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[Op-ed] Keti Koti: “The Dutch model of public and unifying apologies deserves international attention”
1 July 2025Uladzislau Belavusau, senior researcher at the Asser Institute, has published an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant arguing that the Netherlands' approach to addressing its colonial past offers a compelling alternative to restrictive memory laws ad...
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[New report] The transparency deficit in European arms exports
30 June 2025The Hague, 30 June 2025 – A new report by the Asser Institute in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam International Law Clinics reveals that European states continue to impose substantial barriers to transparency in weapons transfers. The findings have...
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[Podcast] Establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: An interview with H.E. Dr Anton Korynevych
30 June 2025For the first time in history, a dedicated tribunal is being established to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression. Join us for a brand new episode of the JurisDictions podcast series! Gabrielė Chlevickaitė, an international criminal law research...
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[New report] The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Legal assessment and policy recommendations
25 June 2025Today, 25 June 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset signed the historic agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the framework of the C...
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European Commission publishes long-awaited report on Brussels I-bis Regulation – the backbone of EU private international law
24 June 2025The European Commission has published its long-anticipated Report on the application of the Brussels Ia Regulation (Regulation No 1215/2012, also known as Brussels I-bis). Often referred to as the ‘backbone of EU private international law’, this key legal inst...