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Asser researchers contribute to a study on radical and hate speakers in Europe
20 November 2019Four Asser researchers contributed to a comparative research study on radical and extremist hate speakers in European member states published by the The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT). Dr Ulad Belavusau, Dr Berenice Boutin, Dr Rumyana Grozda...
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Season 8 of Asser’s educational programme for Lebanese students begins today
19 November 2019A new season of the Inter-University Programme on International Criminal Law and Procedure begins today. This year, over 550 Lebanese students applied to participate in the programme, by far the highest number to date since the launch of the programme in 2011....
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Blog: Citizenship deprivation will strengthen IS jihadist ideology
8 November 2019Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi argues that the deprivation of citizenship of former IS fighters is not an effective sanction. ‘It actually strengthens jihadist ideology, which is based on the rejection of citizenship.’ By Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi Euro...
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Blog: ‘Deprivation of nationality of Dutch IS fighters is counter-productive’
4 November 2019According to Dutch newspaper NRC, the Dutch public prosecution service and Minister Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) are taking opposing sides in the question of IS fighters. The public prosecution service wants to bring the Dutch IS fighters to justice in t...
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International humanitarian law: an often forgotten field of law in the fight against terrorism
24 October 2019The role of international humanitarian law in the context of prosecuting foreign fighters is complex and underutilised, argue Asser senior researcher and research fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT) Dr Christophe Pauluss...