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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...
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Pax moot court competition brings international law students to The Hague
17 May 2019On Friday 24 and Saturday 25 May, the Asser institute will co-organise the 7th edition of the PAX moot court competition. The moot court is part of the EU-funded JUDGTRUST research project, led by Asser researcher Vesna Lazic, which focuses on the Brussels Ibi...
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What is an inclusive city? Asser academic director Janne Nijman spoke on Amsterdam seminar
14 May 2019The story of a clash between newcomers and the old residents of cities is as old as the history books. But need it be so? Thursday May 16, Asser’s academic director Prof. Dr Janne E. Nijman opened the seminar A Sense of Belonging in the City: The role of NGOs ...
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International law for public interest
10 May 2019Advocating for public interests with international law can take many forms, say speakers of this year’s summer programme on international lawyering in a public interest. What does it mean to be an international public interest lawyer in today’s global world? ...
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Asser president Ernst Hirsch Ballin: “Do we want a democracy that divides or one that makes connections?”
6 May 2019During his May 5 Liberation Day speech in the Johannes de Doperkerk in Wageningen, Asser Institute president Ernst Hirsch Ballin called for reflection upon the big questions on democracy that we are facing today. “A connecting democracy has more future than an...