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[Consolidation] ‘The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research now incorporates all Dutch law schools’
29 October 2020The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR), one of the inter-university platforms coordinated by the Asser Institute, recently welcomed three Dutch universities to its membership and saw its mandate renewed for three more years. ‘The NNHRR has f...
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[New publication] Countering cyber terrorism in a time of 'war on words’: the case of France
27 October 2020A lack of legal clarity, an extensive administrative discretion, and the related limited judicial review are some of the problems with France’s counter-terrorism policy to regulate online content, writes Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi in a contributio...
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[Register now] Online HILAC lecture on 'International humanitarian law and non-state actors'
26 October 2020On 03 November at 18.00, the Asser Institute will host an online HILAC lecture on 'International humanitarian law and non-state actors'. The lecture also doubles as the launch for a book of the same name. Register now to hear from the book's authors and editor...
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[SCL Lecture] The STL Judgement in the Ayyash et al. case: Justice for Lebanon?
22 October 2020On Wednesday December 2 2020 (16.00 hours CET) the Asser Institute will organise an online panel on the recent verdict by the Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in the case of Ayyash et al. The panel, consisting of Olga Kavran (STL), Thijs...
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[PhD defence] ‘The legal governance of historical memory and the rule of law’
20 October 2020On Wednesday 21 October 2020 at 13:00, former Asser researcher Marina Ban will defend her doctoral thesis on the topic of ‘The Legal Governance of Historical Memory and the Rule of Law’. The dissertation examines selected states’ treatment of their past and ev...