Editing The Hague (section)

== Politics ==
=== Municipal government ===
[[File:GraphyArchy - Wikipedia 00807.jpg|thumb|[[The Hague City Hall]]]]
{{See also|List of mayors of The Hague}}
Following the [[2022 Dutch municipal elections#The Hague|2022 municipal election]], the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of The Hague currently contains fourteen groups, most notably [[Richard de Mos|Heart for The Hague]] (HvDH; 11 seats), [[Democrats 66]] (D66; 8 seats), the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD; 6 seats) and [[GroenLinks]] (5 seats).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/705145 |title=Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022 |website=Verkiezingsuitslagen |access-date=25 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326223212/https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/705145 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{election table}}
! colspan=2|Group
! Seats
|-
|bgcolor="#008f51"|
|align=left|[[Richard de Mos#Local politics in The Hague|Heart for The Hague]]||{{Composition bar compact|11|45|#008f51}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democrats 66}}
|align=left|[[Democrats 66]]||{{Composition bar compact|8|45|{{party color|Democrats 66}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}
|align=left|[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]||{{Composition bar compact|6|45|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|GroenLinks}}
|align=left|[[GroenLinks]]||{{Composition bar compact|5|45|{{party color|GroenLinks}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Party for the Animals}}
|align=left|[[Party for the Animals]]||{{Composition bar compact|3|45|{{party color|Party for the Animals}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}
|align=left|[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]||{{Composition bar compact|2|45|{{party color|Dutch Labour Party}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}
|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||{{Composition bar compact|2|45|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|DENK (political party)}}
|align=left|[[DENK (political party)|DENK]]||{{Composition bar compact|2|45|{{party color|DENK (political party)}}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#fcda00"|
|align=left|The Hague City Party||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|#fcda00}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}
|align=left|[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Party for Freedom}}
|align=left|[[Party for Freedom]]||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}
|align=left|[[Christian Union – Reformed Political Party]]||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Forum for Democracy}}
|align=left|[[Forum for Democracy]]||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|align=left|Van den Goorbergh group||{{Composition bar compact|1|45|{{party color|Independent politician}}}}
|-
|align=left colspan=3|Source: Municipal Council<ref>[https://www.denhaag.nl/nl/gemeenteraad/politieke-partijen-in-de-gemeenteraad/ Politieke partijen in de gemeenteraad] (in Dutch).</ref>
|}

Since 2019, the [[municipal executive]] has comprised VVD, D66, GroenLinks, CDA and PvdA. The chairman of the college is Mayor [[Jan van Zanen]] (VVD), and the city has eight aldermen: [[Anne Mulder]], Kavita Parbhudayal (both VVD), Robert van Asten, Saskia Bruines (both D66), [[Liesbeth van Tongeren]], Bert van Alphen (both GroenLinks), Hilbert Bredemeijer (CDA) and Martijn Balster (PvdA). Each alderman is responsible for a number of particular policy areas and one of the city's eight districts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.denhaag.nl/nl/in-de-stad/nieuws/pers/nieuwe-haagse-coalitie-presenteert-haar-coalitieakkoord.htm |title=Nieuwe Haagse coalitie presenteert haar coalitieakkoord |website=Den Haag |date=29 May 2018 |access-date=7 June 2018 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143920/https://www.denhaag.nl/nl/in-de-stad/nieuws/pers/nieuwe-haagse-coalitie-presenteert-haar-coalitieakkoord.htm |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 1 October 2019, the National Department of Criminal Investigation (''Rijksrecherche'') performed a [[police raid|raid]] on the homes and offices of then-aldermen [[Richard de Mos]] and Rachid Guernaoui, as part of an investigation of alleged administrative corruption, bribery and violation of confidentiality. The offices of several municipal civil servants and the homes of three entrepreneurs were also searched for the investigation. The aldermen were suspected of receiving bribes in exchange for granting permits.<ref>{{cite news |title=Invallen bij wethouders Den Haag wegens verdenking omkoping en corruptie |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2304154-invallen-bij-wethouders-den-haag-wegens-verdenking-omkoping-en-corruptie.html |access-date=1 October 2019 |agency=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |date=1 October 2019 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001092500/https://nos.nl/artikel/2304154-invallen-bij-wethouders-den-haag-wegens-verdenking-omkoping-en-corruptie.html |archive-date=1 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2023, De Mos and Guernaoui were acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vrijspraak voor Richard de Mos in corruptiezaak |url=https://www.rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-en-contact/Organisatie/Rechtbanken/Rechtbank-Rotterdam/Nieuws/Paginas/Vrijspraak-voor-Richard-de-Mos-in-corruptiezaak.aspx |website=Rechtspraak.nl |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{ECLI|ECLI:NL:RBROT:2023:3199}}</ref><ref>{{ECLI|ECLI:NL:RBROT:2023:3267}}</ref>

=== International politics ===
[[File:International Court of Justice HQ 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|The [[Peace Palace]] houses the [[International Court of Justice]] and [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] amongst other institutions.]]
[[File:International Criminal Court Headquarters, Netherlands.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[International Criminal Court]]]]
[[File:Europa Congres Ridderzaal Den Haag. Overzicht, Bestanddeelnr 902-7379.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Meeting in the [[Ridderzaal|Hall of Knights]] during the [[Congress of Europe]] (9 May 1948)]]
The Hague is home to many different international judicial bodies, such as the [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ), the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC), and the [[International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals]] (IRMCT). It houses [[Hague Penitentiary Institution|Scheveningen Prison]], the ICC's detention center for those suspected of war crimes and other violations of international law.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-16 |title=Profile: Scheveningen prison |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18084974 |access-date=2022-04-23}}</ref> The Hague is the fourth major centre for the [[United Nations]], after New York, Geneva and Vienna.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1132183/2009/03/11/Beveiliging-is-routine-voor-Haagse-autoriteiten.dhtml|title=Beveiliging is routine voor Haagse autoriteiten|last=Slager|first=Seije|date=11 March 2009|newspaper=Trouw|language=nl|access-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020075010/http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1132183/2009/03/11/Beveiliging-is-routine-voor-Haagse-autoriteiten.dhtml|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The foundation of The Hague as an [[Hague Justice Portal|"international city of peace and justice"]] started at the end of the 19th century, when [[Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|the first global peace conference]] took place in The Hague on [[Tobias Asser]]'s initiative, with a second one a few years later. A direct result of these meetings was the establishment of the world's first organisation for the settlement of international disputes, the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] (PCA). Shortly thereafter, the Scottish-American millionaire [[Andrew Carnegie]] made the necessary funds available to build the [[Peace Palace]] to house the PCA. After the establishment of the [[League of Nations]], The Hague became the seat of the [[Permanent Court of International Justice]], which was replaced (after [[World War II]]) by the UN's [[International Court of Justice]]. The establishments of the [[Iran–United States Claims Tribunal]] (1981), the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] (1993), and the [[International Criminal Court]] (2002) in the city further consolidated its role as a centre for international legal arbitration. Most recently, on 1 March 2009, the [[Special Tribunal for Lebanon]], a UN tribunal to investigate and prosecute suspects in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, opened in the former headquarters of the Dutch [[General Intelligence and Security Service]] in [[Leidschendam]], a town within the greater area of The Hague.

Other major international and European organisations based in The Hague include:

* [[Europol]], European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
* [[Eurojust]], European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation
* [[Europeana]], European Union digital platform for cultural heritage.
* [[The Hague Academy of International Law]], centre for high-level education in both public and private international law
* [[Hague Conference on Private International Law]] (HCCH), the oldest and preeminent private international law harmonisation institution
* [[International Commission on Missing Persons]] (ICMP)
* [[European Patent Office]]
* [[Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization]]
* [[NATO Communications and Information Agency]], (NCI Agency)
* [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW)
* [[European Library|The European Library]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.html |title=TheEuropeanLibrary.org |publisher=TheEuropeanLibrary.org |access-date=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617120215/http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/index.html |archive-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Many academic institutions in the fields of international relations, international law, and international development are based in The Hague. The [[Hague Academic Coalition]] (HAC) is a consortium of those institutions.

Its member institutions are:
* [[Carnegie Foundation (Netherlands)|Carnegie Foundation]]
* [[Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law]] (HiiL)
* [[International Institute of Social Studies]] (ISS) of [[Erasmus University Rotterdam]]
* [[Leiden University College The Hague]]
* [[Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael|Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael']]
* [[The Hague Academy of International Law]]
* [[The Hague University of Applied Sciences]]
* [[T.M.C. Asser Instituut]]

In 1948, the [[Congress of Europe]] was held with 750 delegates from 26 European governments, providing them with the opportunity to discuss ideas about the development of [[European integration]], which eventually culminated in the creation of the modern-day [[European Union]].