Hague Peace Conference

American  

noun

1. a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899, that established The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration.

2. a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1907, that defined prisoner-of-war treatment, maritime warfare, and wartime neutrality.

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Example Sentences

It was set up by The Hague Peace Conference of 1899, which was convened by Russian Czar Nicholas II and set up some of the first structures of international law.

From Washington Post

The last two were delegates to the First Hague Peace Conference.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1899 he acted as naval expert at the Hague Peace Conference, and on the 1st of July 1899 was appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.

From Project Gutenberg

In the almost universal demoralization of foreign policy which has followed The Hague Peace Conference of 1899, it has perhaps been impossible for a single statesman to tread a straight path.

From Project Gutenberg

At 19, he was secretary of China's delegation at the Second Hague Peace Conference; at 30, he served on the Reparations Commission at Versailles.

From Time Magazine Archive