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[Seminar] The Ljubljana – The Hague Convention: International cooperation in fighting impunity for international crimes
29 January 2024A new international convention, the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention, which was adopted in May 2023 by 68 countries, will be opened for signature on 14 February 2024. Together with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, the Asser Institute will organise a s...
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[Interview] Nadia Perrone: ‘We are at a pivotal moment in defining new responsibilities for powerful non-state actors’
22 January 2024 By Annika MäkinenNadia Perrone is a visiting research fellow at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. During her stay at the Asser Institute, she is conducting research on the use of business and human rights soft law in domestic litigations. Nadia Perrone: “I would like to demonstrate ...
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[Call for papers] The legal implications of the EU's geopolitical awakening
19 January 2024The T.M.C. Asser Instituut's Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) and Leiden University are inviting current PhD scholars and early career researchers to submit abstracts for a two-day PhD workshop on the legal implications of the EU's "geopolit...
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Universities across the MENA region join the inter-university programme on international criminal law and procedure
17 January 2024The Hague - Today, we launched the 13th edition of the Inter-University Programme on International Criminal Law and Procedure (IUP), organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in collaboration with La Sagesse University in Lebanon and IUSTICOM. This year, the IUP...
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Is mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence a paper tiger? Lessons from the French experience
16 January 2024 By Virginie RouasIn 2017, France became the first country to enact a due diligence law, the Law on the Duty of Vigilance, requiring large French companies to identify risks and prevent serious human rights, health and safety, and environmental harms in their supply chain. The ...