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EU Trade and Investment Policy
24 May 2018The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is a partner organisation in an ongoing research project on Transatlantic Trade and Investment (TTIP), entitled ‘EU Trade and Investment Policy’, an Innovative Training Network, funded by the European Commission within the framework ...
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Call for Applications: Fellowship Programme For Human Rights Defenders 2018
23 May 2018Justice and Peace Netherlands and T.M.C. Asser Institute are launching a new call for applications for the Fellowship Prpgramme For Human Rights Defenders 2018. This opportunity, established by Justice and Peace Netherlands as part of the Shelter City initia...
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Excesses of Counter-Terrorism and Constitutional Review in France: The Example of the Criminalisation of the Consultation of Websites
15 May 2018 By Dr. Bérénice BoutinIn the span of three years, France has adopted no less than five new counter-terrorism laws in November 2014, November 2015, June 2016, February 2017, and October 2017. As in other countries, this surge in counter-terrorism legislation has been prompted by a r...
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The Right to Fair Trial and the Rise of Sensitive Intelligence Evidence: Responses from the Dutch and UK Courts
14 May 2018 By Dr. Rumyana GrozdanovaWriting extra-judicially, Lord Justice Brown once described the typical court approach on matters of national security as follows: “the mere incantation of the phrase [national security] of itself instantly discourages the court from satisfactorily fulfilling ...
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Launch of Second Asser-Verfassungsblog Symposium: Courts and Counter-Terrorism
7 May 2018 by Christophe PaulussenIn the context of counter-terrorism, what is the role and responsibility of courts, and constitutional courts in particular? In many respects, courts are the last line of defence in upholding the rule of law during times when it really matters, when society is...