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[Interview] UvA and Asser Institute researchers explore digital tools in sustainability regulation
24 March 2025In an interview with the Amsterdam Law School (University of Amsterdam), researchers Klaas Eller (UvA) and Antoine Duval (Asser Institute) talk about their innovative project DigiChain, which explores how digital technologies are transforming sustainability du...
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[Movies that Matter film screening] The Reckoning Project: Ukraine testifies
21 March 2025Join us on Wednesday 26 March, for a free screening of three powerful short documentaries from The Reckoning Project, a vital initiative bearing witness to the realities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These films document crucial testimonies and investiga...
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[New blog post] Investment treaties: protecting transition investments, but are they just?
20 March 2025 By Stephanie Triefus and Rafaella MonesiIn a new post on the blog of the Business and Human Rights Journal, former Asser intern Rafaella Monesi and Asser researcher Stephanie Triefus argue that international investment law is more a hinderance than a help to the clean energy transition. Taking the e...
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[Law Clinic] Arms trafficking and human rights
18 March 2025This week, the third edition of the international law clinic on access to justice for arms exports has been launched by the University of Amsterdam in cooperation with the Asser Institute and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The pro bono c...
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[Blog post] Should mandatory human rights due diligence be based on social expectations?
17 March 2025On the tenth anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Asser Institute researcher Antonio Guzmán Mutis examines the definition basis of corporate responsibility in a new blog post. Should corporate responsibility continue t...