Fresh off his recent cum laude PhD graduation on February 14th, researcher Jonathan Kwik is making waves in the legal and technical communities with his research on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare. His dissertation, exploring the legal impli...

Justice & Peace Netherlands has launched a new call for applications for at-risk human rights defenders to participate in the Netherlands Shelter City starting in June or September 2024. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2024 at 23:59 CET (Centr...

Researcher Jonathan Kwik specialises in the laws regulating conduct of hostilities and artificial intelligence (AI). Today, 14 February, he will defend his PhD dissertation entitled: ‘Lawfully using autonomous weapon technologies: A theoretical and operational...

The Asser Institute and the War Crimes Research Office of American University’s Washington College of Law are pleased to announce that registrations are open for the 18th Annual Summer Law Programme on International Criminal Law and International Legal & C...

How is it that a movie about a children’s toy can raise tensions over territorial sovereignty? And why is it that certain international disputes draw more global attention than others? The Asser Institute launched JurisDictions, a monthly educational podcast t...

In a new video by the Municipality The Hague, researcher James P. Sexton highlights how the legal research conducted at the Asser Institute interacts with other organisations in The Hague working in the field of international law. James Sexton: “Drawing inspir...

On April 25, 2024, Professor Fleur Johns will deliver the 9th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Her lecture will explore the contested concept of "community" in today's international law, particularly in the context of humanitariani...

A new international convention, the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention, which was adopted in May 2023 by 68 countries, will be opened for signature on 14 February 2024. Together with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, the Asser Institute will organise a s...

Nadia Perrone is a visiting research fellow at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. During her stay at the Asser Institute, she is conducting research on the use of business and human rights soft law in domestic litigations. Nadia Perrone: “I would like to demonstrate ...