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Asser in the press: Chagos islands case before the International Court of Justice
18 February 2019On Monday the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague delivered an advisory opinion on the legal battle between Britain and its former colony Mauritius over the fate of the Chagos Islands archipelago. Asser expert Dimitri van den Meerssche was interv...
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Cross borders with the Asser Institute @ Movies that Matter Festival 2019
13 February 2019In the films that are part of the Camera Justitia programme at the Movies that Matter Festival 2019, it becomes clear that law is instrumental in the making or breaking of borders. Borders demarcate separation; between states, between guilt and innocence, betw...
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Save the date: Advanced summer programme on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law
11 February 2019Join us this August for our 9th international Advanced summer programme on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law. This well-established interactive course brings together experts, academics and policy makers from around the world working in the fiel...
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Coming up: Book launch on EU Anti-Discrimination Law, the world’s most advanced anti-discrimination law system
7 February 2019The European Union is one of the most advanced anti-discrimination law systems in the world, but as it exists today, it is only nineteen years old. A new book, EU Anti-Discrimination Law Beyond Gender, is the first to examine the state of EU anti-discriminatio...
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Asser academic director becomes a gender champion
5 February 2019Asser’s academic director and professor of History and Theory of International Law at the University of Amsterdam Janne E. Nijman has joined the brand new Hague International Gender Champions Hub, which is launched today at the International Criminal Court in ...