BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Living up to a tradition -- 3. The Hague in the world -- The world in The Hague -- 4. Headquarters agreements -- 5. The depository role of The Hague -- CONFLICT RESOLUTION -- 6. The Permanent Court of Arbitration -- 7. The Permanent Court of International Justice and International Court of Justice -- 8. The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal -- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW -- 9. The Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals -- 10. The United Nations detention unit -- 11. The International Criminal Court -- Arms control -- 12. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaopons -- 13. The Organization for the Prohibition of Biological Weapons -- INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW -- 14. The Hague Conference on Private International Law -- CARNEGIE AND SCHUMAN -- 15. The Carnegie Foundation, the Academy and the Library -- 16. Schuman: Regional Organizations.