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 Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice
surface form: Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

Declaration concerning asphyxiating gases
Declaration concerning expanding bullets
Declaration concerning projectiles from balloons
Hague Convention II on the Laws and Customs of War on Land
surface form: Hague Convention II (Laws and Customs of War on Land)

Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention
surface form: Hague Convention III (Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention)
aim limit armaments
prevent war through arbitration and diplomacy
convenedBy Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: 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 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
location The Hague
numberOfParticipatingStates 26
officialName First Hague Peace Conference self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Palace
surface form: 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 First Hague Peace Conference self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: International Peace Conference
PCA foundedBy First Hague Peace Conference
subject surface form: Permanent Court of Arbitration
this entity surface form: 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
this entity surface form: First Hague Peace Conference (1899)