Asser Today

On April 18, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz will moderate the closing plenary of the 2025 annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington D.C.. The  closing plenary, sponsored by the Asser Institute and the Municipality...

Against the backdrop of a growing trade war with the United States, a timely new paper series examines the European Union's move towards 'strategic autonomy'. Edited by Asser Institute researchers Narin Idriz, Eva Kassoti, and Joris Larik (Leiden University), ...

The Asser Institute has been granted a subsidy from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to start a new MATRA project aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s rule of law and media freedom as the country continues its path toward EU accession. The project, co-impl...

A brand new episode of the Jurisdictions podcast delves into the complex world of international sports law and the governance of football. Featuring sports law expert Antoine Duval, the episode 'Rights, transfers, and transnational law: Exploring football's le...

A new publication, ‘Genocide and the Right of Groups to Exist: An International Criminal Law Account’ (Asser Press) by Dimitrios Kourtis, re-examines genocide as a legal concept, offering a fresh perspective on the rights of groups under international criminal...