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Stephanie Triefus wins 2025 Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prize

Asser Institute researcher Stephanie Triefus has been named one of the winners of the 2025 Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prizes. The award, granted by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, is one of the most prestigious honours for PhD research in the Netherl...

[Op-ed] Scholars warn for silent revolution in warfare driven by AI-powered decision systems

Researchers Marta Bo (Asser Institute) and Jessica Dorsey (Utrecht University) have published a critical op-ed in Dutch quality paper NRC Handelsblad, shedding light on a silent revolution in modern warfare. Their piece, titled "Er is een stille revolutie gaan...

[Interview] Google skips due diligence for cloud services to Israel

A new story published in The Intercept reveals that tech company Google had serious concerns about providing state-of-the-art cloud and machine-learning services to Israel. The piece quotes Asser Institute researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz weighing on Goo...

KNAW Early Career Partnership award for proposal on international legal resonance

Researcher Carl Emilio Lewis (Asser Institute/University of Amsterdam) has been granted a prestigious KNAW Early Career Partnership 2025. This award, presented by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), recognises promising young researchers...

[New blog post] The quiet rise of ‘deep sensing’: how AI is reshaping military intelligence

A new blog post by researchers Klaudia Klonowska (Asser Institute) and Sofie van der Maarel (Netherlands Defense Academy) sheds light on the burgeoning concept of "deep sensing" within military artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The authors raise attenti...

[New blogpost] The Nationality lottery: Why deprivation of nationality does not constitute direct discrimination on the basis of ethnic origin

In a recent blog post on Verfassungsblog, research intern Santiago Dresen analyses a significant ruling by the Amsterdam District Court. He examines the court's finding that revoking Dutch nationality from dual citizens convicted of terrorism-related crimes co...

Amsterdam Law School’s Global Justice Session for the first time organised at The Hague’s Asser Institute

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Amsterdam Law School (ALS) have marked a small milestone in their strengthening partnership with the first-ever Global Justice Session (GJS) held at the Asser Institute in The Hague. The session, focused on "Accountability fo...

[Save the date] Renowned climate expert Prof. Joyeeta Gupta to deliver the T.M.C. Asser Annual Lecture 2025

The Asser Institute is very pleased to announce that Professor Joyeeta Gupta, winner of the prestigious Spinoza Prize and a leading global voice on climate and environmental governance, will deliver the 10th T.M.C. Asser Annual Lecture. The lecture, which will...

[New publication] Examining Europe’s foreign fighter conundrum through the lens of the rule of law and human rights

A new book titled Europe’s Foreign Fighter Conundrum: Legal Responses, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights, explores how Europe can address the security challenges posed by foreign fighters without compromising its commitment to the rule of law and human r...