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Ernst Hirsch Ballin spoke on the Freedom of Speech
6 December 2018On Monday, December 10, Prof. Dr Ernst Hirsch Ballin, president of T.M.C. Asser Instituut, delivered a speech to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). He spoke in the Domkerk in Utrecht, on invitation of Amnesty Interna...
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Preliminary programme out now! Artificial Intelligence & International Law Winter Academy
5 December 2018The preliminary programme for our Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law is out. This interactive training from 11-15 February 2019 features over twenty sessions by high-level speakers and includes panels, workshops, and a mini-hackath...
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Blog: ‘Why EU member states should not hesitate to vote for the Global Compact for Migration’
29 November 2018In this blog, Asser researcher Dr Narin Idriz explains the Global Compact for Migration, sometimes wrongly called the Marrakech Treaty 2018. The compact is a non-binding UN agreement on a common approach to international migration to be adopted on 10-11 Decemb...
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New policy brief: ‘Counter-terrorism measures need to be evaluated’
27 November 2018Counter-terrorism laws and policies need to be much better motivated and justified through assessments, evaluations and reviews, according to a new policy brief by Asser Institute researcher Dr Berenice Boutin. Governments around the world are increasingly i...
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Pros and cons of EU cooperation on migration
22 November 2018Asser expert Dr Narin Idriz gave a presentation on EU and third countries’ cooperation on migration at the Renforce conference at the University of Utrecht last week. She discussed the pros and cons of the EU’s current strategies to manage migration flows, a t...