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      • The Asser Institute Successfully Wraps up its First International Lawyering in a Public Interest Summer Programme
      • Call for Papers: Empirical & Socio-legal Methods in International Law Masterclass
      • T.M.C. Asser Instituut invites researchers to jointly submit applications for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
      • AI and Blockchain for Good: Harnessing Technological Developments to Foster Trust
      • Meeting the Four Freedoms Award Laureates in The Hague
      • Expert Roundtable on Citizenship Stripping as a Security Measure
      • The Long-Term Risk of non-Repatriation of Dutch Children in Syrian Camps
      • T.M.C. Asser Instituut becomes a member of the Common Effort Community
      • Call for Papers: "Interdisciplinary Doctoral Symposium Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights in Europe and the World in Times of Contestation"
      • Exploring States’ Obligations to Prevent Gross Human Rights Violations
      • “A Tale of Two Cities”: The Roles of Geneva and The Hague, two UN cities, in Driving Global Justice
      • Policy Brief: ‘The Case for a Court of Arbitration for Business and Human Rights’
      • The Federal Rainbow Dream: On Free Movement of Gay Spouses Under EU Law
      • Call for Papers - 10th Anniversary CLEER Conference: ‘EU external relations: Tackling global challenges?’
      • Asser Researcher Receives Funding for a Project on Autonomous Military Technologies and State Responsibility
      • Moving Forward Five Years after the Rana Plaza Collapse
      • Last Surviving Nuremberg Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz Visits the Asser Institute
      • Call for Papers - Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 21 (2018)
      • Seventh Annual PhD Day
      • EU Trade and Investment Policy
      • Call for Applications: Fellowship Programme For Human Rights Defenders 2018
      • Excesses of Counter-Terrorism and Constitutional Review in France: The Example of the Criminalisation of the Consultation of Websites
      • The Right to Fair Trial and the Rise of Sensitive Intelligence Evidence: Responses from the Dutch and UK Courts
      • Launch of Second Asser-Verfassungsblog Symposium: Courts and Counter-Terrorism
      • Policy Brief: Street Renaming after the Change of Political Regime
      • Asser Institute participates in the closing plenary of ASIL’s 112th Annual Meeting
      • Asser’s First Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law
      • Looking back at the Book launch: Shifting Perspectives on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
      • Call for Papers: The International Legality of Economic Activities in Occupied Territories?
      • The Congo Tribunal – Where Art and International Law Meet
      • CLEER Organises its 4th Summer School in Brussels on the Law of EU External Relations
      • CLEER Lecture on 'The Brexit conundrum' at Maastricht University in Brussels
      • The Asser Institute Co-organises a Memory Laws Workshop with Berkeley Law School
      • Back Home Action Plans under the Spotlight in Tunis
      • Asser Institute Researchers Participate in “Making a Difference" Conference Hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security
      • Morality and Responsibility of Rulers
      • The Asser Institute Signed a New Agreement with the University of Amsterdam
      • On the Interaction between Transnational Crimes and International Crimes
      • Launching the Website of ‘The Global City: Challenges, Trust and the Role of Law’ Project
      • ‘Meet the World’ – Join the Asser Institute at the Movies that Matter Festival 2018
      • ICL-TCL Training Marks Successful Asser Antonio Cassese Initiative Collaboration
      • International and Transnational Criminal Law Training Course Marks New Asser - Cassese Initiative Cooperation
      • Inside the Mladic Trial: A Report
      • Looking Back at Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism Conference
      • Highlights: "Contemporary Constraints on the Waging of War: A Tribute to Prof. Frits Kalshoven”
      • Restoring Trust in the Rule of Law
      • Asser’s Academic Director to teach ‘History of the Idea of International Law’ in Geneva
      • New Foreign Fighters Tab Launched on the International Crimes Database
      • Connecting Research and Practice at the 'Doing Business Right Winter Academy'
      • University of Amsterdam’s Rector Underlines the Importance of the Asser Institute’s International Focus in Research
      • Concluding Asser - Verfassungsblog Symposium: Final Thoughts on Mnemonic Constitutionalism
      • Memory Wars of Commercial Worth – The Legal Status of the Red Star in Hungary
      • Rule of Law in Poland: Memory Politics and Belarusian Minority
      • "Legal Frameworks Need to Adapt in Order to Address the ‘Hidden’, Systemic Roots of Migration"
      • Inaugural Lecture Professor Janne Nijman: ‘Seeking change by doing history’
      • The EU-Turkey Statement or the ‘Refugee Deal’: The Extra-Legal Deal of Extraordinary Times?
      • Asser Press' Selected Publications on Human Rights Day
      • Human Rights Begin in Small Places, Close to Home
      • Piracy and Human Rights: Fragmented Criminal Procedure Leads to Human Rights Abuses
      • Professor Saskia Sassen Delivers Third Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture
      • The Chemical Weapons Prohibition Regime at Twenty
      • “Law can play a Major Role in responding to Terrorism”
      • Overview of the First ISLJ Annual International Sports Law Conference
      • “Give banks and companies clear guidelines on their human rights responsibilities”
      • Categorising Migration and the Role of International Law
      • Successful Launch of a new Network for Human Rights Research: NNHRR
      • The Ugly Side of the ‘Progress’ of our Global Economy
      • Launching the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research
      • The Role of Law in Historical Memory
      • SCL Lecture: Launch of the book Victim Participation in International Justice – Practitioners’ Guide: “Justice means more than bringing perpetrators to the Court”
      • Do Catalonians Know the Implications of Leaving the EU after Independence from Spain?
      • New Winter Academy - Doing Business Right: Corporate social responsibility in transnational law and practice
      • Wrap Up: Asser-OPCW Programme on WMD Disarmament & Non-Proliferation
      • “I encourage law to be silent”
      • KNVIR Annual Meeting on ‘Protecting the Rights of Families and Children in a Changing World’ and Call for Submissions François Prize 2018
      • In the Media: (returning) Foreign Fighters
      • Call for Papers for Current and Former Staff Members of the ICTY: International Crimes Database Project
      • Tragic Perpetrators and Imperfect Victims
      • Scientific Research Opportunity for International Human Rights Defenders
      • Call for partnership in the field of (European) Private International Law
      • Young Researchers in Barcelona
      • "Make a crime of direct incitement to commit war crimes"
      • Are the EU’s Trade Activities in the Occupied Territories of Palestine and Western Sahara Legal?
      • How to gain trust in Councils of the Judiciary?
      • Top Lebanese Law Students Visit the Asser Institute
      • Legal Regulation of Historical Memory Remains a Vivid Reality
      • Call for papers: Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism
      • First court cases show: EU Timber Regulation starts to work
      • Join our Summer Programmes on Countering-Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
      • Register for ISLJ Annual International Sports Law Conference
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      • Victims of international crimes and the importance of lawyer-client communication
      • Getting to a responsible garment industry
      • “People are eager, thirsty for justice in Congo”
      • New regulation on conflict minerals makes EU responsible under WTO law for detrimental impact on trade
      • New ILA Study Group on The Role of Cities in International Law
      • Sixth annual PhD Day
      • New project on investigating the role of law in doing business
      • Can better regulation support sustainability in the garment industry?
      • Academic freedom under threat
      • Accountable Institutions, Trustworthy Cultures
      • “War makes murderers out of civilised people”
      • Building trust in International Law and Institutions
      • Trustworthy international institutions are a constitutional duty
      • Growing influence of international and European law on voluntary private standards for sustainability
      • “Unilateral bombings last night by the United States were illegal and illegitimate”
      • How the EU’s counter-terrorism policy can be improved
      • The Promise of a Global Parliament of Mayors for Global Governance
      • Slovak EU Presidency: focus on confidence and strength
      • SCL Lecture: Lessons from Hybrid Courts
      • The End of Conflict Minerals on the EU Market?
      • Involve citizens in discussions on the legal order
      • Presentation at ESIL’s Annual Conference
      • Supporting the GCTF Working Group on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
      • Link between mental health problems and foreign fighters
      • ASSER Policy Brief 02: Tackling Doping Seriously - Reforming the World Anti-Doping System after the Russian Scandal
      • Report SCL Lecture: Prosecuting Genocide and Other International Crimes in Guatemala
      • Trump’s world: “Challenges of our time ask for multilateral institutions”
      • Visit Lebanese students
      • Video: Trump’s World
      • Report: The inclusion of financial services in EU free trade and association agreements: Effects on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance
      • Report: HELF-VMR Conference “Trade and Sustainability: CETA Dissected”
      • Report: The Impact of Financial Services in EU Free Trade and Association Agreements on Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Elusion
      • Trump’s World - The Trump Administration and International law
      • Now available online: Asser Today Newsletter June-July 2016
      • Report: ICCT and ECFR Seminar on Drone Strikes in Counter-Terror Wars
      • Report: Conference on the Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO): “State of Play and Perspectives”
      • Mission to Indonesia
      • Refugee Law expert James Hathaway receives honorary doctorate of University of Amsterdam
      • Mapping the involvement of the European Parliament in EU external relations – a legal and empirical analysis
      • Launch of the book Governance and Security Issues of the European Union – Challenges Ahead
      • Video: Second T.M.C. Asser Lecture
      • Policy brief: 'From the Bataclan to Nice: A Critique of France's State of Emergency Regime’
      • Report: Panel Discussion on ‘The Role of International Criminal Law in Fostering Compliance with International Humanitarian Law: Past and Future Perspectives'
      • Asser Sports Law Lecture and Book Launch “Anti-doping in the wake of the Meldonium cases: How to balance scientific complexity and legal fairness”
      • Sports Law Lecture "State Aid in Football: The Year of the European Commission"
      • Blogpost: EPPO – can the Member States finally accept their own creation?
      • New volume Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
      • New book release: "The Legacy of Bosman: Revisiting the Relationship Between EU Law and Sport"
      • SCL Lecture: The International Criminal Court at the Mercy of Powerful States
      • Start new season Lebanon lectures programme
      • Judgment in the Largest Terrorist Case in the Netherlands
      • Onora O'Neill will deliver the Second Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture
      • Seminar ‘To Brexit or not to Brexit? Legal Implications of the UK’s EU Referendum”
      • New Summer Programme in 2017
      • Making Glocalization Work: Relations between International Organisations and Cities within Multilevel Governance
      • Launch of the book Foreign Fighters under International Law and Beyond
      • Institute for International Law joins IHCL Platform
      • New publication on foreign fighters
      • Conference Report: Better Regulation and EU Lawmaking: One Year On
      • Sports Law Conference “The Wilhelmshaven case: Challenging FIFA and the CAS”
      • Presentation at 17th Bruges Colloquium
      • Report SCL Lecture: Mass Atrocities Trials as a Tool to Control Historical Narrative
      • Report of the Advanced Summer Programme on Countering Terrorism
      • Report: The Foreign Fighters Phenomenon in the EU – Profiles, Threats & Policies launched at Nieuwspoort
      • Launch of the Asser – ICJ Series
      • CLEER Presidency Lecture: "The experience of the Italian Presidency of the EU Council in de field of external relations"
      • T.M.C. Asser Instituut: 1965 – 2015
      • Vacancies at T.M.C. Asser Instituut
      • New vacancy: internship at the Commissioned Projects Department
      • New paper on drones launched at UN in New York
      • Mr. of the week: Janne Nijman
      • Asser researchers presented commissioned study to the European Parliament
      • Speech by Prof. Hirsch Ballin at ASIL annual conference
      • Asser researcher involved in Council of Europe report on foreign fighters
      • CLEER Presidency Lecture: The experience of Luxembourg in the field of EU external relations
      • HILAC Lecture on The Accountability of Armed Groups under International Law
      • Symposium on International Law and Japanese Approaches: The Law of the Sea and International Peace Operations
      • SCL Lecture: The legal ramifications of the Armenian genocide
      • Asser Sports Law Lecture ‘You’ve won before CAS, now how to make sure you get paid?’
      • Annual Private International Law meeting
      • Presentation on "the Precautionary Principle in EU Risk Management" at the Workshop "EU’s pesticide risk assessment system: the case of glyphosate"
      • The Tallinn Manual 2.0 and The Hague Process: From Cyber Warfare to Peacetime Regime
      • SCL Lecture "Inside the International Law Commission: Towards a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity"
      • SCL Lecture ‘Lights and Shadows of the Proposed Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia’
      • Asser Institute celebrated 50th anniversary and launched the Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture with Joseph Weiler on "Peace in the Middle East: has International Law failed?"
      • HILAC Lecture on Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict: Protection and Prosecution
      • EU Rule of Law Project (EU-ROL)
      • Combating Terrorism with the Tools of Law. Process of Reflection on an International Court against Terrorism
      • SCL Lecture "Accountability in the war on terror?"
      • Paris: 11/13/15 – Analysis and Policy Options
      • 2 December 2015: The Inaugural T.M.C. Asser Lecture on the development of international law
      • Matra South 'Administration of Justice' regional workshop in Rabat, Morocco
      • Sports Law Lunch & Learn "The FIFA DRC: Key Cases in Recent Years"
      • Symposium on International Legal Aspects of Countering Piracy
      • The European Commission opens a formal investigation in International Skating Union’s eligibility rules
      • The European Union as an Actor in International Economic Law
      • The experience of the Latvian Presidency of the EU Council in the field of external relations
      • Rugby and competition law: recent cases and potential future issues
      • Tiptoeing to TTIP: What Kind of Agreement for What Kind of Partnership?
      • In Whose Name?
      • Congratulations Dr. Duval!
      • SCL Lecture by Mr. James Stewart
      • 2nd Summer Programme on International and European Environmental Law
      • Report of the Advanced Summer Programme on Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges and Dilemmas
      • Asser Annual Report 2014
      • President of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut visits Eurojust
      • HILAC Lecture: Can International Law Meet the Challenges of Today’s Lawless Conflicts?
      • Legal Aspects of EU External Relations: From the Conclusion of International Agreements to the external dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union
      • T.M.C. Asser Instituut signs Letter of Intent strengthening the knowledge infrastructure on international law and dispute settlement in The Hague
      • Tilburg University and Maastricht University join IHCL Platform
      • Symposium ‘20 years later: the legacy of Bosman’
      • Workshop on ‘Governing the Global Climate Regime: Issues of Institutional Integrity and Justice’ (1)
      • SCL Lecture “Improving victims’ legal representation at the ICC”
      • EU Law Beyond EU Borders: What Are the Effects?
      • Asser yearly Private International Law meeting
      • Asser contributes to second Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice Conference
      • A treaty banning nuclear weapons and its implications for the Netherlands
      • EU Law Symposium
      • The Administrative Unit of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) transitions to The Hague
      • The Role of the Military in Securing Suspects and Evidence in the Prosecution of Terrorism Cases before Civilian Courts: Legal and Practical Challenges
      • Asser contributes to Transparency International “Corruption in Sport Initiative”
      • Professor Michiel Scheltema receives ‘ Medal of Appreciation’ in recognition of his long-standing contribution as Chairman of the T.M.C. Asser Board
      • Delegation of Judges from the Supreme Court of Albania visit the Asser Institute
      • Towards a European Position on Armed Drones and Targeted Killing: Surveying EU Counterterrorism Perspectives
      • 50 Years of Asser - EU Law Symposium
      • Asser researcher contributes to the spring meeting of the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law
      • ICCT Commentary: Responding to Foreign Fighters: A Quick Overview for People with Little Time
      • Dutch Minister of Security and Justice, Mr. Ard van der Steur opened the joint networking reception of the Matra PATROL trainings: Integrity of Civil Servants, Legislation and Public Finance Management
      • Asser Researcher participates in Treaty Negotiations with Turkey and Morocco
      • HILAC Lecture “Cyber Warfare & Law and Armed Conflict”
      • Report Sixth Annual Summer Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of WMD
      • The Pechstein case : The beginning of the end for the Court of Arbitration for Sport ?
      • Council of Europe hearing on foreign fighters in Syria
      • Senior Researcher Antoine Duval quoted in a comprehensive BBC article on the Pechstein ruling challenging the future of the Court of Arbitration for Sport
      • Round Table on Support in Sport – EU Regulations
      • Research brief on Strengthening Article X(1) of the NPT
      • Launch of the report "Unacceptable Risk: Use of explosive weapons in populated areas through the lens of three cases before the ICTY"
      • The Odds of Match Fixing – Facts & Figures on the integrity risk of certain sports bets
      • T.M.C. Asser Instituut Announces New President of its Governing Board
      • Video of the Supranational Criminal Law Lecture with Benjamin Ferencz is now available!
      • ASSER International Sports Law Centre awarded European Commission study “Mapping of the labour status of sportspeople under EU law”
      • Two new videos of the Supranational Criminal Law Lectures are available on the International Crimes Database
      • Visit top 25 students Lebanon Lecture Series
      • Interview Olivier Ribbelink on the ICJ Judgment of 3 February 2015
      • Symposium on “International Civil Procedure and Brussels I bis”
      • High Level Panel - The Dilemmas Involved in Countering Terrorism through the Internet: What’s at Stake?
      • Asser Institute researcher new Editor in Chief of the Security and Human Rights Monitor
      • Disarmament and non-proliferation training in times of new nuclear arms race
      • Countering Terrorism within the Rule of Law
      • How to remember the past? Book launch and workshop on memory laws
      • We’re hiring! Three vacancies at the Asser Institute
      • Three Asser memory law researchers will speak in Budapest
      • Using technology to disrupt land-grabbing
      • Asser in the press on the Chagos Island case
      • Blog: Who is responsible for the war crimes of killer robots?
      • Publish or perish: Why legal scholars need to embrace social media
      • European court dismisses claims by speed skater
      • International Court of Justice condemns US for Iran sanctions
      • Save the date: Winter academy on artificial intelligence and international law
      • New blog: Athletes' case results in more transparency in sports
      • Making transnational corporations comply with human rights standards
      • Citizenship stripping as a counter-terrorism measure is inefficient
      • New terrorism cases and working papers added to the International Crimes Database
      • Annual Lecture 2018: International law and the far right - Reflections on law and cynicism
      • How advanced technologies could help international law
      • Online inter-university programme on international criminal law and procedure for Lebanese students
      • International law and the far right: Reflections on law and cynicism
      • Asser in the press on citizenship stripping in Bahrain
      • ‘Children of IS parents should be repatriated for long-term security reasons’
      • León Castellanos-Jankiewicz wins David D. Caron Prize
      • Five scholarships for Artificial Intelligence and International Law Winter Academy
      • Football Leaks: Asser in the press
      • New Publication: EU Anti-Discrimination Law Beyond Gender
      • Monkey Code wins Asser Institute land grabbing challenge at the Hackathon for Peace, Justice and Security
      • New publication: Impact of sensitive intelligence evidence on court systems
      • ‘Legislative fever is not a long-term solution for stopping terrorism incitement’
      • Brexit withdrawal agreement: ‘Not much space for an autonomous UK trade policy’
      • Pros and cons of EU cooperation on migration
      • New policy brief: ‘Counter-terrorism measures need to be evaluated’
      • Blog: ‘Why EU member states should not hesitate to vote for the Global Compact for Migration’
      • Preliminary programme out now! Artificial Intelligence & International Law Winter Academy
      • Five student scholarships available for the Doing Business Right Winter Academy
      • Ernst Hirsch Ballin spoke on the Freedom of Speech
      • 'UK and Australia combatting modern slavery in the supply chain of businesses'
      • Exclusive interview with Martti Koskenniemi on international law and the rise of the far right
      • ‘In search of judicial independence’ – op-ed in Kathmandu Post by Shelter City Fellow
      • Call for papers: FIFA and human rights - Impacts, policies, responsibilities
      • Counter-terrorism expert Paulussen in NRC: “It is an illusion to think that citizenship stripping is effective”
      • 'Bringing critical thinking to power' - New Year's message from Asser's academic director
      • Asser in the press on International Criminal Court’s Gbagbo decision
      • Lecture by Dr Kenneth Payne on Artificial Intelligence in strategic affairs
      • Academic director and member of the board Janne Nijman joins the PAX Supervisory Board
      • Two souls in one breast: The international institutional lawyer as scholar and as practitioner
      • Panel discussion: Human control over Autonomous Military Technologies
      • Asser academic director becomes a gender champion
      • Coming up: Book launch on EU Anti-Discrimination Law, the world’s most advanced anti-discrimination law system
      • Save the date: Advanced summer programme on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law
      • Francophone training in International and Transnational Criminal Law
      • Cross borders with the Asser Institute @ Movies that Matter Festival 2019
      • Cities and international law in the Urban Age
      • Call for papers – 3rd Annual International Sports Law Conference of the International Sports Law Journal
      • New blog: The Shamima Begum case: ‘Revoking citizenship is ineffective and counterproductive’
      • Asser in the press: Chagos islands case before the International Court of Justice
      • Call for papers: Are Human Rights a myth or a lived reality?
      • Register now: The Legal Roles of Cities in a (De)Globalising World - keynote speech by Yishai Blank
      • International Women’s Day: Janne Nijman puts the spotlight on peace activist Bertha von Suttner (1843 - 1914)
      • New publication on the effect of the UK’s counter-terrorism policies on the rule of law
      • Asser takes part in a research project on EU sports diplomacy
      • Register now: Summer law programme on international criminal law & international legal & comparative approaches to counter-terrorism
      • Asser Institute at the 2019 ASIL Annual Meeting
      • The Race for Human Rights: Leveraging Bahrain’s Grand Prix for Change
      • Sign up now for our upcoming training programmes
      • What is an ‘effective’ counter-terrorism strategy? Join our upcoming conference in May
      • Call for papers: The city in constitutional law
      • Lessons in justice: Asser’s educational programme with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon celebrated
      • Apply now: The Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
      • Germany and its returning foreign terrorist fighters
      • Founder and former director of the Asser Institute has passed away
      • In the spotlight: International humanitarian and criminal law platform
      • Asser president Ernst Hirsch Ballin: “Do we want a de​mocracy that divides or one that makes connections?”
      • International law for public interest
      • What is an inclusive city? Asser academic director Janne Nijman spoke on Amsterdam seminar
      • Pax moot court competition brings international law students to The Hague
      • Blog: Prof. Richard English - Does terrorism work?
      • New ‘Global Europe’ project launched
      • Blog: Lethal autonomous weapons, war crimes, and the Convention on Conventional Weapons
      • [Call for Papers] Law and governance of a global city: 17th-century Amsterdam
      • Call for nominations for the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award
      • Backstage of transnational law
      • Continuing the Chinese-European dialogue on world order
      • Register now: A special event with Philippe Couvreur on the role of Registrar of the International Court of Justice
      • Nine scholarships available for the disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction training programme
      • Will a Dutch man who fought in Syria be stripped of his citizenship?
      • Asser president Hirsch Ballin presents a report on human rights and sustainable development
      • Annual report 2018
      • ‘FIFA and Human Rights’ symposium kicked off on Verfassungsblog
      • What sports law tells you about transnational law
      • Blog post: Outsourcing the management of terrorism suspects to other countries
      • Call for Contributions: City reports on International Law
      • The dynamic between terrorism and counter-terrorism and the quest for legitimacy in the eyes of the public
      • Blog post: City-branding and human rights: a win-win combination?
      • In quest of liberty, justice, and peace: a new biography on Asser’s private and public life
      • The changing nature of courtroom evidence
      • Prosecuting international and transnational crimes requires domestic capacity: Asser trains magistrates from french-speaking African countries
      • Register for the third ISLJ International Sports Law Conference
      • Dr Oliver Meier to address the impact of US - Russian relations on arms control at the WMD training programme
      • Honoring the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize winner Tobias Asser
      • SAVE THE DATE: ‘Rule of law challenges and prospects in Albania and North Macedonia’
      • The renovated Asser Institute building officially open
      • Free lecture: The Romanian experience in the EU external relations field
      • SAVE THE DATE: 2020 Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence & International law
      • Launching the Global Europe project: The transparency of the global dimension of EU law
      • #International Day of Democracy: The impact of memory laws on democracy
      • #ISLJConf19: Transfer systems in international sports
      • New cases added to the International Crimes Database
      • EU trade agreements and the duty to respect human rights abroad
      • An interview with human rights defender Dilip Chakma: “In India Chakma’s are a minority in all aspects”
      • Blog post: On the illegality of the Turkish offensive in Syria
      • Imagining Justice: bringing together lawyers and artists
      • Blog post: A Nobel Peace Prize for Africa, but what about the other half of the story?
      • Sign up now for our one week course on EU external policies and asylum
      • Minister Sigrid Kaag to give a short speech at the Fifth Annual Asser Lecture 2019
      • Ongoing call for contributions: City reports on international law
      • International humanitarian law: an often forgotten field of law in the fight against terrorism
      • Why doping in sport can't be stopped
      • The programme for the winter academy on artificial intelligence and international law is out
      • New Year’s resolutions? Our winter academies will help you stay ahead in 2020
      • Blog: ‘Deprivation of nationality of Dutch IS fighters is counter-productive’
      • Blog: Citizenship deprivation will strengthen IS jihadist ideology
      • Renowned legal scholar Prof. Anne Orford will deliver the Fifth Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture
      • CLEER Winter Academy: EU external relations and instruments
      • Season 8 of Asser’s educational programme for Lebanese students begins today
      • Asser researchers contribute to a study on radical and hate speakers in Europe
      • Speaker Anne Orford: “International treaties can and must be more social”
      • Asser researcher wins NWO grant to research AI in the military context
      • Watch the full annual Asser lecture by Prof. Anne Orford
      • [TV Interview] Asser researcher speaks about France's role in Sahel and counter-terrorism policies
      • Local high school students snap photos of The Hague for Human Rights Day
      • Asser researcher appointed as member of the permanent commission on Human Rights of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs
      • The role of cities in international law: researchers meet in Berlin
      • [Interview] Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar before the ICJ in Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case
      • Blog: ‘We need a private international law system that responds to the interests of Africa’
      • Call for papers: Urban politics of human rights
      • Student scholarships available for the Doing Business Right winter academy
      • [Interview] Asser researcher Berenice Boutin: “Now is the moment to govern and regulate Artificial Intelligence”
      • Global Justice Cinema: where film meets international justice
      • Start your year with high quality trainings in the fields of AI and international law and business and human rights.
      • Event: The autonomy of the EU legal order
      • Blog: Does Artificial Intelligence exacerbate injustices?
      • 2020: Joining forces in an eventful year
      • New Asser Press publication: “Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism”
      • Training on prosecution and adjudication of international and transnational crimes in Tanzania
      • [Blog] Using big data for research and policy analysis: how to deal with legal and ethical concerns?
      • Symposium and book presentation on responses to the threats to the judiciary's independence
      • [Interview]: Curtailing the surveillance state? Anticipating the SyRI case judgment
      • SAVE THE DATE: 10th Advanced summer programme on terrorism, countering terrorism and the rule of law
      • [Conference] Migration deals and their damaging effects
      • Finnish Ambassador to speak in an upcoming Asser lecture
      • Global Justice Cinema: Eight Films on Finding Truth and Fighting for Justice
      • Asser researcher writes on the practice of the African Court and the ‘others’
      • Same-sex spouses should enjoy the same free movement rights according to EU law
      • [SIGN UP NOW] Online advanced summer programme on terrorism, countering terrorism and the rule of law
      • [Asser in the news] Mexico’s amnesty proposal: an instrument of transitional justice?
      • Asser researcher writes on the limits of digital surveillance for Het Parool
      • [EVENT] Nationality deprivation in the era of Rohingya genocide and ISIS fighters
      • New project: ‘Strengthening the role of legal actors in the defence of the right to freedom of expression’
      • Blog post: ‘The counter-productiveness of deprivation of nationality as a national security measure’
      • Covid-19 update on T.M.C. Asser's 2020 summer programmes
      • Deadline extended for applications research positions in ethics and law of military AI
      • How to respond to ‘sexual terrorism’?
      • [SIGN UP NOW] Summer law programme on international criminal law & international legal & comparative approaches to counter-terrorism
      • [Analysis] COVID-19: US border closure breaches International Refugee Law
      • [Blog post] Migration: Revisiting the legal nature of the 2016 EU-Turkey statement
      • Sign up now for our upcoming training courses
      • [Blog post] Democracy in times of crisis: The state of emergency in Hungary
      • [New publication] Grotius’ ‘rule of law’ and the human sense of justice; an afterword to Martti Koskenniemi’s foreword by Janne E. Nijman
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