Peace Out Girl Scout

Today was a traveling day, so we didn't get to do much. But we had a meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, which serves as the home to many international law services including the international court of justice.

I found this meeting to be very interesting, particularly because it was the first international organization we had visited (besides the European Union) that the United States was not a member of. Especially with Andrew Carnegie, the famous steel owner, being the largest financial provider to the Peace Palace. It was very interesting to learn that whatever the international court decides isn't always binding. If a case is brought to court and they are not a member of the international law system then they are not forced to do anything. I was wondering why the United States wouldn't want to be apart of a peace treaty, and learned that being apart of the treaty meant the US would have to de mine in certain areas around the world. But I learned that the US as well as most other countries abide by the law of the international court.

When we left the Peace Palace there was a little ice cream vendor outside. So I decided to get myself a little vanilla cone with sprinkles. And we then climbed back on the bus heading for our last stop, Amsterdam.

If you were to ask me how to get world peace I would say ice cream and sprinkles!!!

Maybe it's a good thing I'm not in government....

xoxo,
Claire Marie




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