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Exclusive interview with Martti Koskenniemi on international law and the rise of the far right
13 December 2018In an exclusive interview in Opinio Juris by Asser researcher Dimitri van den Meerssche, Prof. Martti Koskenniemi critically reflects on the general state of international law, as well as its role in the rise of the far right. Prof. Koskenniemi describes how ...
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'UK and Australia combatting modern slavery in the supply chain of businesses'
11 December 2018With global supply chains becoming more integrated, it is becoming harder for authorities to identify if companies used slaves or under-aged children as a part of the production process. In 2016 alone, at any given day, 40.3 million people were victims of mode...
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Five student scholarships available for the Doing Business Right Winter Academy
7 December 2018The Asser institute is offering five students or PhD candidates a partial scholarship to attend our upcoming Doing Business Right Winter Academy from 28 January to 1 February 2019. As the field of business and human rights grows, more and more dialogue, debat...
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Ernst Hirsch Ballin spoke on the Freedom of Speech
6 December 2018On Monday, December 10, Prof. Dr Ernst Hirsch Ballin, president of T.M.C. Asser Instituut, delivered a speech to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). He spoke in the Domkerk in Utrecht, on invitation of Amnesty Interna...
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Preliminary programme out now! Artificial Intelligence & International Law Winter Academy
5 December 2018The preliminary programme for our Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law is out. This interactive training from 11-15 February 2019 features over twenty sessions by high-level speakers and includes panels, workshops, and a mini-hackath...