A new chapter by researcher Niki Siampakou (Asser Institute) explores how transitional justice - a framework traditionally used in post-authoritarian or post-conflict settings to address large-scale human rights violations - can complement and inform counter-t...

Uladzislau Belavusau, senior researcher at the Asser Institute, has published an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant arguing that the Netherlands' approach to addressing its colonial past offers a compelling alternative to restrictive memory laws ad...

The Hague, 30 June 2025 – A new report by the Asser Institute in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam International Law Clinics reveals that European states continue to impose substantial barriers to transparency in weapons transfers. The findings have...

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 research...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...