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[New publication] Memory Laws on slavery in France and the Netherlands: From guillotines to windmills
8 September 2025When it comes to confronting the dark chapters of colonial history, European nations are trying different approaches. A surprising finding suggests that sometimes saying ‘sorry’ works better than passing laws. A new article by Ulad Belavusau (Asser Institute),...
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[New policy brief] “The use of transnational repression in the name of security: Implications and concerns"
2 September 2025In a new policy brief for the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), researcher Niki Siampakou (Asser Institute) examines how authoritarian regimes are increasingly engaging in transnational repression – the practice of reaching across borders to s...
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[Launch] Knowledge hub on international criminal law for Ukrainian judiciary
1 September 2025On 8 September 2025, the Asser Institute and European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) will launch the “Knowledge Hub on International Criminal Law for the Ukrainian Judiciary” in Kyiv, Ukraine. This initiative will work directly with Ukrainian judges to bridge t...
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[Updated] Four new countries added to the Foreign Fighters Knowledge Hub
27 August 2025The Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Knowledge Hub, an online resource and database developed collaboratively by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), has been expanded to include four additional countries: the M...
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Kurdistan Center for International Law and Asser Institute sign legal cooperation agreement
26 August 2025A delegation from the Kurdistan Center for International Law, headed by deputy director Mr Ahmed Zangana, visited the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague this week to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation o...