First Hague Peace Conference

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The First Hague Peace Conference was an 1899 international gathering of states convened to promote disarmament, peaceful dispute resolution, and the development of international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic conference
international conference
peace conference
adoptedDocument Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes
Declaration concerning asphyxiating gases
Declaration concerning expanding bullets
Declaration concerning projectiles from balloons
Hague Convention II (Laws and Customs of War on Land)
Hague Convention III (Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention)
aim limit armaments
prevent war through arbitration and diplomacy
convenedBy Nicholas II of Russia
country Netherlands
endDate 1899-07-29
established Permanent Court of Arbitration
field international humanitarian law
international law
peace and conflict studies
followedBy Second Hague Peace Conference
hasLanguage English
French
initiatedBy Nicholas II of Russia
location The Hague
numberOfParticipatingStates 26
officialName International Peace Conference
participatingEntity Austro-Hungarian Empire
French Third Republic
German Empire
Italy
Japan
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States of America
pointInTime 1899
precededBy no previous Hague Peace Conference
purpose develop international law
promote disarmament
promote peaceful settlement of international disputes
result Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land
Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention
adoption of the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes
establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
three declarations on specific weapons and methods of warfare
significance first major multilateral attempt to codify the laws of war
foundation for later Hague Conventions and Geneva Conventions
milestone in institutionalized international arbitration
startDate 1899-05-18
topic codification of international humanitarian law
disarmament
international arbitration
laws of war
peaceful settlement of international disputes
venue Huis ten Bosch

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Permanent Court of Arbitration founder First Hague Peace Conference
Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 significantEvent First Hague Peace Conference
First Hague Peace Conference officialName International Peace Conference
linked to: First Hague Peace Conference
Permanent Court of Arbitration foundedBy Hague Peace Conference
subject linked to: PCA
linked to: First Hague Peace Conference
Andrew Dickson White participatedIn First Hague Peace Conference
Second Hague Peace Conference follows First Hague Peace Conference
Second Hague Peace Conference precededBy First Hague Peace Conference (1899)
linked to: First Hague Peace Conference