The Hague
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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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The trial in The Hague was closely watched in Rwanda, but not by Kabuga himself, who declined to attend and did not even watch by videolink.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Duterte has been held at The Hague since March 2025.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in The Hague awaiting trial.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Months later, in March 2025, the feud took another dramatic turn when Marcos allowed Interpol to arrest Rodrigo Duterte and bring him to The Hague.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Uncle Cent and the other directors of Goupil’s decide that Vincent must leave The Hague.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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