The Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Knowledge Hub, an open-access database developed by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), has just been updated to incorporate recent developments surrounding states’ response...

On the EU Day against Impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Global Rights Compliance launches the ‘Basic Investigative Standards for Documenting International Crimes in Ukraine’ (BIS-Ukraine) - a unique toolkit aimed at supporting the ...

In a new blog post for Verfassungsblog, León Castellanos-Jankiewicz and Melanie Schneider highlight the accountability deficit in the current European arms export regime. The authors show how the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could help r...

In an article published in Völkerrechtsblog, Asser Institute intern-trainee Catherine Gregoire concludes that the Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be responsible for actively ensuring Defence participation in outreach missions. In doin...

Watch the full video of the 8th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture by Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. In his lecture, Michael Fakhri examined forms of violence in food systems, to allow for a better understanding of how food systems operat...

In a new article published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Daniela Heerdt explains the shared responsibility approach as a way to address the various adverse human rights impacts of mega-sporting events. Daniela highlights that mega-sporting events (...

A group of Ukrainian judges is visiting the Netherlands, as part of an international project that assists Ukrainian practitioners to investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and report on international crimes. The judges, hosted by the Asser Institute and USAID, are...

The DILEMA project, run by Asser senior researcher Dr Berenice Boutin, is conducting a public consultation on principles and values for military artificial intelligence (AI). The aim is to gain insights on public perception of military AI, and the principles a...

20 April 2023• Starts at: 15:00h• Fee: Free• Venue: Peace Palace• Organiser: Asser Institute “One of the main causes of hunger and famine is violence and armed conflict. In turn, armed conflict leads to more food insecurity. How then to get out of this viciou...