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[Book review] James Patrick Sexton reviews ‘Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law’, edited by Heike Krieger and Jonas Püschmann
4 May 2022James Patrick Sexton, junior researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, recently published a book review of Heike Krieger and Jonas Püschmann’s edited volume, Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law (Elgar 2021), in the Journal of Internatio...
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[Interview] León Castellanos-Jankiewicz: ‘Mexico is serious about making the US gun industry accountable for the damages caused with their products’
22 April 2022 By Diva EstantoAsser Institute researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz is actively following the Mexico v. Smith & Wesson litigation, initiated by Mexico against six U.S. gun manufacturers, a potentially game-changing case for gun control. The ins and outs of the case wil...
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[Annual Lecture] 'Europe in the world: The emergence of Collective Power Europe?' by Prof. Brigid Laffan
6 April 2022Emerita professor Brigid Laffan, an internationally recognised expert on the European Union, will deliver the 2022 Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture. The title of her lecture is: ‘Europe in the world: The emergence of Collective Power Europe?’ During the lecture, B...
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[Shelter City 2022] Call for applications for Asser Institute visiting research fellowship
5 April 2022Justice & Peace Netherlands has a new call for applications for at risk human rights defenders to participate in its Shelter City programme. The Hague-based Asser Institute is hosting one Shelter City Fellow per year. The deadline for applications is 3 May...
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[In the media] Op-ed Victoria Kerr: ‘International law might appear powerless in the Russian war in Ukraine, but it is not’
29 March 2022In an op-ed for Dutch newspaper Trouw on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Asser Institute researcher Victoria Kerr calls for a shift in narrative from writing obituaries of international law, towards harnessing international law to respond to the conflict. The...