The Peace Palace is the worldwide icon of 'Peace through Law' and houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the United Nations International Court of Justice, the Hague Academy of International Law and the Library of the Peace Palace.

The grounds of the Peace Palace can only be visited with a guided tour. There are three different tours: a tour inside the Palace, outside the Palace and the garden tour. More information for each tour can be found below.

About the Peace Palace The Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands) houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the United Nations International Court of Justice and The Hague Academy of International Law.

The Visitors Centre is situated in the entrance building and provides a beautiful view of the Peace Palace and its gardens. A visit to the Peace Palace or the gardens is only possible with a guided tour.

Peace Palace During the Second Peace Conference in 1907, the foundation stone of the Peace Palace was laid. The building was not only intended to house the Permanent Court of Arbitration, it was also supposed to house the largest library in the field of international law and peace.

The Carnegie Foundation in the Netherlands owns and manages the Peace Palace and we are proud to house the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and The Hague Academy of International Law, all supported by our Peace Palace Library.

The Peace Palace Library specializes in professional literature on public and private international law, comparative law, and case law from all parts of the world. Over the past century, the library has grown to become one of the most prestigious libraries in its discipline and is consulted by jurists, scholars and students from all over the world.

In 1907, during the Second Hague Peace Conference, the first stone was laid for the construction of the Peace Palace. The design of the Peace Palace came from French architect Louis Cordonnier, who won the international competition with a total of 216 entries.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN) and has a twofold role. First, it settles, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States. Such disputes may concern, in particular, land frontiers, maritime boundaries, territorial sovereignty, the non use of force, violation of […]

Het Vredespaleis. Het Vredespaleis is het wereldwijde icoon van 'Vrede door Recht' en huisvest het Permanent Hof van Arbitrage, het Internationaal Gerechtshof van de Verenigde Naties, de Haagse Academie voor Internationaal Recht en de Bibliotheek van het Vredespaleis.