The Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) is one of the institutional pillars of the peaceful settlement of international disputes, a foundational principle of our international legal order. With 122 contracting parties, the PCA is an intergovernmental organization created to facilitate arbitration and other peaceful means of dispute resolution.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Order on 16 March 2022, indicating that “the Russian Federation should immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February in the territory of Ukraine”. This Order was made up under the Genocide Convention of 1948 [1], invoked by Ukraine to support its case.
In the picture Mr. Erik de Beadts and H.E. Mr. Bard Ivar Svendsen, Ambassador of Norway. Photography by Naldo Peverelli.
By Aurore Heugas
These past few...
A recent study shows that the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands) contributes very positively to the international economy. The Peace Palace houses two...
Arnoldo Brenes Castro is the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, he presented his credentials to His Majesty Willem Alexander King of the Netherlands, on December 2, 2020.
On 27 November 2019, the International Criminal Court (ICC) hosted The Hague Judicial Club Colloquium 2019 on the theme “International Law and Contemporary Challenges...