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Brexit withdrawal agreement: ‘Not much space for an autonomous UK trade policy’
21 November 2018The draft withdrawal agreement for Brexit sets out how the United Kingdom can depart from the European Union in a smooth and orderly fashion. Dr Joris Larik, speaker at the upcoming CLEER conference on EU external relations and CLEER Advisory Board member, say...
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‘Legislative fever is not a long-term solution for stopping terrorism incitement’
20 November 2018Legislators and policy-makers should put more emphasis, expertise, and resources towards resolving the root causes of terrorism, rather than trying to curb the spread of extremism by feverishly expanding counter-terrorism legislation. That is the main conclusi...
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New publication: Impact of sensitive intelligence evidence on court systems
19 November 2018In an upcoming book chapter, Asser researcher Dr Rumyana Grozdanova examines the impact of the post 9/11 intelligence services ‘information intoxication’ on court procedures within the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. As a response to terrorism events su...
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Monkey Code wins Asser Institute land grabbing challenge at the Hackathon for Peace, Justice and Security
18 November 2018The team “Monkey Code” has won the first prize for the Asser Institute’s land grabbing challenge at the ‘Hackathon for Peace, Justice and Security’ last weekend in The Hague. The group developed an open source solution that combines satellite data with social ...
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New Publication: EU Anti-Discrimination Law Beyond Gender
15 November 2018A new book edited by Asser senior researcher Dr Uladzislau Belavusau and Prof. Kristin Henrard from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, has just been published in Oxford by Hart-Bloomsbury Publishing. Their volume “EU Anti-Discrimination Law Beyond Gender” evalua...