thefirst Shanghai Archaeology Forum yesterday. Liangzhu in neighboring Zhejiang Province and Shimao Stone City in northwest ShaanxiProvince joined the likes of the Egypt’s Giza Plateau and sites of the Maya civilization in Guatemala. “The Liangzhu site, the cradle of the last Neolithic jade culture, is one of the biggest ancientcities discovered in China,” said the selection committee of some 40 archaeologists from 17countries. The committee said “the magnificent water system along the walls of the ancient city, andwithin and outside its palaces, offered important resources on the exploration of theChinese civilization.”

By Peter Knoope. The news coming out of Egypt these days seems to be discomforting all of us. Whatever side one is on, the events...

Special report from the Embassy of Russia in The Netherlands. One of the most colorful events of the Russian-Dutch Bilateral Year programme – the Festival...

By Uğur DOĞAN, Turkish Ambassador to the Netherlands. A year to remember: 400th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and the Netherlands In 2012,...