In the new book “A Geopolitical Europe in the Making? The EU’s Actorness in a (De-)Globalising World”, the editors assess the European Union’s strategic goals based on its performance in world politics. They conclude the EU has made significant strides in proj...

A new JurisDictions podcast episode brings together voices from across the legal and academic world to unpack the externalisation of migration controls, the practice of managing migration beyond a country’s own borders. In this episode, hosts Flora Bensadon a...

Join us on Wednesday, November 26 2025, at 17.00 hrs CET, in The Hague for the 10th T.M.C. Asser Annual Lecture. This year features Professor Joyeeta Gupta, Spinoza Prize winner, speaking on "Protecting the public interest in times of climate change: from aban...

Asser Institute researcher Daniela Heerdt was recently interviewed by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant about the human rights challenges facing the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States under President Trump's policies. In 2026, the Unied States will welcome ...

In a new book by T.M.C. Asser Press, author Karel Wellens (Radboud University Nijmegen) examines the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) long-standing use of questioning during oral proceedings. He argues that judicial questions are not simply rhetorical to...

The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law (HJRL), recently ranked 8th among law journals worldwide, has released a special issue dedicated to the question: ‘What is Xi Jinping thought on rule of law?’ The issue brings together nine articles examining how the Chines...

In a new article for Just Security, James Patrick Sexton analyses recent proposals made for states to take sanctions against Israel. He concludes that international law permits the creation of certain sanctions against Israel, and that the obligation to preven...

From 11–13 September, a delegation from the Asser Institute attended the 2025 Annual European Society of International Law (ESIL) Conference, organised by the Institute of International and European Union Law at Freie Universität Berlin. This year’s conference...

The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous and compelling, yet can it truly deliver ‘better’ speed, accuracy, and decision making in the conduct of war? As AI becomes increasingly embedded in military targeting processes, legal and ethical debat...