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Thilo Marauhn appointed Extraordinary Professor of International Arms Control Law
13 September 2021Prof. Dr. Thilo Marauhn (58) has been appointed Extraordinary Professor of International Arms Control Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Marauhn will conduct research on international arms control agreements and their compliance. T...
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[Interview] Researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi: “States have used the law as a tool to legitimise intrusive security practices, which put individual liberties at risk”
16 August 2021 By Megan Gethin & Zofia KostrzewaRebecca Mignot-Mahdavi is a counter-terrorism researcher, whose work focuses on our evolving legal and policy capacity to deal with security threats. In a number of recent publications, Mignot-Mahdavi questioned the legality of France’s air strikes in the Sahe...
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Call for papers: ‘Ecocide as an international crime? Perspectives from domestic and international law’
11 August 2021The International Crimes Database, powered by the Asser Institute, invites submissions of short articles for publication in the online paper series ‘ICD Briefs’ on the theme: ‘Ecocide as an International Crime? Perspectives from Domestic and International Law’...
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[New podcast] Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know
27 July 2021A new podcast series 'Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to know' was launched with Asser researcher Marta Bo. The podcast series is a part of the LAWS & War Crimes research project at the Graduate Institute (Geneva). Over a series of ten episode...
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One year of MATRA: strengthening Ukraine's capacity to investigate and prosecute international crimes
20 July 2021The T.M.C. Asser Instituut’s and Global Rights Compliance’s (GRC) capacity building project MATRA-Ukraine is celebrating its first birthday. Through the project, specialised knowledge is shared to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the Prosecutor General...
