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[New research paper] ‘Family courts as part of states’ counter-terrorism toolkit: A welcome development for the children of FTFs?’
2 December 2021In a new paper, Asser researcher and counterterrorism expert Rumyana van Ark argues that family courts may be better suited to address the cases of children of alleged foreign fighters or of children who have allegedly become foreign fighters (FTFs) – especial...
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Asser researcher Thilo Marauhn re-elected to the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
24 November 2021For the third time in a row, Asser researcher and Special Chair Arms Control Law, Prof. Dr Thilo Marauhn has been elected to serve a five-year term in the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFCC), which investigates alleged war crimes. Marauh...
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[Asser in the media] ‘Security risks can be better managed if the people detained in Syrian camps are repatriated in a controlled manner’
23 November 2021In a news item on the repatriation of French and other European women and children detained in camps in North East Syria, Asser researcher Christophe Paulussen stresses that the inaction of EU politicians in bringing back former Islamic State fighters and thei...
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[Interview] Asser researcher Christophe Paulussen: “It was an interview with Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, which pushed me to the field of international criminal law”
11 October 2021[Interview] Asser researcher Christophe Paulussen: “It was an interview with Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, which pushed me to the field of international criminal law” Dr Christophe Paulussen is a senior researcher at the T.M.C. As...
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[New publication] War crimes units: Legislative, organisational and technical lessons
5 October 2021'War Crimes Units: Legislative, Organisational and Technical Lessons', a new report written by Karolina Aksamitowska for the T.M.C. Asser Instituut/Global Rights Compliance MATRA-Ukraine project, provides an overview of best practices drawn from domestic war c...
