CWRU School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of a spring break in the Hague program, recently approved by the faculty. The 2-credit program, to be run by professors Michael Scharf and Laura McNalley, will provide 20 students and alumni the opportunity to spend a week in the Hague, Netherlands, visiting the world’s International Courts and meeting with their officers.
The Hague is known as the International City of Peace and Justice. During the program, to launch March 9-13, 2026, participants will visit the International Court of Justice, the Permanent International Court of Arbitration, the International Criminal Court, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Additional field trips include a visit to the Anne Frank house/museum and a canal cruise in Amsterdam.
CWRU School of Law is known for the strength of its international law program, currently ranked #13 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Its faculty include the President of the American Branch of the International Law Association, an arbitrator on the US-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement Arbitration Panel, the Chief Prosecutor of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, and many of its alumni serve at international institutions around the world. Building on this strength, this exciting new program will provide students and alumni an opportunity to visit the international institutions and meet the officers who are making international law on a daily basis.