Foreign fighters and their families have been in the news a lot lately. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern blasted Australia for shirking responsibility by stripping a dual national terror suspect's citizenship. Recently, the UK Supreme Court decided ...

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut invites professionals to apply to the Nuffic MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) or the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) for our 2021 summer programme on countering terrorism and the rule of law. Women and/or professionals workin...

The EU is working on a draft legislation that includes a proposal on private international law implications for corporate due diligence. This is very welcome, argues Asser researcher Chukwuma Okoli on the NOVA BHRE blog. It took 11 years for Nigerian farmers t...

The week of 8 March 2021 marks the start of a new training on International Criminal Law (ICL) and Transnational Criminal Law (TCL), co-organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, the Antonio Cassese Initiative and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. ...

The Covid-19 pandemic exposes the structural inequality in global supply chain contracts, argues Asser intern Mercedes Hering on the Doing Business Right-blog. In the garment industry, there is a power imbalance tilted in favour of apparel brands and retailers...

Registration will open soon for our renowned Advanced summer programme on terrorism, countering terrorism and the rule of law. In the 11th edition of this unique and innovative online training, you will get the latest insights into current and future issues on...

Cities are on the rise and play an important role in the international legal order. This interaction is the focus of the International Law Association (ILA) Study Group. The Freie Universität Berlin and the T.M.C. Asser Instituut have published the first selec...

On 24 February at 16.00-17.30 hours CET, the German ambassador to the Netherlands, H.E. Mr Dirk Brengelmann, will speak on Germany's experience during its presidency in a new edition of the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) presidency lecture...

Sexual violence in conflict has historically been overlooked with perpetrators often escaping punishment. In his latest ICCT-Perspective, Christophe Paulussen discusses the legislative and prosecutorial challenges of sexual terrorism and why the number of pros...