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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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
As the feud heated up, Marcos allowed authorities to arrest the elder Duterte and bring him to The Hague.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The 80-year-old will not be present at the hearing in The Hague after the court granted a defence request to waive his right to appear, despite judges ruling that he was fit to take part.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Vincent gathers his brushes and his paints, his canvases and his easels, all the painting supplies he’d taken to Drenthe from The Hague, and he walks.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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