The Hague

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1. Seat of the government of The Netherlands, located in the western Netherlands, near the North Sea.

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The city is frequently the site of international conferences.

The International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are both housed in the city in the Peace Palace, which was built to fulfill the dream that The Hague might become the neutral capital of the world.

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Kosovo's former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him "entirely untrue and utterly absurd" Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague.

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Although part of Kosovo's judicial system, it is physically located in The Hague and staffed solely by international judges in a bid to protect witnesses from possible retribution at home.

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Although part of Kosovo's judicial system, it is physically located in The Hague and staffed solely by international judges and supporting staff in a bid to protect witnesses from possible retribution at home.

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Although the court is part of Kosovo's judicial system, it is nevertheless based in The Hague and staffed solely by international judges in a bid to protect witnesses from possible retribution at home.

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But it was the war-era allegations that abruptly ended his presidency and have seen him held for over five years in The Hague.

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