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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:

• 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

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.