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Former ] ] chaired the Institute’s Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPjuObF-W8&feature=player_embedded |title=Madeleine Albright |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2011-05-31 |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | Former ] ] chaired the Institute’s Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPjuObF-W8&feature=player_embedded |title=Madeleine Albright |publisher=YouTube.com |date=2011-05-31 |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | ||
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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.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-About_us&pid=145 |title=About us |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | 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.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-About_us&pid=145 |title=About us |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
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On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor ] who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine ] (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. <ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care|title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde|work=De Groene Amsterdammer|access-date=2018-04-04|language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://krant.volkskrant.nl/?code=ST-725912-lg2Pi2ZtUBH224zGAop3-caps.volkskrant.nl&state=paperId(90247),zone(NL)#/paper|title=de Volkskrant Krant Online|website=krant.volkskrant.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>, 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.'<ref name="groene" /> | On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor ] who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine ] (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. <ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care|title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde|work=De Groene Amsterdammer|access-date=2018-04-04|language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://krant.volkskrant.nl/?code=ST-725912-lg2Pi2ZtUBH224zGAop3-caps.volkskrant.nl&state=paperId(90247),zone(NL)#/paper|title=de Volkskrant Krant Online|website=krant.volkskrant.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>, 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.'<ref name="groene" /> | ||
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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, ]. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party ] asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2018Z06289&did=2018D23370|title=De frauduleuze ondergang van het The Hague Institute for Global Justice|website=www.tweedekamer.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> The right-wing ] (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/kv-tk-2018Z06381.html|title=Het financiële fiasco rondom het Haagse Institute for Global Justice (IGJ)|last=Staten-Generaal|first=Tweede Kamer der|website=zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> Jan Paternotte from the social liberal ] asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by ] exposed the financial mismanagement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/algemeen/5206955/d66-pvda-en-fvd-willen-opheldering-geldverkwisting-haagse-denktank.html|title=D66, PvdA en FvD willen opheldering over 'geldverkwisting' Haagse denktank {{!}} NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl|website=www.nu.nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> | 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, ]. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party ] asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2018Z06289&did=2018D23370|title=De frauduleuze ondergang van het The Hague Institute for Global Justice|website=www.tweedekamer.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> The right-wing ] (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/kv-tk-2018Z06381.html|title=Het financiële fiasco rondom het Haagse Institute for Global Justice (IGJ)|last=Staten-Generaal|first=Tweede Kamer der|website=zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> Jan Paternotte from the social liberal ] asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by ] exposed the financial mismanagement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/algemeen/5206955/d66-pvda-en-fvd-willen-opheldering-geldverkwisting-haagse-denktank.html|title=D66, PvdA en FvD willen opheldering over 'geldverkwisting' Haagse denktank {{!}} NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl|website=www.nu.nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> | ||
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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.<ref>; Dutchnews.nl; 4 April 2018</ref> | 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.<ref>; Dutchnews.nl; 4 April 2018</ref> | ||
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On January 1, 2013, ] was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by professor ], who served as interim dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine '']'' 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.<ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care |title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde |date=4 April 2018 |first=Irene |last=van der Linde |first2=Tjitske |last2=Lingsma |work=] |access-date=4 April 2018 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> The Dutch government granted up to ]20 million in subsidies for the Institute.<ref name="ondergang">{{Cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-ondergang-van-the-hague-institute-for-global-justice-hoe-miljoenen-overheidsgeld-verdampten-in-een-denktank~ba2e4de2/ |title=De ondergang van The Hague Institute for Global Justice: hoe miljoenen overheidsgeld verdampten in een denktank |language=nl-NL |date=4 April 2018 |work=] |accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref> | On January 1, 2013, ] was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by professor ], who served as interim dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine '']'' 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.<ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care |title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde |date=4 April 2018 |first=Irene |last=van der Linde |first2=Tjitske |last2=Lingsma |work=] |access-date=4 April 2018 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> The Dutch government granted up to ]20 million in subsidies for the Institute.<ref name="ondergang">{{Cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-ondergang-van-the-hague-institute-for-global-justice-hoe-miljoenen-overheidsgeld-verdampten-in-een-denktank~ba2e4de2/ |title=De ondergang van The Hague Institute for Global Justice: hoe miljoenen overheidsgeld verdampten in een denktank |language=nl-NL |date=4 April 2018 |work=] |accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
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On 29 January 2019, at ] 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.<ref name="jordantimes">{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordanian-businesswoman-chosen-first-arab-president-justice-organisation-hague |title=Jordanian businesswoman chosen as first Arab president of justice organisation in The Hague |date=2 February 2019 |work=] |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> During the event, lawyer Mahmoud Abuwasel was also announced as vice president of the Institute.<ref name="m-abuwasel">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/latest-insights/latest-insights/press-release/vice-president-of-the-hague-institute-for-global-justice-announced/ |title=Vice-President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice Announced |date=4 February 2019 |publisher=The Hague Institute of Global Justice |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> | On 29 January 2019, at ] 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.<ref name="jordantimes">{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/jordanian-businesswoman-chosen-first-arab-president-justice-organisation-hague |title=Jordanian businesswoman chosen as first Arab president of justice organisation in The Hague |date=2 February 2019 |work=] |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> During the event, lawyer Mahmoud Abuwasel was also announced as vice president of the Institute.<ref name="m-abuwasel">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/latest-insights/latest-insights/press-release/vice-president-of-the-hague-institute-for-global-justice-announced/ |title=Vice-President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice Announced |date=4 February 2019 |publisher=The Hague Institute of Global Justice |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
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The Hague Institute was supported by an Advisory Council who served as a "strategic sounding board" for the president of the Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-People-Advisory_Council&pid=127 |title=Advisory Council |publisher=The Hague Institute for Global Justice |accessdate=16 March 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130927175150/www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php%3Fpage=About_Us-People-Advisory_Council&pid=127 |archivedate=27 September 2013}}</ref> Former ] ] served as chair of the Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPjuObF-W8&feature=player_embedded |title=Madeleine Albright |publisher=YouTube.com |date=31 May 2011 |accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> | The Hague Institute was supported by an Advisory Council who served as a "strategic sounding board" for the president of the Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-People-Advisory_Council&pid=127 |title=Advisory Council |publisher=The Hague Institute for Global Justice |accessdate=16 March 2015 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130927175150/www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php%3Fpage=About_Us-People-Advisory_Council&pid=127 |archivedate=27 September 2013}}</ref> Former ] ] served as chair of the Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPjuObF-W8&feature=player_embedded |title=Madeleine Albright |publisher=YouTube.com |date=31 May 2011 |accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
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* 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). | * 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). | ||
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The work of The Hague Institute was organized around three programs - Conflict Prevention, Rule of Law, and Global Governance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-Our_Work&pid=147 |title=Our Work |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> - and covered a wide range of issues including ], education and conflict, climate change, water diplomacy, cyber security, mass atrocities, illicit financial flows and the role of institutions and governance such as the ] (ICC), ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Programs&pid=180 |title=Programs |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-About_us&pid=147 |title=Our Work |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | The work of The Hague Institute was organized around three programs - Conflict Prevention, Rule of Law, and Global Governance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-Our_Work&pid=147 |title=Our Work |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> - and covered a wide range of issues including ], education and conflict, climate change, water diplomacy, cyber security, mass atrocities, illicit financial flows and the role of institutions and governance such as the ] (ICC), ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Programs&pid=180 |title=Programs |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=About_Us-Organization-About_us&pid=147 |title=Our Work |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | ||
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In June 2014, the Institute, in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and the National Security Archive at ], 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 ], ], Lord ], ], ] and Lieutenant-General ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/africa/un-cables-reveal-a-turning-point-in-rwanda-crisis.html|title=UN cables Reveal a Turning Point in Rwanda Crisis|newspaper=]|accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | In June 2014, the Institute, in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC and the National Security Archive at ], 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 ], ], Lord ], ], ] and Lieutenant-General ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/africa/un-cables-reveal-a-turning-point-in-rwanda-crisis.html|title=UN cables Reveal a Turning Point in Rwanda Crisis|newspaper=]|accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> | ||
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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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Publications&pid=179#policybriefs |title=Publications |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> and Commentaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Commentary&pid=174 |title=Recent Commentary |doi=10.1017/S0020589314000438 |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> The working paper series aimed to "contribute original research of the highest quality to scholarly and policy debates."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Publications&pid=179 |title=Publications |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> Working papers addressed ], sanctions against ] and the relationship between constitutional law and ]. | 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Publications&pid=179#policybriefs |title=Publications |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> and Commentaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Commentary&pid=174 |title=Recent Commentary |doi=10.1017/S0020589314000438 |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> The working paper series aimed to "contribute original research of the highest quality to scholarly and policy debates."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/index.php?page=Publications&pid=179 |title=Publications |publisher=Thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> Working papers addressed ], sanctions against ] and the relationship between constitutional law and ]. | ||
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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, ], ], ] and ]. The magazine was published biannually. | 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, ], ], ] and ]. The magazine was published biannually. | ||
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On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor ] who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine ] (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. <ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care|title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde|work=De Groene Amsterdammer|access-date=2018-04-04|language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://krant.volkskrant.nl/?code=ST-725912-lg2Pi2ZtUBH224zGAop3-caps.volkskrant.nl&state=paperId(90247),zone(NL)#/paper|title=de Volkskrant Krant Online|website=krant.volkskrant.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>, 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.'<ref name="groene" /> | On January 1, 2013 Abiodun Williams was appointed as the Institute's first president. He was preceded by Professor ] who served as Interim Dean of the Institute from September 2011 to December 2012. In an article by Dutch magazine ] (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. <ref name="groene">{{Cite news|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/he-just-didn-t-seem-to-care|title=Hoe het Haagse Institute for Global Justice 20 miljoen subsidie verspeelde|work=De Groene Amsterdammer|access-date=2018-04-04|language=nl-NL}}</ref> 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 '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://krant.volkskrant.nl/?code=ST-725912-lg2Pi2ZtUBH224zGAop3-caps.volkskrant.nl&state=paperId(90247),zone(NL)#/paper|title=de Volkskrant Krant Online|website=krant.volkskrant.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>, 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.'<ref name="groene" /> | ||
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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, ]. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party ] asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2018Z06289&did=2018D23370|title=De frauduleuze ondergang van het The Hague Institute for Global Justice|website=www.tweedekamer.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> The right-wing ] (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/kv-tk-2018Z06381.html|title=Het financiële fiasco rondom het Haagse Institute for Global Justice (IGJ)|last=Staten-Generaal|first=Tweede Kamer der|website=zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> Jan Paternotte from the social liberal ] asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by ] exposed the financial mismanagement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/algemeen/5206955/d66-pvda-en-fvd-willen-opheldering-geldverkwisting-haagse-denktank.html|title=D66, PvdA en FvD willen opheldering over 'geldverkwisting' Haagse denktank {{!}} NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl|website=www.nu.nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> | 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, ]. Willem Moorlag from the Dutch socialist party ] asked the minister whether there is any judicial ground to recover the lost funds from Williams and/or the Supervisory Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2018Z06289&did=2018D23370|title=De frauduleuze ondergang van het The Hague Institute for Global Justice|website=www.tweedekamer.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> The right-wing ] (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/kv-tk-2018Z06381.html|title=Het financiële fiasco rondom het Haagse Institute for Global Justice (IGJ)|last=Staten-Generaal|first=Tweede Kamer der|website=zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> Jan Paternotte from the social liberal ] asked the minister how it was possible that the Institute still received subsidies after a critical report by ] exposed the financial mismanagement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/algemeen/5206955/d66-pvda-en-fvd-willen-opheldering-geldverkwisting-haagse-denktank.html|title=D66, PvdA en FvD willen opheldering over 'geldverkwisting' Haagse denktank {{!}} NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl|website=www.nu.nl|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref> | ||
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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.<ref>; Dutchnews.nl; 4 April 2018</ref> | 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.<ref>; Dutchnews.nl; 4 April 2018</ref> | ||
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The work of The Hague Institute is guided by "The Hague Approach", a collection of six principles—conflict prevention, fostering a ] 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/the-hague-approach/ |title=The Hague Approach |publisher=The Hague Institute of Global Justice |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> | The work of The Hague Institute is guided by "The Hague Approach", a collection of six principles—conflict prevention, fostering a ] 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/the-hague-approach/ |title=The Hague Approach |publisher=The Hague Institute of Global Justice |accessdate=24 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
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Sources Bankruptcy Section?
I am thinking of adding a section addressing the bankruptcy of the institute. However I'm having difficulty finding sources other than the recent Volkskrant and Groene Amsterdammer pieces. Any suggestions? Kwataswagri (talk) 08:03, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
213.125.233.82 (talk) 12:16, 6 August 2018 (UTC)there is a public report available from the curator via www.rechtspraak.nl . This in the Dutch language
Rewrite to change tone
I feel that this article may have been written by someone who worked for the PR of the institute itself, as it almost reads as a commercial. I'm planning to rewrite the article to remove peacock words etc. I think that "works" section is a bit too detailed; any suggestions on what to remove? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kwataswagri (talk • contribs) 08:15, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
Lady Sohair A. Salam Saber – President
with respect > new president now for The Hague Institute http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/the-hague-approach/our-team/ 212.106.94.35 (talk) 13:53, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
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Updates and general clean-up for the article (diff here; disregard user header code at the top of the page):
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- Fixing refs across the article for consistency as per WP:CITEVAR; dead links rescued.
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- Slight edit to HQ image caption (the words "near Plein 1813 in The Hague" removed).
- New "History" section created; "Reports on mismanagement" and "Closure" sections made subsections of "History" section.
- "Projects" subsections eliminated; "Publications" made subsection of "Work" section.
- Disestablishment categories removed from footer.
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- Infobox — "Dissolved" year removed; Abiodun Williams replaced by Sohair Salam Saber as current president of the Institute; slight formatting edits to headquarters and URL.
- Lead section — Update on current president of the Institute; Madeleine Albright info moved to "Leadership" section.
- "History" section — "Reports on mismanagement" subsection renamed to "Reports of mismanagement"; Sentences beginning "Shortly thereafter, another organization…" and ending "…which documents in question were destroyed is unclear" in "Reports of mismanagement" subsection removed as that information is not mentioned in the accompanying source given; "Closure" subsection renamed to "Bankruptcy and revival"; updates since bankruptcy added with sources.
- "Leadership" section — Pictures of Abi Williams and Madeleine Albright removed, picture of Sohair Saber added in line with updates in leadership; "Advisory Council" subsection removed as the council is no longer active; new info on Saber and Mohamed Abuwasel added.
- "Work" section — First sentence in Global Governance Reform Initiative (GGRI) paragraph (last paragraph in "Projects" subsection) rewritten; events in "Public discussions" subsection reorganised in chronological order.
- "External links" section — Water Diplomacy Consortium and Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law links removed; Institute link replaced with {{Official website}}.
Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 15:14, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
- Not done. Davykamanzi has not complied with WP:PAID. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:01, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
- COI disclosure provided. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 07:08, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
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- The proposal does not contain any actionable requests, being worded as if the changes have already been made (e.g.,
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Requesting the edits again as outlined in the previous section (diff here; disregard user header code at the top of the page). I do however think that Spintendo has been unnecessarily difficult with regard to reviewing the proposed changes when it was not demanded of me to be as precise in previous requests I've made, because the requests were already clear in what the proposed additions/omissions/edits were, where they were to be made and why I requested them to be made.
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- Just to be clear, the requirements I've sought were not laid out by me — rather — those are the template's instructions. Regards, Spintendo 21:37, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
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@Spintendo: 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).
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- @Spintendo: 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)
- @Spintendo: 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 • alter ego 14:06, 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)
@Spintendo: 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.
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Paid editing
@Davykamanzi: Am I correct in saying that you have been paid to make these edits? Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 17:55, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234: Yes. I've provided disclosure on that at the top of this talk page and on my own talk page. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 18:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: alright, cheers. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 19:21, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234: Were you planning on reviewing the edit request? Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 02:17, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: 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. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 06:26, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234: Were you planning on reviewing the edit request? Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 02:17, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: alright, cheers. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 19:21, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Questions and comments on proposed changes
Hi Davykamanzi, 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, Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 16:52, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
Pinging Spintendo for further thoughts. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 16:56, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234:
- 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 21:26, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234 and Spintendo: 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 04:03, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: Willbb234 (please {{ping}} 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. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 15:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234: I consulted Hugsyrup as well but he's away for the next week on vacation, and no other editor besides Spintendo seems to have shown interest in sorting out this edit request since it was lodged. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 21:02, 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. Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 15:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 10:40, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234 and Spintendo: 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 04:03, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
@Willbb234: 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 16:10, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: Done, 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, Willbb234 (please {{ping}} me in replies) 16:25, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Willbb234: 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 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)
- @Willbb234: 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 → talk • contribs • alter ego 18:34, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Davykamanzi: - 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 Willbb234 if I can help it! Hug 09:15, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
- @Hugsyrup: Everything's pretty much been covered, but you're welcome to look over everything if you want to. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 13:42, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
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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)
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