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European Union in 2017
January 5, 2017
2016 has been a turbulent year for the European Union and its member states. Brexit, the armed conflict in Syria and Iraq, the refugee crisis, terrorism and the Italian referendum; all topics covered by the Peace Palace Library in several Library Specials and Library blogs.

2017 promises to be a defining moment for the continuation of the ever closing Union. This blog touches upon a couple of developments which can lead to discussion within the European Union and its members.
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Sport

Today sports have an increasing influence within society and commerce. Major sports events like the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are watched by billions of people around the world. Complementary to sports-related national law is lex sportiva, such as FIFA Regulations and the IOC Code of Ethics. International sports federations govern international sport. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) routinely decides on the most important disputes stemming from international sporting competitions.

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Special collections

Grotius collection

Hugo Grotius, De Iure belli ac Pacis (The Rights of War and Peace), translated in Persian by: Hossein Piran (Ph.D.), 2014.
Neff, S.C. (ed.), Hugo Grotius on the Law of War and Peace, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2012. [English translation De jure belli ac pacis, Parisiis, apud Nicolaum Buon, 1625]
De iure belli ac pacis libri tres (1st state) / Hugo Grotius, 1625

The Peace Palace Library in The Hague holds one of the greatest collections in the world of the works of Hugo Grotius. More about this collection »

Common foreign and security policy

European Union in 2017