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Backstage of transnational law
7 June 2019When we speak of transnational law, we usually think of treaties, courts, judicial decisions, and states. But listing these “official practices” often means that we actually stay on the surface of the things we study. How does transnational law come about, and...
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Call for nominations for the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award
4 June 2019The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) and Tilburg Law School are calling for Dutch and Flemish university faculties to submit nominations for the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award. The award, with € 2,500 in total prize money, is meant f...
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Blog: Lethal autonomous weapons, war crimes, and the Convention on Conventional Weapons
28 May 2019 By Dr Marta Bo and Taylor WoodcockAsser Institute and Graduate Institute researcher Dr Marta Bo and Taylor Woodcock argue, in a blog post written for The Global, that there is a lack of discussion on autonomous weapons and criminal responsibility for war crimes at the UN level. The blog post h...
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New ‘Global Europe’ project launched
23 May 2019Democracy, rule of law, and multilateralism are values the European Union seeks to embody and promote. But how well does it do so in a global arena? Asser’s new project ‘Global Europe’, launched today, focuses on the EU’s trustworthiness as an international le...
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Blog: Prof. Richard English - Does terrorism work?
22 May 2019“Since terrorism rarely achieves strategic success, we should not over-react to it. In order to undermine and limit this bloodstained form of politics, we should instead emphasise and use the things that it often does achieve, such as publicity, or revenge aga...