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[New report] The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Legal assessment and policy recommendations
25 June 2025Today, 25 June 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset signed the historic agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the framework of the C...
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European Commission publishes long-awaited report on Brussels I-bis Regulation – the backbone of EU private international law
24 June 2025The European Commission has published its long-anticipated Report on the application of the Brussels Ia Regulation (Regulation No 1215/2012, also known as Brussels I-bis). Often referred to as the ‘backbone of EU private international law’, this key legal inst...
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[Analysis] U.S. Supreme Court rules for gun companies, but legal pathways remain open
24 June 2025In a new blog post for Just Security, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz analyses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which unanimously ruled that Mexico’s lawsuit against seven U.S. gun manufacturers and one distributor is barred by the immunity they en...
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New resources to strengthen defence and fairness of conflict-related trials in Ukraine
24 June 2025To strengthen Ukraine’s defence function in conflict-related criminal cases, the Asser Institute today launched its new Strategic Report: Supporting Defence Counsel in Conflict-Related Criminal Cases in Ukraine, following the recent release of its Handbook for...
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[New publication] Rethinking the protection of dual-use infrastructure in conflict: The civilian protection challenge
24 June 2025As modern armed conflicts increasingly impact civilian infrastructure, new research is calling for an urgent reassessment of how international humanitarian law (IHL) approaches dual-use objects. In a new publication from Asser Press and Springer, legal scholar...