Asser Today

The T.M.C. Asser Institute’s Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) and Leiden University are organising a two-day PhD workshop on the legal implications of the EU’s “geopolitical awakening” and are inviting current PhD scholars and early career r...

In a new publication, researcher Jonathan Kwik proposes a scaling methodology to help characterise attacks by autonomous weapon systems (AWS). This could provide greater clarity on the legality of such attacks under international law, benefiting both civilians...

National judges and prosecutors from West Africa have arrived in The Hague for the 7th edition of our specialised training programme on international criminal law (ICL) and transnational criminal law (TCL). Co-organised by the Asser Institute, Antonio Cassese ...

This summer, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will bring fans together worldwide. Global sporting events like the Olympics are governed by a transnational legal regime, lex sportiva, which enmeshes private regulation with national and European law. A new open-acce...

A new training programme, launched today by the Asser Institute, the Antonio Cassese Initiative and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy aims to bolster Colombia's ability to prosecute international crimes like war crimes and crimes against humanity....