Press releases PCA
29-08-2024
28 August 2024 Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation) 08 August 2024 PCA Case No. 2017-06: Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation) 26 July 2024 Accession to […]
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Press releases ICJ
19-08-2024
Press release No. 2024/62 Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea) – Public hearings on the merits to be held from Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October 2024 Press release No. 2024/61 Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change – Filing of written comments Press release No. 2024/60 Application of […]
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World’s Youth for Climate Justice received Youth Carnegie Peace Prize
08-12-2023
On 7 December 2023, the international youth organization ‘World’s Youth for Climate Justice’ was awarded the Youth Carnegie Peace Prize at the Peace Palace. The global youth movement received the prize for its dedicated efforts in fighting climate change by means of international law and for advocating climate justice. “The link between climate change and […]
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2023 Just Peace Open Day
26-09-2023
On Sunday 24 September 2023, the annual Just Peace Open Day was held in The Hague. On this day, international organizations in the ‘City of Peace and Justice’ open their doors to offer interested visitors a look behind the scenes. The Peace Palace also participated in the 2023 Just Peace Open Day and welcomed around […]
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Iljan van Hardevelt appointed Director of the Carnegie Foundation
12-09-2023
The Board of the Carnegie Foundation, the owner and manager of the Peace Palace in The Hague, has appointed Iljan van Hardevelt as Director with effect from 1 October 2023. With this appointment the Foundation is preparing for the various renovation projects that will be undertaken in order to prepare the Peace Palace for the […]
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In remembrance of Benjamin Ferencz
11-04-2023
At the age of 103, Benjamin Ferencz (1920-2023) has died. Ferencz was the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials. He became chief prosecutor at the age of 27 in one of the twelve so-called follow-up trials in which war criminals of the Second World War were prosecuted. Benjamin Ferencz, whose motto was ‘Law, not war’, […]
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Extensive restoration of Peace Palace’s 112-year-old Hereke carpet
24-01-2023
The Peace Palace in The Hague houses what is probably the largest Hereke carpet outside Türkiye. For more than 112 years the carpet has been part of the inventory of the Palace. For the first time it will be leaving the Palace for reasons of restoration in its place of origin. This requires not only […]
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In remembrance of H.E. Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
30-05-2022
The Peace Palace mourns the loss of H.E. Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade who passed away on 29 May 2022. Judge Cançado Trindade had been a Member of the International Court of Justice since 6 February 2009, and was re-elected in 2018. His term of office was due to expire in February 2027. Before being […]
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Unveiling of the Armenian Khachkar
11-05-2022
When the Peace Palace was built, the participating countries of the Peace Conference were asked to contribute to this “Temple of Peace” by donating building materials or works of art. Many gifts were received during the building of the Palace between 1907 and 1913 in order to emphasize that the Peace Palace is a Court […]
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“The Peacebuilding Project” awarded 2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize
09-12-2021
“The Peacebuilding Project”, the international volunteer-led youth organization that has initiated various peacebuilding activities, such as the Rohingya Literacy Program, was chosen as the winner of the 2021 Youth Carnegie Peace Prize. The Carnegie Foundation – Peace Palace and the Youth Peace Initiative (YPI) award this biennial prize to young peacebuilders in recognition of their […]
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