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 International Court of Justice in The Hague is holding a week of hearings between the two countries over the row that has at times threatened to spill over into military action.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague to rebut charges of genocide against them at the UN's top court in 2019 -- tanking her reputation on the international circuit.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
His career also included a stint as a lead war crimes prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Stationed in The Hague in 1658, he quietly pursued Royalist exiles at their local bookshop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
He goes back to The Hague, away from his parents’ life, religion, God.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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