hague conventions

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Definition of hague conventions in English English dictionary

Series of international agreements signed at The Hague (1899, 1907). The first conference was requested by Russia to discuss rules to limit warfare and attempt arms limitations. Twenty-six countries attended and approved several proposed conventions, including prohibition of the use of asphyxiating gases (not renewed in 1907) and creation of a Permanent Court of Arbitration. The 1907 meeting, called by Theodore Roosevelt, was attended by 44 countries and also had arms limitation as a goal, which again went unmet. An agreement to reconvene in eight years confirmed the principle that international conferences were the best way to handle international problems. Though World War I prevented the next meeting from taking place, the conferences influenced creation of the League of Nations and the United Nations. See also Geneva Conventions

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Hague Convention

agreement signed in the Hague which determines regulations for the use of force and for conflict resolution by peaceful methods

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Hague conventions

Turkish pronunciation

heyg kınvenşınz

Pronunciation

/ˈhāg kənˈvensʜənz/ /ˈheɪɡ kənˈvɛnʃənz/