The Hague Academic Coalition^[1] (HAC) is a consortium of academic institutions in the fields of international relations, international law and international development.

Members and Organization

The member institutions are:

• Carnegie Foundation
• The Hague Academy of International Law
• Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law^[2] (HiiL)
• International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS)
• Leiden University Campus The Hague
• Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'
• The Hague University of Applied Sciences
• T.M.C. Asser Instituut

The board of the Hague Academic Coalition consists of:

• Prof. Dr. J. de Vries (Campus The Hague) - President
• Mr. S. van Hoogstraten (Carnegie Foundation) - Vice President
• Prof. Dr. L.J. de Haan (ISS) - Treasurer
• Drs. A.S. Gerards (Hague Academic Coalition) - Secretary
• Dr. A.S. Muller (HiiL)
• Mr. R.K. Brons (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
• Prof. Dr. J. Colijn (Clingendael)
• Mrs. A. O'Brien (T.M.C. Asser Instituut)
• Mr. F.W.H. van den Emster (Raad voor de Rechtspraak) - In an advisory capacity

Current programmes and activities

• The Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise^[3] (HFJE), providing high level training to judges, magistrates and prosecutors.
• The Hague Justice Portal (HJP), providing up to date information about the activities of international courts, tribunals and other international organisations based in The Hague.
• A programme aimed at the digitalisation of the historic jurisprudence of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
• 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