The Grotius Centre in The Hague The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is a The Hague based centre of Leiden University, focussing on all aspects of international law. At the Grotius Centre, the expertise of Leiden University's Faculty of Law is combined with the position of The Hague as the City of Peace and Justice. The Grotius Centre houses a variety of activities and programs, covering all aspects of international law, at the highest levels of academia. The academic expertise of Leiden University is paired to the everyday practice of the various international legal organisations in The Hague, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Grotius Centre is located at the Lange Voorhout 44, in the centre of The Hague near the Houses of Parliament. It houses its own library for students and staff. For more detailed information, the libraries of Leiden University (see e.g. the Law Library and Leiden Law Links) and the Peace Palace provide the necessary background. The purpose of the Grotius Centre is the dissemination of knowledge on all fields of international law through: high quality courses for professionals, distinguished professional seminars, the LL.M. (adv.) program in Public International Law, a pan-European Moot Court Competition, insightful yearly conferences and strategic expert meetings. The Grotius Centre is one of the integral centres of Campus Den Haag http://www.campusdenhaag.nl.
