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[Call for abstracts] International legal resonance workshop: On ‘selective attention’ in international law
11 September 2025The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is welcoming abstracts for a workshop on ‘International Legal Resonance’. Convened by researchers Carl Lewis and Gabriele Chlevickaite, the workshop will take place on Thursday 26 February 2026, at the Asser Institute in The Hague. ...
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[Opening Academic Year] Putting the obligations to co-operate and prevent international crimes above geopolitical divides
9 September 2025When the International Court of Justice stressed the essential role of states' ‘obligation to co-operate’ in its advisory opinion on climate change of 23 July 2025, the pronouncement inevitably carried a deep sense of appeal for solidarity in the seas of geopo...
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[New publication] Memory Laws on slavery in France and the Netherlands: From guillotines to windmills
8 September 2025When it comes to confronting the dark chapters of colonial history, European nations are trying different approaches. A surprising finding suggests that sometimes saying ‘sorry’ works better than passing laws. A new article by Ulad Belavusau (Asser Institute),...
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[New policy brief] “The use of transnational repression in the name of security: Implications and concerns"
2 September 2025In a new policy brief for the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), researcher Niki Siampakou (Asser Institute) examines how authoritarian regimes are increasingly engaging in transnational repression – the practice of reaching across borders to s...
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[Launch] Knowledge hub on international criminal law for Ukrainian judiciary
1 September 2025On 8 September 2025, the Asser Institute and European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) will launch the “Knowledge Hub on International Criminal Law for the Ukrainian Judiciary” in Kyiv, Ukraine. This initiative will work directly with Ukrainian judges to bridge t...