Stichting T.M.C. Asser Instituut - Institute for Private and Public International Law, International Commercial Arbitration and European Law

Over fourty years, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut has developed into a leading scientific research institute in the field of International Law. It covers Private International Law, Public International Law, the Law of the European Union, the Law of International Commercial Arbitration and increasingly, also, International Economic Law and International Humanitarian Law. Scientific research, either fundamental or applied, in the aforementioned domains, is the main activity of the Institute. The Institute also organises congresses and postgraduate courses. T.M.C. Asser Press publishes publications of the Institute.

Because of its inter-university background, the Institute cooperates with Dutch law faculties as well as with other national and foreign institutions. Within this inter-university framework, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) holds a special position as the T.M.C. Asser Instituut’s governing body. On the basis of the Asser College Europe cooperation scheme and consultancy projects, many activities focus on Central and Eastern Europe. The T.M.C. Asser Instituut, with a staff of 51 persons, is located in The Hague, The Netherlands, which, as the ‘City of International Law’, hosts many international organisations.