Welcome to all participants of the Centre for Studies and Research 2026!
The Peace Palace Library welcomes all participants of the Centre for Studies and Reseach of The Hague Academy of International Law, 17 August – 4 September 2026. The coming three weeks, the Library will serve as the Centre's ‘home library’, providing the participants with access to all books, articles, essays and documentation on international law available in either print or electronic format.
The 2026 edition of the Centre will focus on “Cyberspace and International Law”.
The Directors of Research will be Professor Lukas Rass-Masson (University of Toulouse) and Professor Mohamed S. Helal (The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law).
Cyberspace is indispensable. Nowadays, almost every aspect of human life depends on cyberspace. Therefore, ensuring that cyberspace is safe, secure, peaceful, and accessible is essential to preserving international peace and security, protecting human rights, and promoting sustainable development and economic growth. The structure and the operation of cyberspace also challenges many of the traditional concepts, rules, and regimes of public and private international law. Nonetheless, international law is an invaluable tool for the effective governance of cyberspace.
The 2026 Centre for Studies and Research of The Hague Academy of International Law will analyse how public and private international law should be rethought in the context of cyberspace.
