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A new JurisDictions podcast episode brings together voices from across the legal and academic world to unpack the externalisation of migration controls, the practice of managing migration beyond a country’s own borders. In this episode, hosts Flora Bensadon a...

Asser Institute researcher Daniela Heerdt was recently interviewed by Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant about the human rights challenges facing the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States under President Trump's policies. In 2026, the Unied States will welcome ...

In a new book by T.M.C. Asser Press, author Karel Wellens (Radboud University Nijmegen) examines the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) long-standing use of questioning during oral proceedings. He argues that judicial questions are not simply rhetorical to...

The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law (HJRL), recently ranked 8th among law journals worldwide, has released a special issue dedicated to the question: ‘What is Xi Jinping thought on rule of law?’ The issue brings together nine articles examining how the Chines...

In a new article for Just Security, James Patrick Sexton analyses recent proposals made for states to take sanctions against Israel. He concludes that international law permits the creation of certain sanctions against Israel, and that the obligation to preven...