Two weeks ago we traveled with the law students to The Hague, Netherlands to view the workings of The International Criminal Court. The International Criminal Court was established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. We had briefings on the workings of the courts and then we were allowed to observed one trial that has been on going for two years. We sat behind a one way glass divider that separated us from the defendant. The defendant, from the Republic of the Congo, sat a yard from us. The accusations against him were horrible and numerous and yet we were fascinated to watch his demeanor during his trial. A scary individual.
Our next stop in The Hague was The Peace Palace. The Peace Palace, built with money from Andrew Carnegie, houses the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
The entrance to The Peace Palace.
Bob and one of his students.
Inside The Peace Palace.
A fountain in the courtyard area.
After our tour and briefings at The Peace Palace, we traveled to Amsterdam arriving in time for dinner and to spend the night. The next morning we headed out of our hotel early in order to see as much of Amsterdam as we could before our mid day flight back to London. Highlights were the Van Gogh Museum and riding on the ferry through the canals of the city.
I don't know what this was called but it played music and the three figures on the front twirled around as the music played.
Views from the canal boat ride.
This is the front of the building where Anne Frank and her family hid during WWII. It was the office building where Anne's father worked.
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