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Dutch government receives parliamentary questions on European arms exports
21 August 2023A recently published op-ed written by Asser Institute researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz has prompted parliamentary questions (kamervragen) addressed to the Dutch government about its arms export policies. Parliamentary questions are part of a procedure e...
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[Interview] Niki Siampakou: ‘Victims could be important actors in counter-terrorism efforts’
8 August 2023 By Lisa AmelineNiki Siampakou is a joint research fellow at the Asser Institute and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague (ICCT). Her work focuses on legal responses against violent extremism and terrorism, with a particular focus on (inter)national crim...
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Can ChatGPT solve legal dilemmas related to the military use of artificial intelligence?
7 August 2023Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are capable of generating text on an endless range of topics. In a new video, Taylor Woodcock asks ChatGPT to discuss some of the most important legal issues surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the m...
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New report finds major gaps in accountability for European arms exports
28 July 2023The Hague - 28 July 2023 - Victims of gun violence perpetrated with European weapons face significant challenges in accessing justice in European courts, finds a new report. The report, drafted by students from the international law clinic 'Access to Justice f...
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Cranes for our future – Disarmament and non-proliferation for a nuclear-free future
27 July 20236 August marks the seventy-eighth anniversary of the first atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima. Three days later the United States detonated a second bomb over Nagasaki leading a total of between 129,000 and 266,000 deaths, mostly civilians. Today, the Asser ...