The Hague Academy of International Law has been in the the Peace Palace since 1923 and will be located in a new and striking building in 2006.

Every summer, the Academy invites well known scholars from all over the world to deliver lectures on international law and international private law. These summer courses attract about 600 international law graduates planning a career in the world of diplomacy or international and humanitarian law. Students from developing countries who cannot afford the fees are eligible for a scholarship. Each year, the Academy also provides a course in a developing country, known as the "External Programme." The Academy’s exam is highly regarded the world over.

The foundation of the Academy was mainly due to the hard work of the Dutch legal scholar Tobias Asser (1838-1913) who was a keen advocate of both the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Academy of International Law. His efforts to establish the Court of Arbitration earned him the Nobel Prize in 1911. Asser immediately invested the money from the prize in the creation of The Hague Academy of International Law.

Visit the website of the Hague Academy of international law: www.hagueacademy.nl