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Restoring Trust in the Rule of Law
5 February 2018The goal of terrorism is to undermine trust in the rule of law, and unfortunately, this may also happen because of some political responses to terrorism. In his new SSRN ASSER research paper ‘Restoring trust in the rule of law’, Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Pres...
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Asser’s Academic Director to teach ‘History of the Idea of International Law’ in Geneva
2 February 2018T.M.C. Asser Instituut’s Board Member and Academic Director Prof. Dr. Janne Nijman, will be teaching a course at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva this spring. Nijman, who is also a professor of History and Theory of In...
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International and Transnational Criminal Law Training Course Marks New Asser - Cassese Initiative Cooperation
29 January 2018From 5 to 9 February 2018, the Asser Institute and the Antonio Cassese Initiative will host a training course on international and transnational criminal law (ICL and TCL) for judges and prosecutors from francophone African countries, including Mali, Cote d’Iv...
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New Foreign Fighters Tab Launched on the International Crimes Database
29 January 2018The Asser Institute’s International Crimes Database (ICD) has just launched a new tab dedicated to the topic of foreign fighters. This tab contains a collection of cases of (individuals related to) (potential) foreign fighters, whether the suspects are charged...
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Connecting Research and Practice at the 'Doing Business Right Winter Academy'
25 January 2018Successful Conclusion of the Doing Business Right Winter AcademyThe first Doing Business Right Winter Academy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Transnational Law and Practice took place during the week of 8-12 January. The Winter Academy examined som...