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[New report] The transparency deficit in European arms exports

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[Podcast] Establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: An interview with H.E. Dr Anton Korynevych

For the first time in history, a dedicated tribunal is being established to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression. Join us for a brand new episode of the JurisDictions podcast series! Gabrielė Chlevickaitė, an international criminal law researche...

[New report] The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Legal assessment and policy recommendations

Today, 25 June 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset signed the historic agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the framework of the C...

European Commission publishes long-awaited report on Brussels I-bis Regulation – the backbone of EU private international law

The European Commission has published its long-anticipated Report on the application of the Brussels Ia Regulation (Regulation No 1215/2012, also known as Brussels I-bis). Often referred to as the ‘backbone of EU private international law’, this key legal inst...

[Analysis] U.S. Supreme Court rules for gun companies, but legal pathways remain open

In a new blog post for Just Security, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz analyses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which unanimously ruled that Mexico’s lawsuit against seven U.S. gun manufacturers and one distributor is barred by the immunity they en...

New resources to strengthen defence and fairness of conflict-related trials in Ukraine

To strengthen Ukraine’s defence function in conflict-related criminal cases, the Asser Institute today launched its new Strategic Report: Supporting Defence Counsel in Conflict-Related Criminal Cases in Ukraine, following the recent release of its Handbook for...

[New publication] Rethinking the protection of dual-use infrastructure in conflict: The civilian protection challenge

As modern armed conflicts increasingly impact civilian infrastructure, new research is calling for an urgent reassessment of how international humanitarian law (IHL) approaches dual-use objects. In a new publication from Asser Press and Springer, legal scholar...

[New publication] Australia's investment treaties under scrutiny: A push for human rights and green transition

As Australia moves to renegotiate its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with Argentina, Pakistan, and Türkiye, new research is highlighting the critical need to integrate human rights and environmental considerations into these agreements. A submission by A...

[Call for papers] Emerging voices in private international law

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is welcoming abstracts for its panel “Emerging Voices in Private International Law”, as part of the Institute’s 60-year anniversary conference on “Adapting private international law in an era of uncertainty”. PhD candidates and postd...

[Interview] Bibi van Ginkel: “We are currently dealing with a ‘hybridisation’ of threats, which is a far more complex than the past”

Extremist threats are growing increasingly complex and hybrid in nature. Counter-terrorism expert Bibi van Ginkel (International Center for Counter-terrorism) outlines how the landscape of violent extremism and terrorism is reshaped by ideological blending, di...