Next step for Ukraine War Tribunal: The Netherlands is the only candidate to host landmark court for Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Next step for Ukraine War Tribunal: The Netherlands is the only candidate to host landmark court for Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The old building of the former International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia / photo: ICTY

Will The Hague soon become home to the tribunal tasked with prosecuting Russia's leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine? What is the next step for the Dutch governement, who is - again - ernstig bezig for the The Hague's position as the world's capital of international justice, at a time when international courts themselves are increasingly coming under political pressure?

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Dutch cabinet marks 7 October with different messages: Prime Minister Jetten remembers Israelis and Palestinians, while ministers Berendsen and Yeşilgöz focus on Israel

Dutch cabinet marks 7 October with different messages: Prime Minister Jetten remembers Israelis and Palestinians, while ministers Berendsen and Yeşilgöz focus on Israel

Three years after the Hamas attacks of 7 October, members of the Dutch cabinet are commemorating the day in notably different ways. While Prime Minister Rob Jetten explicitly referred to both Israeli and Palestinian victims of the conflict that followed, Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz focused

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