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[New publication] The EU and questions of ‘territory’ under public international law
16 April 2025Territory is a cardinal concept of international law and it is intrinsically linked to core tenets thereof, including sovereignty, Statehood and jurisdiction. However, despite its centrality, the concept of ‘territory’ is not often discussed in international l...
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[Call for papers] Early career conference on humanitarian disarmament
15 April 2025The Asser Institute has announced its ‘Early career conference on humanitarian disarmament' to be held July 10-11, 2025 in The Hague. Doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers are invited to submit 250-word abstracts on the topic of ‘humanitarian disarm...
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Mongolian judicial academy and Asser Institute sign cooperation agreement
11 April 2025The Judicial Training, Research and Information Academy of Mongolia and the Asser Institute in The Hague have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation in judicial training and research. Last month, a delegation ...
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[New blog post] Slovakia’s forced labour law for doctors
10 April 2025In their new blog post on Human Rights Here, Hendrik Mathis Drößler (Asser Institute) and Richard Patassy discuss the legal implications of a controversial new law in Slovakia. This new law compels doctors to continue working during emergencies, raising concer...
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[ASIL 2025] Closing plenary: Can arms trade bring about peace?
8 April 2025On 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...