About Peace Palace
The Peace Palace (Dutch: Vredespaleis [ˈvreːdəspaːˌlɛis]; French: Palais de la Paix) is an international courthouse in The Hague, the Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
The Peace Palace (Dutch: Vredespaleis [ˈvreːdəspaːˌlɛis]; French: Palais de la Paix) is an international courthouse in The Hague, the Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). The palace officially opened on 28 August 1913; it was built to provide a courthouse for the Permanent Court of Arbitration, a court created to end war by the Hague Convention of 1899. In addition to its function as the headquarters of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1913 and of the International Court of Justice since 1946, the palace continues to serve as the Courts' main hearing facilities and hosts dozen of hearings each year.
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