Hague Academic Coalition
The Hague Academic Coalition (HAC) is a consortium of academic institutions in the fields of international relations, international law and international development.
Its member institutions are:
The Coalition was established in 2004 to promote collaborative efforts between these six institutions. Specifically, the HAC intends to promote research, education and public debate in support of the enhancement of international law, governance and international policies and negotiations towards justice, peace and sustainable development.
As part of this broad objective, the HAC particularly seeks to support the work of the various international courts, tribunals and national and international organisations based in The Hague, including the ICC, ICJ, ICTY and the OPCW. In addition the HAC cooperates closely with the Municipality of The Hague, the Province of South Holland, the Dutch Raad voor de Rechtspraak, and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The HAC’s current programmes and activities include:
• The Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise, providing high level training to judges,
magistrates and prosecutors;
• The Hague Justice Portal, providing up to date information about the activities of
international courts, tribunals and other international organisations based in The Hague;
• The electronic ‘Hague Justice Journal' (HJJ-JJH), a bilingual English/French
academic forum for in-depth scientific discourse and analysis. The HJJ-JJH is
accessible through the above-mentioned Portal;
• A programme aimed at the digitalisation of the historic jurisprudence of the
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA);
• Its annual conferences entitled ‘From Peace to Justice’, focusing on specific subjects
related to international law, peace and justice;
• Regular HAC lectures: public lectures aimed at enhancing the discussion in The Hague
on topics related to peace and justice.
Furthermore, the HAC actively promotes:
• cooperation with other academic, policy and judicial agencies in The Hague and the
Netherlands;
• international co-operation with similar organisations elsewhere in the world;
• the provision of postgraduate and post-academic courses relevant to students and
practitioners in the fields indicated above;
• scholarly and policy-orientated research as well as consultancy activities;
• publications of its conference proceedings and lectures;
• public events targeted at the international community in The Hague, aiming at
practitioners and students of international law, diplomacy and development.
For further information about the Hague Academic Coalition and its activities, please contact the Executive Secretary of the Coalition, Mr Ed Maan, at ed.maan@haguecoalition.org.
HAC Latest developments
25 September 2008
The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law is pleased to announce the opening of two new Calls for Research Proposals, respectively relating to two projects of the HiiL Forum:
Call for Research Proposals: Private Actors and Self-Regulation
Call for Research Proposals: New Transnational Constitutionality
Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law
Deadline for submissions 8 December 2008
HAC 'From Peace to Justice' Conferences
2008 - The Dynamics of Constitutionalism in the Age of Globalisation
2007 - Culture and International Law
2006 - Beyond the Charter: Peace, Security and the Role of Justice
Hague Academic Coalition
Institute of Social Studies
T.M.C. Asser Instituut
Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Campus The Hague, Leiden University
Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'
Carnegie Foundation
Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law
Press releases
'From Peace to Justice': Annual Conference of the Hague Academic Coalition, 15 May 2008 (in Dutch)
Appointment: Executive Secretary ‘The Hague Academic Coalition’ (HAC), 3 June 2007