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Disarmament and non-proliferation training in times of new nuclear arms race
17 August 2018Thirty four chemical weapon attacks were documented in Syria since 2013. In one incident alone, in 2017, over eighty people were killed. As North Korea’s nuclear programme is still developing, and the American-Iranian relations are tensed, concerns over intern...
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Asser Institute researcher new Editor in Chief of the Security and Human Rights Monitor
16 August 2018Christophe Paulussen, senior researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and coordinator of its research strand on Human Dignity and Human Security in International and European Law, is the new Editor in Chief of the Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHRM). The...
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The Asser Institute Successfully Wraps up its First International Lawyering in a Public Interest Summer Programme
30 July 2018We are pleased to have successfully wrapped up our first summer course on International Lawyering in a Public Interest (ILPI). The course attracted a diverse group of participants, from practitioners to academics, NGO workers to advocates, and students to seas...
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Call for Papers: Empirical & Socio-legal Methods in International Law Masterclass
26 July 2018We are pleased to announce this call for early career researchers, including PhDs, post-docs, and junior faculty, for a masterclass with Dr. Veronika Fikfak (University of Cambridge) and Dr. Sara Dezalay (Cardiff University), on 20 November at The Asser Instit...
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AI and Blockchain for Good: Harnessing Technological Developments to Foster Trust
13 July 2018On 5 July 2018, the Asser Institute hosted an event on ‘Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain for Good: Using Technology to Foster Trust’, organised in cooperation with the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics of the United Nations Interregional ...