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[Preliminary programme out] Sign up now for our online summer law programme on international criminal law and counter-terrorism
7 April 2021Are you a young professional or law student interested in international criminal law and (legal aspects of) counter-terrorism? Are you looking to expand your knowledge and build a network in the field? Then check out the preliminary programme for the 15th edit...
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Excellent midterm review for the T.M.C. Asser Instituut
30 March 2021An independent committee of experts has given a highly positive evaluation of the research quality, the societal outreach and relevance, and the viability of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. In its report, the committee writes: ‘[T]he Asser Institute has been more ...
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[Online workshop] Movies that Matter and the Asser Institute: the power of film in international justice
29 March 2021The Movies that Matter Festival takes place online this year, because ‘it is precisely in times of crisis that we remain in conversation and share stories that need to be heard.’ The Asser Institute and Movies that Matter share an interest in positively impact...
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[Online training programme] Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 2021
28 March 2021Registration is now open for our training programme on Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which will take place 27 September – 1 October 2021. The Asser Institure organises this renowned training programme for the twelfth time, t...
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[New publication] ‘A vaguely defined licence to kill’: jus ad bellum and the War on Terror
28 March 2021In his May 2010 report to the General Assembly, then-Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston raised concerns about the ‘displacement of clear legal standards with a vaguely defined licence to kill, and the creation o...