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[Interview] The sovereignty of sharing: An interview with UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri
10 July 2023In an interview for OpinioJuris, renowned professor and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri sat down with León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, Carl Emilio Lewis, and Melanie Schneider (intern) to discuss the concept of sovereignty, unequal food s...
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[Interview] Tarik Gherbaoui: ‘With my research I aim to reach the decision-makers in the field of counter-terrorism’
5 July 2023Tarik Gherbaoui is a researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, where he contributes to several projects in the context of the Institute’s work for the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) including on maritime security and terrorist travel, counterterrorist wa...
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[Digital art exhibition] Exposure, solidarity, resistance: photographing the daily life of human rights
4 July 2023 By Sarah BumbergerSofia Stolk shared her expertise with first-year photography students at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague (KABK) resulting in “Exposure, Solidarity, Resistance”. This thought-provoking series of images by artists from the KABK reflects on human rights an...
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Prosecuting international crimes in Africa: Strengthening legal capacities
27 June 2023On Monday July 3, a group of 25 judges and public prosecutors from French-speaking African countries will gather at The Hague-based Asser Institute for the 6th edition of the training programme on international criminal law (ICL) and transnational criminal law...
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[New podcast] Episode 4: The Peace Palace and the ‘building’ of the international community
23 June 2023What transnational, bureaucratic and monetary considerations (and bickering) were at play in the construction of the Peace Palace in The Hague? And: what role did a curious ritual of gift-giving play in constituting the international community? In a brand new ...