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Seocho-gu District Mayor Jeon Seong-su (far right) speaks with The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen and officials from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Seoul. <\/p>\n Seocho-gu District Mayor Jeon Seong-su (far right) speaks with The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen and officials from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Seoul. <\/p>\n
Seoul’s Seocho-gu said Monday that District Mayor Jeon Seong-su met with The Hague Mayor Jan van Zanen to discuss cooperation between the two cities, including the district’s plan to establish an “Asia-Pacific Justice Hub.”<\/p>\n
The meeting included van Zanen, officials from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Seoul, and representatives from the city of The Hague. Jeon and van Zanen shared updates on The Hague’s development as a city of international peace and justice and the current progress of Seocho-gu’s Asia-Pacific Justice Hub initiative, and exchanged views on each city’s strengths and future direction.<\/p>\n
The Hague laid the institutional groundwork for the peaceful resolution of international disputes following the First Hague Peace Conference in 1899. The conference led to the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and the city subsequently became a global center of international law with the construction of the Peace Palace and the installation of major international judicial bodies, including the International Court of Justice. The city continues to maintain its international standing under the identity of “city of international peace and justice.”<\/p>\n
Seocho-gu is South Korea’s preeminent legal district, home to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Seoul High Court and the Korean Bar Association. Drawing on these assets, the district in March 2024 designated the legal complex in Seocho-dong \u2014 where those major judicial institutions and legal organizations are concentrated \u2014 as the “Asia-Pacific Justice Hub,” and has since pursued a range of projects to develop it into the leading center of justice for the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n
The district also holds academic conferences to promote domestic and international exchange and cooperation in the legal field, and runs programs \u2014 including judicial study tours, public legal education lectures and everyday tax consultation services \u2014 to help residents engage with the law in an accessible way.<\/p>\n
“Through this meeting, we were able to confirm the common ground between The Hague, a city of international peace and justice, and Seocho, a city centered on law,” Jeon said. “We look forward to continued exchange and cooperation between our two cities across the legal field and beyond.”<\/p>\n
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