Hague Academy of International Law
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The Hague Academy of International Law is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands. Courses are taught in English and French, and except for External Programme Courses are held in the Peace Palace.The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace helped in the creation of the Academy, which was founded in 1914, and opened its doors in 1923. Nobel Peace Prize winner Tobias Asser advocated for the creation of the Academy before his death in 1913. The Academy is closely associated with the International Court of Justice, which is also housed in the Peace Palace. Several current or former ICJ Judges either are alumnus or have served on the faculty. In 1992, the Academy received the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize from UNESCO.
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[edit] External Programme
In 1969, the Academy created its External Programme which sends a team of Academy professors to locations in Africa, Latin America, and Asia for a two week period. The Programme is designed to teach young professors of international law and civil servants from the host country on specific topics of regional interest.
[edit] List of External Programme Sessions and Host Locations
1969 Rabat, Morocco; Bogotá, Colombia
1970 Mexico City, Mexico (two sessions); Tehran, Iran,
1971 Singapore
1972 Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 Mexico City, Mexico
1985 Rabat, Morocco
1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina
1989 Bogotá, Colombia
1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995 San José, Costa Rica
1996 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1998 Montevideo, Uruguay
2001 Manila, Philippines
2002 Mexico City, Mexico
2003 Cairo, Egypt
2004 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2006 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
[edit] Notable Alumni, Faculty, and Administration
[edit] Alumni
- Ben Bot-Foreign Minister of the Netherlands
- William Deane-Governor-General of Australia, (1996-2001)
- Frank Joseph Guarini-United States Congressman from New Jersey, (1979-1993)
- Nasim Hasan Shah, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Ted Kennedy-United States Senator from Massachusetts
- Assad Kotaite-President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (1976-2006)
- Jose Ramos Horta-Prime Minister of East Timor and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- Georg Konrad Morgen - Nazi SS Judge
- Robert Poydasheff-Mayor of Columbus, Georgia
- Irma S. Raker-Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
- Francisco Rezek-Judge, International Court of Justice
- Emory M. Sneeden-Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1984-1986)
- Peter Tomka-Judge, International Court of Justice
- John V. Tunney-United States Senator from California (1971-1977)
- Joseph Sinde Warioba-Prime Minister of Tanzania, (1985-1990)
[edit] Faculty and Administration
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali-President of the Academy's Curatorium Administrative Council, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992-1996)
- Shi Jiuyong-Lecturer (1987), Judge, International Court of Justice
- Harold Hongju Koh-Visiting Professor (1993), Dean of Yale Law School
- Pieter Kooijmans-Lecturer (1976, 1991), Judge, International Court of Justice
- Hisashi Owada-Professor (1999), Judge, International Court of Justice
- Raymond Ranjeva-Member, Curatorium Administrative Council, Lecturer (1987, 1997), Judge, International Court of Justice
- Francisco Rezek-Lecturer (1986), see further listing under Alumni
- Elihu Root-As President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he helped create the Academy
- Bruno Simma-Director of Studies (1976, 1982, Lecturer (1995), Judge, International Court of Justice
- Eelco van Kleffens-former Secretary-General of the Academy, former President of the United Nations General Assembly (1954-1955)
