Hague Peace Conference: Meaning and Definition of

Hague' Peace' Con"ference

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  1. a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899, that established The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration.
  2. a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1907, that defined prisoner-of-war treatment, maritime warfare, and wartime neutrality.
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