Talk:The Hague Institute for Global Justice/Archive 2

Updated edit request 3
Then at least be consistent in enforcing those instructions when dealing with other requests, because having to repeatedly submit the same requests again and again is extremely frustrating. The "current version of the article" in the request below refers to this revision and "the draft" in the request below refers to this draft (diff here; disregard user header code at the top of the page).


 * General:
 * Add Use dmy dates to the top of the article in keeping with the date format used in edits to references as they appear in the draft (these references edits are included in individual bullet points throughout this request).
 * Reorganise the sub-subsections of the "Projects" subsection as found in the current version of the article in chronological order ("The Hague Approach", "Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance", "Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law", "Water Diplomacy Consortium (WDC)" and then "Global Governance Reform Initiative"), then remove the aforementioned sub-subsection titles. The aforementioned sub-subsections each only contain two or three sentences, which could all be neatly presented together under one section.
 * Make the "Publications" section a subsection of the "Work" section (below the "Projects" subsection) as it pertains to the work of the Institute.
 * Remove the disestablishment categories at the footer of the article (Category:Organizations disestablished in 2018, Category:2018 disestablishments in the Netherlands, Category:Research institutes disestablished in 2018, Category:Think tanks disestablished in 2018), as the Institute is still running.
 * Infobox:
 * Remove the words "near Plein 1813 in The Hague" from the caption of the headquarters image in the infobox as that information is not relevant (Plein 1813 cannot be seen in the image).
 * Remove 2018 as the Institute is still running.
 * Replace  with   in leader_name, as Saber was appointed president of the Institute in January 2019.
 * Remove location and add "The Hague, Netherlands" next to the words "Sophialaan 10" in headquarters (as ) as a slight formatting edit to provide a more complete physical address.
 * In website, replace  with   as doing so reduces the size of the article (in bytes).
 * Lead section:
 * Replace the phrase "was an international think tank" in the first sentence with the phrase "is an international think tank", as the Institute is still running.
 * Remove all information following reference 1 in the lead section, and replace it with the sentences beginning "It was established in 2011…" and ending "…Jordanian businesswoman Sohair Salam Saber" as found in the draft. The information requested to be removed is outdated, and no references have been provided as per MOS:LEADCITE.
 * Remove the "Mission" section as found in the current version of the article and move the section's information (the sentence "The Hague Institute worked … promoting international peace.") to the lead section as a second paragraph, along with the accompanying source referenced here. The aforementioned "Mission" section only contains one sentence that could be left in the lead section as part of an introduction to the Institute.
 * Create a new section entitled "History" below the lead section, and move the "Reports on mismanagement" and "Closure" sections (along with their content) as found in the current version of the article below the new "History" section as subsections, so as to have the Institute's organisational history presented in one section.
 * "History" section:
 * Rename the "Reports on mismanagement" subsection to "Reports of mismanagement" as a slight grammatical edit.
 * In the "Reports of mismanagement" subsection, remove the sentences beginning "Shortly thereafter, another organization…" and ending "…which documents in question were destroyed is unclear" as that information is not mentioned in the accompanying source given (reference 27 in the current version of the article).
 * Rename the "Closure" subsection to "Bankruptcy and revival", as the Institute was not permanently closed. Add the sentence "The Institute was declared bankrupt in May 2018" and the two paragraphs beginning "In July 2018, following talks…" and ending "…announced as vice president of the Institute" along with their accompanying sources as found in the draft (references 11 to 14 in the draft) to provide updates to the Institute's activities since its insolvency.
 * "Leadership" section:
 * Remove the images of Abi Williams (File:Portrait-Abiodun-Williams.jpg) and Madeleine Albright (File:Secalbright.jpg) as neither one is currently active within the Institute, and replace them with an image of Sohair Saber (File:Sohair Salam Saber.jpg) with the caption "Sohair Salam Saber, the current president of the Hague Institute" to accompany new information regarding her appointment as president.
 * Remove the sentences beginning "Dr. Abiodun Williams was appointed…" and ending "…Institute's first dean between January and August 2011" as found in the current version of the article, and replace them with the sentences beginning "Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright…" and ending "…Mahmoud Abuwasel named as vice president" along with their accompanying sources as found in the draft (in order, references 16, 13 and 14 in the draft). This constitutes content in the current version of the article that was rewritten to conform with MOS:DOCTOR and MOS:JOBTITLES, as well as new information on the appointments of Saber and Mahmoud Abuwasel as president and vice president of the Institute respectively.
 * Remove the "Advisory Council" subsection and its content as neither the council nor any of the listed members is currently active within the Institute.
 * "Work" section:
 * Remove the first paragraph beginning "The work of The Hague Institute…" and ending "facilitate dialogue and stimulate knowledge sharing" as found in the current version of the article and replace it with the first paragraph beginning "The work of The Hague Institute…" and ending "…policymakers to facilitate knowledge sharing" as found in the draft, along with the accompanying source (reference 17 in the draft). This constitutes an update to the principles around which the Institute carries out its work as explained on their website.
 * Following up on the requested edits to the "Projects" subsection outlined in the second bullet point of the "General" section of this request above, remove the paragraphs beginning "The Hague Approach was intended a flagship project…" and ending "…convened in May 2014 and launched the project" and replace them with the paragraphs beginning "The Hague Institute and the Stimson Center…" and ending "…pressing issues in global governance collectively" as found in the draft, along with the accompanying sources (references 18 to 21 in the draft). This constitutes various formatting and grammatical edits, as well as presenting the Institute's projects in chronological order of their launch dates to make the information easier to follow.
 * Replace all content in the "Public discussions" subsection as found in the current version of the article with the content of the same subsection as found in the draft. This constitutes reference fixes, various formatting edits (including edits to job titles as per MOS:JOBTITLES and adding wikilinks for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Rwanda Genocide), and reorganising events in chronological order to make the information easier to follow.
 * Following up on the request edit to the "Publications" section outlined in the third bullet point of the "General" section of this request above, replace all content in the "Publications" subsection as found in the current version of the article with the content of the same subsection as found in the draft. This constitutes reference fixes, a rewrite of the subsection's lead paragraph—including changing words in the past tense to the present tense as the Institution is still running and the removal of information quoting a dead link (the sentence "The working paper series aimed to 'contribute original research of the highest quality to scholarly and policy debates.' ")—and formatting edits, including adding a wikilink for Jan Eliasson and displaying "Michael Kirby (judge)" as "Michael Kirby" (changing  to  ).
 * "External links" section:
 * Remove the links for the Water Diplomacy Consortium and The Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law, as they are only indirectly related to the Institute (per WP:ELNO).
 * Replace the Institute link (The Hague Institute for Global Justice) with Official website, as the Institute's official website is present in the article's Wikidata item and the template takes up less space (in bytes).

Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 05:00, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I honestly don't think I can get any more specific than this without copying the code from my draft onto this talk page. Once again, the above request contains "the verbatim text to be added, the verbatim text to be deleted and the reasons for each change" as you pointed out here. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 02:12, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The three items I've asked for are not in one central location. The COI edit request review process is a two-way street, with my ability to review your request being dependent on your ability to follow the instructions. Asking editors to go out of their way to implement changes on your behalf, and then refusing to accommodate them when they do, is a difficult sell in the best of circumstances — but I wish you luck with that, all the same. Regards, Spintendo  13:25, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * So what exactly is missing then? You're not making it easy for me to understand exactly what you need to process the request either. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 14:06, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

If this isn't verbatim and "in one central location" enough for you now, I don't know what else you're going to need to process this request.


 * Add Use dmy dates to the top of the article in keeping with the date format used in edits to references, which are included in individual bullet points throughout this request.
 * Remove the words "near Plein 1813 in The Hague" from the caption of the headquarters image in the infobox as that information is not relevant (Plein 1813 cannot be seen in the image).
 * Remove 2018 as the Institute is still running.
 * Replace  with   in leader_name, as Saber was appointed president of the Institute in January 2019.
 * Remove location and add "The Hague, Netherlands" next to the words "Sophialaan 10" in headquarters (as ) as a slight formatting edit to provide a more complete physical address.
 * In website, replace  with   as doing so reduces the size of the article (in bytes).
 * Replace the phrase "was an international think tank" in the first sentence with the phrase "is an international think tank", as the Institute is still running.
 * Remove all information following reference 1 in the lead section, and replace it with the sentences beginning "It was established in 2011…" and ending "…Jordanian businesswoman Sohair Salam Saber" as found in the "proposed version" section below. The information requested to be removed is outdated, and no references have been provided as per MOS:LEADCITE.
 * Remove the "Mission" section as found in "Current version" below and move its content (the sentence "The Hague Institute worked … promoting international peace.") to the lead section as a second paragraph, along with the accompanying source as shown in the proposed version below. The aforementioned "Mission" section only contains one sentence that could be left in the lead section as part of an introduction to the Institute.

The Hague Institute for Global Justice, or simply The Hague Institute, was an international think tank based in The Hague, Netherlands. The Institute was established in 2011 by a consortium of partners including the Municipality of The Hague, an academic coalition of Hague-based organizations and with support from the Dutch government. Independent and non-partisan, The Hague Institute focused on interdisciplinary research in three perspectives: conflict prevention, rule of law, and global governance.

Abiodun Williams, former Senior Vice President at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former Director of Strategic Planning for UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon, was the president of The Hague Institute.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright chaired the Institute’s Advisory Council.

The Hague Institute worked at the intersection of peace, security and justice and according to its website, “aims to contribute to, and further strengthen, the global framework for preventing and resolving conflict and promoting international peace.”

The Hague Institute for Global Justice, or simply The Hague Institute, is an international think tank based in The Hague, Netherlands. It was established in 2011 by a consortium of partners including the Municipality of The Hague, an academic coalition of Hague-based organizations and with support from the Dutch government. Its current president is Jordanian businesswoman Sohair Salam Saber.

The Hague Institute works at the intersection of peace, security and justice and according to its website, "aims to contribute to, and further strengthen, the global framework for preventing and resolving conflict and promoting international peace."


 * Create a new section entitled "History" below the lead section, with content from the "Reports on mismanagement at The Hague Institute for Global Justice" and "Closure" sections (found in the "Work section" segment of the request below) moved here as subsections, so as to have the Institute's organisational history presented in one section.
 * Rename the "Reports on mismanagement at The Hague Institute for Global Justice" subsection to "Reports of mismanagement" as a slight grammatical edit, as well as to avoid repetition of the subject of the article.
 * In the "Reports of mismanagement" subsection, remove the sentences beginning "Shortly thereafter, another organization…" and ending "…which documents in question were destroyed is unclear" as that information is not mentioned in the accompanying source given (reference 4 in "Current version (Reports on mismanagement and Closure)" below).
 * Rename the "Closure" subsection to "Bankruptcy and revival", as the Institute was not permanently closed. Add the sentence "The Institute was declared bankrupt in May 2018" and the two paragraphs beginning "In July 2018, following talks…" and ending "…announced as vice president of the Institute" along with their accompanying sources as found in the proposed version below (references 9 to 12) to provide updates to the Institute's activities since its insolvency.
 * Remove the images of Abi Williams (File:Portrait-Abiodun-Williams.jpg) and Madeleine Albright (File:Secalbright.jpg) as neither one is currently active within the Institute, and replace them with an image of Sohair Saber (File:Sohair Salam Saber.jpg) with the caption "Sohair Salam Saber, the current president of the Hague Institute" to accompany new information regarding her appointment as president.
 * Remove the sentences beginning "Dr. Abiodun Williams was appointed…" and ending "…Institute's first dean between January and August 2011" as found in "Current version (Leadership)" below, and replace them with the sentences beginning "Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright…" and ending "…Mahmoud Abuwasel named as vice president" along with their accompanying sources as found in the proposed version below (in order, references 14, 11 and 12). This constitutes content in "Current version (Leadership)" below that was rewritten to conform with MOS:DOCTOR and MOS:JOBTITLES, as well as new information on the appointments of Saber and Mahmoud Abuwasel as president and vice president of the Institute respectively.
 * Remove the "Advisory Council" subsection and its content (as found in "Current version (Leadership)" below) as neither the council nor any of the listed members is currently active within the Institute.

The Hague Institute was supported by an Advisory Council who serve as a "strategic sounding board" for the president of the Institute. Dr. Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president on January 1, 2013. Williams previously served as Senior Vice President of the Center for Conflict Management at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C. He was preceded by Professor Willem van Genugten who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. Professor Nico Schrijver, Academic Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University served as the Institute's first dean between January and August 2011.


 * Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Chair
 * Mayor Jozias van Aartsen
 * Professor Igor Ivanov
 * Dr. Marwan Muasher
 * Dr. Shashi Tharoor
 * H.E. Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf

On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor Willem van Genugten who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer (4th April 2018), sources told the magazine that Williams insisted that the position of 'international dean' had to be restyled as 'president', in addition to a very high financial compensation package in order to lend him greater authority and benefits. The Dutch government granted up to 20 million Euros in subsidies for the Institute. According to staff members, Williams neglected fund raising, and spent considerable amounts of Institute funds on questionable expenses such as first class airfare, 5-star hotel rooms and long taxi rides not visibly related to the Institute's business, a claim confirmed by accounting firms. Furthermore, according to a reconstruction by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, Williams spent thousands of euros on expensive lunches at the nearby Carlton Ambassador hotel and first class flights since 'cattle class' was not good enough for him. A senior researcher quoted in the article indicates that there were many clashes between employees and Williams. According to the researcher citied, Williams distanced himself from staff whenever he felt challenged: 'Like it was beneath his dignity to talk to me directly. There was a culture clash. We academics are egalitarian. Though he was very focused on hierarchy and quickly felt criticized.'

Reports claim his financial mismanagement eventually led to his departure in December 2016. In 2013, for instance, Williams claimed 10,205.50 Euro for taxi rides, including a short trip of less than a kilometer from his home to the Dutch Parliament in The Hague, which amounted to 321 Euro. On 29 October he also took a cab to Groningen costing 722.25 Euro.

Shortly thereafter, another organization based in The Hague, the Center for International Legal Cooperation, considered a 'structural cooperation' out of a sense of responsibility for the loss of the subsidized funds. After viewing the financial documents, the CILC was startled by the 'deplorable situation'. Allegedly, Williams was seen behind the paper shredder for hours before his departure, which documents in question were destroyed is unclear. Anton Nijssen, Williams' close associate for a long time, has been appointed by the Supervisory Board as' liquidator 'who has to take care of' the (financial) handling of cases'. There are numerous creditors, including the former landlord VNG and the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, which last year already moved into the spacious building in The Hague where the last researcher of the Hague Institute for Global Justice left just before Easter. Williams’ mismanagement is said to have been the main reason for the subsequent failure of the institute.

Following the reports of the alleged mismanagement, the topic was raised in the Dutch parliament where several political parties posed questions to the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Eric Wiebes. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party PvdA asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board. The right-wing Forum voor Democratie (FvD) asked the minister why no action was undertaken against Williams when it was already clear after several months that he didn't fulfill his role as funds raiser. Jan Paternotte from the social liberal D66 asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by Price Waterhouse Coopers exposed the financial mismanagement.

In April 2018, The Hague Institute for Global Justice closed down after becoming insolvent, reportedly caused by poor leadership from President Abiodun Williams, serious mismanagement, and lack of proper oversight of President Williams by the Advisory Board led by Dick Benschop.

On January 1, 2013, Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by professor Willem van Genugten, who served as interim dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer published on 4 April 2018, sources told the magazine that Williams insisted that the position of "international dean" had to be restyled as "president", in addition to a very high financial compensation package in order to lend him greater authority and benefits. The Dutch government granted up to €20 million in subsidies for the Institute.

According to Institute staff members, Williams neglected fundraising and spent considerable amounts of Institute funds on questionable expenses such as first class airfare, five-star hotel rooms and long taxi rides not visibly related to the Institute's business, a claim confirmed by accounting firms. Furthermore, according to a reconstruction by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, Williams spent thousands of euros on expensive lunches at the nearby Carlton Ambassador hotel and first class flights since "cattle class" was not good enough for him. A senior researcher quoted in the article indicates that there were many clashes between employees and Williams, who distanced himself from staff whenever he felt challenged: "[It was] as if it was beneath his dignity to talk to me directly. There was a culture clash. We academics are egalitarian, but he was very focused on hierarchy and quickly felt criticized."

Reports claim Williams' financial mismanagement eventually led to his departure in December 2016. In 2013, for instance, Williams claimed €10,205.50 for taxi rides, including a short trip of less than a kilometer from his home to the Dutch parliament in The Hague, which amounted to €321. On 29 October, he also took a cab to Groningen, costing €722.25. Anton Nijssen, Williams' close associate for a long time, was appointed by the Supervisory Board as "liquidator" who was to take care of "the (financial) handling of cases". There were numerous creditors, including the former landlord VNG and the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, which during the previous year already moved into the spacious building in The Hague where the last researcher of the Institute left just before Easter. Williams' mismanagement is said to have been the main reason for the subsequent failure of the Institute.

Following the reports of the alleged mismanagement, the topic was raised in the Dutch parliament where several political parties posed questions to the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Eric Wiebes. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party PvdA asked the minister whether there was any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board. The right-wing Forum voor Democratie (FvD) asked the minister why no action was undertaken against Williams when it was already clear after several months that he didn't fulfill his role as fundraiser. Jan Paternotte from the social liberal D66 asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by Price Waterhouse Coopers exposed the financial mismanagement.

In April 2018, The Hague Institute for Global Justice closed down after becoming insolvent, reportedly caused by poor leadership from president Abiodun Williams, serious mismanagement, and lack of proper oversight of President Williams by the Advisory Board led by Dick Benschop. The Institute was declared bankrupt in May 2018.

In July 2018, following talks between the Institute and Sohair Salam Saber, a Jordanian businesswoman and philanthropist, a declaration of intent to continue the legacy of The Institute was announced. In September 2018, Saber acquired the logo, name, website and publications of the Institute from curator Marc Udink for €75,000; the Municipality of The Hague and the Ministry of Economic Affairs had a preference for a Dutch restart, but according to Udink, there was no domestic interest.

On 29 January 2019, at Nieuwspoort at the Dutch parliamentary building, Saber was announced as the Institute's second president, with previous experience working with various governments worldwide on issues such as public policy, innovation and development. During the event, lawyer Mahmoud Abuwasel was also announced as vice president of the Institute.

The Hague Institute was supported by an Advisory Council who served as a "strategic sounding board" for the president of the Institute. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright served as chair of the Advisory Council.

Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president on January 1, 2013. He previously served as senior vice president of the Center for Conflict Management at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C. He was preceded by professor Willem van Genugten, who served as interim dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. Professor Nico Schrijver, academic director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University, served as the Institute's first dean between January and August 2011.

In January 2019, Sohair Salam Saber was announced as the second president of the Institute, with Mahmoud Abuwasel named as vice president.


 * Remove the first paragraph beginning "The work of The Hague Institute…" and ending "facilitate dialogue and stimulate knowledge sharing" as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below and replace it with the first paragraph beginning "The work of The Hague Institute…" and ending "…policymakers to facilitate knowledge sharing" as found in the proposed version below, along with the accompanying source (reference 1). This constitutes an update to the principles around which the Institute carries out its work as explained on their website.
 * Reorganise the sub-subsections of the "Projects" subsection as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below in chronological order ("The Hague Approach", "Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance", "Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law", "Water Diplomacy Consortium (WDC)" and then "Global Governance Reform Initiative"), then remove the aforementioned sub-subsection titles. The aforementioned sub-subsections each only contain two or three sentences, which could all be neatly presented together under one section.
 * Remove the paragraphs beginning "The Hague Approach was intended a flagship project…" and ending "…convened in May 2014 and launched the project" as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below and replace them with the paragraphs beginning "The Hague Institute and the Stimson Center…" and ending "…pressing issues in global governance collectively" as found in the proposed version below, along with the accompanying sources (references 2 to 5). This constitutes various formatting and grammatical edits, as well as presenting the Institute's projects in chronological order of their launch dates to make the information easier to follow.
 * Replace all content in the "Public discussions" subsection as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below with the content of the same subsection as found in the proposed version below. This constitutes reference fixes, various formatting edits (including edits to job titles as per MOS:JOBTITLES and adding wikilinks for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Rwanda Genocide), and reorganising events in chronological order to make the information easier to follow.
 * Make the "Publications" section as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below a subsection of the "Work" section (below the "Projects" subsection) as it pertains to the work of the Institute.
 * Replace all content in the "Publications" section as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below with the content of the "Publications" subsection as found in the proposed version below. This constitutes reference fixes, a rewrite of the subsection's lead paragraph—including changing words in the past tense to the present tense as the Institution is still running and the removal of information quoting a dead link (the sentence "The working paper series aimed to 'contribute original research of the highest quality to scholarly and policy debates.' " as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below)—and formatting edits, including adding a wikilink for Jan Eliasson and displaying "Michael Kirby (judge)" as "Michael Kirby" (changing  to  ).
 * Remove the "Reports on mismanagement at The Hague Institute for Global Justice" and "Closure" sections and their content as found in "Current version (Work and Publications)" below as they are to be moved to the newly-created "History" section as subsections (as found in the "Leadership section" segment of this request above).

The work of The Hague Institute was organized around three programs - Conflict Prevention, Rule of Law, and Global Governance - and covered a wide range of issues including R2P, education and conflict, climate change, water diplomacy, cyber security, mass atrocities, illicit financial flows and the role of institutions and governance such as the International Criminal Court (ICC), transitional justice. According to the Institute's website, The Hague Institute provided policy-relevant research, practitioner training and convenes actors from various areas of expertise to facilitate dialogue and stimulate knowledge sharing.

The Hague Institute and the Stimson Center, based in Washington, DC gathered "a select group of eminent statespersons and public intellectuals" to address global threats and challenges related to fragile states, climate change and the cyber-economy. The Commission, later renamed as the Albright-Gambari Commission, convened consultations online and around the world to facilitate a report which complements the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals agenda, the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, the Fourth Global Conference on Cyberspace in The Hague, and the UN Conference on Parties on Climate Change in Paris.

The Hague Approach was intended a flagship project of The Hague Institute. It comprises "six guiding principles for achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict situations." In August 2013, the Institute presented The Hague Approach Principles during the Peace Palace centenary to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The Global Governance Reform Initiative tackled issues in cyberspace, migration, and oceans. The initiative brings together stakeholders from different sectors (government, civil society, international organizations, and business) and geographical regions to address pressing issues in global governance collectively. A three-day conference titled The Future of Cyber Governance convened in May 2014 and launched the project.

The Water Diplomacy Consortium combined expertise from five Netherlands-based organizations to serve as a “global hub” to exchange knowledge and experience in water technology and water governance. The Hague Institute served as the lead partner of the WDC which also includes Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, Water Governance Centre, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, and UPEACE.

Consisting of a network of experts and practitioners, the Knowledge Platform focused on building “security and rule of law” in developing countries. The platform was originally launched in late spring 2012 by Ben Knapen, former Dutch State Secretary for European Affairs and International Cooperation. The Hague Institute served as the primary facilitator for the platform’s partners including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.



The Institute organized events and conferences to analyze a broad scope of issues related to conflict prevention, transitional justice, global security and international relations. Expert round tables aim to facilitate dialogue and knowledge sharing. The Institute has welcomed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson, Jurist James Crawford, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC Fatou Bensouda and United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Jennifer Welsh. In April 2014, The Hague Institute partnered with the Brookings Institution to organize the first Annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law.

In November 2013, the Institute launched the "Distinguished Speaker Series." The lecture series invites high-level international experts to discuss topics affecting global progress. Speakers included Joschka Fischer, Jim Stavridis, Jan Peter Balkenende, Edi Rama and Miroslav Lajčák.

To "stimulate debate about the current course and future trajectory of Dutch foreign policy", The Hague Institute gathered leading officials in Dutch government for a series of "Inside View" debates focused on the effectiveness of Dutch foreign policy. On September 10, 2013, the series launched with former Dutch political directors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands exploring the Netherlands' role in international relations, within the EU and at the United Nations. The series continued with former Permanent Representatives to the United Nations on October 24, 2013 and concluded on December 11, 2013 with former Foreign Ministers of the Netherlands addressing present and future challenges of Dutch international relations.

In June 2014, the Institute, in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and the National Security Archive at George Washington University, convened 35 officials and eyewitnesses for a multi-day conference on the Rwanda Genocide. The event was based on the 'critical oral history' approach. Participants included Ibrahim Gambari, Henry Kwami Anyidoho, Lord David Hannay, Prudence Bushnell, Michael N. Barnett and Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire.

The Hague Institute's experts and programs produced a variety publications based on research and analysis on a scope of issues affecting global justice. These publications aimed to inform policymakers, academics, experts and the general public. In June 2014, the Institute launched a working paper series to complement its existing publication series of Policy Briefs and Commentaries. The working paper series aimed to "contribute original research of the highest quality to scholarly and policy debates." Working papers addressed just war theory, sanctions against Iran and the relationship between constitutional law and global governance.

In August 2013, the Institute published The Hague Approach Principles, six principles for achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict situations, and a comparative study of rule of law efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq titled, Promoting the Rule of Law in Peacebuilding: Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq. Both publications, based on empirical evidence, were presented at the centennial celebrations of the Peace Palace in The Hague. The Hague Approach Principles have subsequently been endorsed by current and former UN and global leaders including San-Hyun Song, Judy Cheng-Hopkins and Jan Eliasson.

The Hague Institute produced a biannual magazine called Intersections, which highlighted activities of the Institute and featured columns from public figures working at the intersection of peace, security and global justice issues. Previous contributors to the magazine include, Madeleine Albright, Michael Kirby (judge), Fatou Bensouda and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. The magazine was published biannually.

On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor Willem van Genugten who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer (4th April 2018), sources told the magazine that Williams insisted that the position of 'international dean' had to be restyled as 'president', in addition to a very high financial compensation package in order to lend him greater authority and benefits. The Dutch government granted up to 20 million Euros in subsidies for the Institute. According to staff members, Williams neglected fund raising, and spent considerable amounts of Institute funds on questionable expenses such as first class airfare, 5-star hotel rooms and long taxi rides not visibly related to the Institute's business, a claim confirmed by accounting firms. Furthermore, according to a reconstruction by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, Williams spent thousands of euros on expensive lunches at the nearby Carlton Ambassador hotel and first class flights since 'cattle class' was not good enough for him. A senior researcher quoted in the article indicates that there were many clashes between employees and Williams. According to the researcher citied, Williams distanced himself from staff whenever he felt challenged: 'Like it was beneath his dignity to talk to me directly. There was a culture clash. We academics are egalitarian. Though he was very focused on hierarchy and quickly felt criticized.'

Reports claim his financial mismanagement eventually led to his departure in December 2016. In 2013, for instance, Williams claimed 10,205.50 Euro for taxi rides, including a short trip of less than a kilometer from his home to the Dutch Parliament in The Hague, which amounted to 321 Euro. On 29 October he also took a cab to Groningen costing 722.25 Euro.

Shortly thereafter, another organization based in The Hague, the Center for International Legal Cooperation, considered a 'structural cooperation' out of a sense of responsibility for the loss of the subsidized funds. After viewing the financial documents, the CILC was startled by the 'deplorable situation'. Allegedly, Williams was seen behind the paper shredder for hours before his departure, which documents in question were destroyed is unclear. Anton Nijssen, Williams' close associate for a long time, has been appointed by the Supervisory Board as' liquidator 'who has to take care of' the (financial) handling of cases'. There are numerous creditors, including the former landlord VNG and the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, which last year already moved into the spacious building in The Hague where the last researcher of the Hague Institute for Global Justice left just before Easter. Williams’ mismanagement is said to have been the main reason for the subsequent failure of the institute.

Following the reports of the alleged mismanagement, the topic was raised in the Dutch parliament where several political parties posed questions to the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Eric Wiebes. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party PvdA asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board. The right-wing Forum voor Democratie (FvD) asked the minister why no action was undertaken against Williams when it was already clear after several months that he didn't fulfill his role as funds raiser. Jan Paternotte from the social liberal D66 asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by Price Waterhouse Coopers exposed the financial mismanagement.

In April 2018, The Hague Institute for Global Justice closed down after becoming insolvent, reportedly caused by poor leadership from President Abiodun Williams, serious mismanagement, and lack of proper oversight of President Williams by the Advisory Board led by Dick Benschop.

The work of The Hague Institute is guided by "The Hague Approach", a collection of six principles—conflict prevention, fostering a rule of law culture, a network response, the role of the private sector, strategic communication and responsibility to learn—which are "aimed at guiding the international community to perform more effectively in sustainable peacebuilding" outlined a handbook of the same name published by the Institute in 2013. According to the Institute's website, it provides "interdisciplinary policy-relevant research", develops "practitioner tools" and convenes "experts and policymakers to facilitate knowledge sharing".

The Hague Institute and the Stimson Center, based in Washington, D.C., gathered "a select group of eminent statespersons and public intellectuals" to address global threats and challenges related to fragile states, climate change and the cyber-economy. The Commission, later renamed as the Albright-Gambari Commission, convened consultations online and around the world to facilitate a report which complements the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals agenda, the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, the Fourth Global Conference on Cyberspace in The Hague, and the UN Conference on Parties on Climate Change in Paris.

In late spring 2012, former Dutch State Secretary for European Affairs and International Cooperation Ben Knapen launched Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law, which consisted of a network of experts and practitioners, and focused on building "security and rule of law" in developing countries. The Hague Institute served as the primary facilitator for the platform's partners, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

In September 2013, the Water Diplomacy Consortium (WDC) was presented for the first time at the Stockholm Water Week. It combined expertise from five Netherlands-based organizations to serve as a "global hub" to exchange knowledge and experience in water technology and water governance. The Hague Institute served as the lead partner of the WDC, which also includes Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, the Water Governance Centre, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and UPEACE.

In May 2014, a three-day conference titled "The Future of Cyber Governance" convened and launched the Global Governance Reform Initiative (GGRI), which tackles issues in cyberspace, migration, and oceans. The initiative brings together stakeholders from different sectors (government, civil society, international organizations, and business) and geographical regions to address pressing issues in global governance collectively.

The Institute organized events and conferences to analyze a broad scope of issues related to conflict prevention, transitional justice, global security and international relations. Expert round tables aim to facilitate dialogue and knowledge sharing. The Institute has welcomed former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, jurist James Crawford, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC Fatou Bensouda and United Nations Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Jennifer Welsh.

In November 2013, the Institute launched the "Distinguished Speaker Series", which invites high-level international experts to discuss topics affecting global progress. Speakers included Joschka Fischer, Jim Stavridis, Jan Peter Balkenende, Edi Rama and Miroslav Lajčák. In April 2014, The Hague Institute partnered with the Brookings Institution to organize the first Annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law.

To "stimulate debate about the current course and future trajectory of Dutch foreign policy", the Hague Institute gathered leading officials in Dutch government for a series of "Inside View" debates focused on the effectiveness of Dutch foreign policy. On September 10, 2013, the series launched with former Dutch political directors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands exploring the Netherlands' role in international relations, within the EU and at the United Nations. The series continued with former Permanent Representatives to the United Nations on October 24, 2013 and concluded on December 11, 2013 with former Foreign Ministers of the Netherlands addressing present and future challenges of Dutch international relations.

In June 2014, the Institute, in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. and the National Security Archive at George Washington University, convened 35 officials and eyewitnesses for a multi-day conference on the Rwanda Genocide. The event was based on the "critical oral history" approach. Participants included Ibrahim Gambari, Henry Kwami Anyidoho, Lord David Hannay, Prudence Bushnell, Michael N. Barnett and Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire.

The Hague Institute's experts and programs produce a variety publications based on research and analysis on a scope of issues affecting global justice and aimed at policymakers, academics, experts and the general public. In June 2014, the Institute launched a working paper series to complement its existing publication series of policy briefs and commentaries. Working papers addressed just war theory, sanctions against Iran and the relationship between constitutional law and global governance.

In August 2013, the Institute published The Hague Approach, six principles for achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict situations, and a comparative study of rule of law efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq titled, Promoting the Rule of Law in Peacebuilding: Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq. Both publications, based on empirical evidence, were presented at the centennial celebrations of the Peace Palace in The Hague. The Hague Approach principles have subsequently been endorsed by current and former UN and global leaders including San-Hyun Song, Judy Cheng-Hopkins and Jan Eliasson.

The Hague Institute produced a biannual magazine called Intersections, which highlighted activities of the Institute and featured columns from public figures working at the intersection of peace, security and global justice issues. Previous contributors to the magazine include Madeleine Albright, Michael Kirby, Fatou Bensouda and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.


 * Remove the links for the Water Diplomacy Consortium and The Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law, as they are only indirectly related to the Institute (per WP:ELNO).
 * Replace the Institute link (The Hague Institute for Global Justice) with Official website, as the Institute's official website is present in the article's Wikidata item and the template takes up less space (in bytes).
 * Remove the disestablishment categories at the footer of the article (Category:Organizations disestablished in 2018, Category:2018 disestablishments in the Netherlands, Category:Research institutes disestablished in 2018, Category:Think tanks disestablished in 2018), as the Institute is still running.


 * The Hague Institute for Global Justice
 * Water Diplomacy Consortium
 * The Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law

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Category:Organizations established in 2011 Category:Social sciences organizations Category:Organisations based in The Hague Category:Legal research institutes Category:Research institutes in the Netherlands Category:2011 establishments in the Netherlands Category:Research institutes established in 2011 Category:Think tanks established in 2011

Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 15:57, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Paid editing
Am I correct in saying that you have been paid to make these edits? Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 17:55, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. I've provided disclosure on that at the top of this talk page and on my own talk page. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 18:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * alright, cheers. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 19:21, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Were you planning on reviewing the edit request? Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 02:17, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I’ll see what I can do, but it looks quite a task. It will probably be this afternoon that I get round to it though. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 06:26, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Questions and comments on proposed changes
Hi, here are questions and comments regarding the proposed changes:
 * This source is in another language, did you use a machine to translate it, or can you speak that language?
 * I can't access this source, but I believe it is also written in the same language.
 * What reference does 'The Dutch government granted up to €20 million in subsidies for the Institute.' come from? It important is properly attributed as it is a rather bold claim. (just saw this ref mentioning the money, needs to be added as an inline citation).
 * I'm very concerned about the amount of blame piled on the first president Williams. It appears as if you are trying to distance the institute from him and make him the sole cause of bankruptcy. I would like to see some clear evidence that this is the case - I don't really think it is.
 * 'The Hague Institute and the Stimson Center, based in Washington, D.C., gathered "a select group of eminent statespersons and public intellectuals" to address global threats and challenges related to fragile states, climate change and the cyber-economy.' is backed by a primary reference - I don't think this should be here.
 * The 'Public discussions' section is based off of a primary reference up to ref number 26. Concerning, to say the least, especially as the section covers the institute and others.
 * The 'Publications' section is based off of a primary source. This is also concerning as there are claims such as 'variety publications based on research and analysis', 'empirical evidence' and 'The Hague Approach principles have subsequently been endorsed by current and former UN and global leaders including San-Hyun Song, Judy Cheng-Hopkins and Jan Eliasson.'. Claims like this must be sourced by secondary, independent reliable sources.

I hope I have helped, and I also I hope that my points and comments are fair and are justified. I am looking forward to hearing back from you, so that we can discuss this further. As mentioned, I am pretty busy in real life so I might be delayed in responding and doing any further work requested of you. Please tell your client that I'm working my hardest to help the article whilst sticking to policy. Regards, Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 16:52, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Pinging for further thoughts. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 16:56, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The first two sources you mentioned are indeed both in another language (Dutch) and machine translation was used for both of them. A substitute for dead link can be found here, which also mentions the €20 million in subsidies from the Dutch government (guess I just forgot to add a ref to that info as well).
 * The info on the alleged mismanagement of the funds by Williams was already present in the article; I just carried out a number of formatting and grammatical edits to clean up the content, so it's not exactly me pinning any blame or trying to distance the Institute from him (I know this is irrelevant, but thought it was worth pointing out anyway). The existing sources all seem to point to him as a major factor in the bankruptcy of the Institute, so I can't say for certain whether other factors may have contributed to the bankruptcy, nor have I found any sources with information pointing to other potential factors in the Institute's bankruptcy.
 * As for your last 3 points, I couldn't find any reliable sources to reference info on the Stimson Center, the "Public discussion" section or the "Publications" section as you outlined, so I decided to just clean up the content and see what happens. I completely understand that the content in those sections could be deleted or at least left with citation needed or better source tags.
 * Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 21:26, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I understand you probably both have other things going on, but it's been over 2 weeks since I put up the most recent request on this talk page. I don't mean to keep nagging but any implementation of the actionable sections of the request would be greatly appreciated; I'm also doing my best to answer any queries as quickly as possible to move things along. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 04:03, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 10:40, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I would support the changes you want to make. However, I would appreciate a response from another, more experienced editor. Spintendo would be ideal, but he has left this matter. I think we need to look elsewhere for another opinion. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 15:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I consulted as well but he's away for the next week on vacation, and no other editor besides  seems to have shown interest in sorting out this edit request since it was lodged. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 21:02, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I consulted as well but he's away for the next week on vacation, and no other editor besides  seems to have shown interest in sorting out this edit request since it was lodged. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 21:02, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

The discussion seems to have stalled and no other editors seem interested in providing their input. If you think the proposed changes can be made, I'd kindly ask that you implement them. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 16:10, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, but I've removed quite a large portion based on primary evidence, as mentioned above. Don't feel as if this matter is complete, I would still appreciate the response from another editor, but I feel it is appropriate to implement the changes as this current time. I might do some more trimming of information based on primary references. Regards, Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 16:25, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help. Of course I'll still be looking out for the other editor's response and any future changes to the article. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 18:34, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Expanded edit summary 18-SEP-2019: Text which was referenced by the subject organization and which involved third parties or was WP:PROMO was omitted. The text has also been reorganized in a linear format, with the History section containing earlier leadership (as distinct from later leadership), earlier projects, bankruptcy, revival and then the new leadership section being placed in that order. The previous alignment did not specify which part of the Institute's History was being recounted. With the institute existing in two different phases (pre and post bankruptcy) that difference should be delineated. The section headings on "mismanagement" were removed and that text was integrated into the history section itself, per WP:CSECTION. Regards, Spintendo  19:02, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
 * - I am now back and taking a look at this as promised, although it looks as if the majority of your proposed changes have been implemented. Are there particular questions outstanding that I can have a look at? I'm happy to assist, just a little reluctant to need to read through the whole thread history and compare your requested changes with those implemented by if I can help it! <i style="background-color: Blue; color:#FFE">Hug</i>syrup 09:15, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Everything's pretty much been covered, but you're welcome to look over everything if you want to. Davykamanzi → <b style="color:#0AE;">talk</b> • <b style="color:#ED2;">contribs</b> • <b style="color:#264;">alter ego</b> 13:42, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Comments
Happening to come across this article, it struck me as promotional -- and then I saw this talk p. and understood why. The way it was revised sentence by sentence, can sometimes be ineffective in removing promotional tone. which can  come about as the result of a ,es   of multiple small items of puffery, and such common  characteristics as overuse of the organization's  name. I'm going to do what I usually do, which is edit it myself. (This isn't intended to take away fro mthe work of the good editors who have lookedat itprevious and much improved it, but sometimes a different approach is needed.  DGG ( talk ) 06:31, 3 December 2019 (UTC)