What is "hague tribunal"

Hague Tribunal \Hague Tribunal\ (h[=a]g). The permanent court of arbitration created by the ``International Convention for the Pacific Settle of International Disputes.'', adopted by the International Peace Conference of 1899. It is composed of persons of known competency in questions of international law, nominated by the signatory powers. From these persons an arbitration tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted to the court. On the failure of the parties to agree directly on the arbitrators, each chooses two arbitrators, an umpire is selected by them, by a third power, or by two powers selected by the parties.

Hague Tribunal is a popular name for any of the various international courts located in The Hague, Netherlands:

• Permanent Court of Arbitration, a permanent arbitration court established in 1899
• Permanent Court of International Justice (1922-44), superseded by:
• International Court of Justice
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, an ad hoc criminal tribunal created by the United Nations Security Council
• International Criminal Court, a permanent criminal court created by the Rome Treaty
• International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce