In a new publication, researcher Jonathan Kwik proposes a scaling methodology to help characterise attacks by autonomous weapon systems (AWS). This could provide greater clarity on the legality of such attacks under international law, benefiting both civilians...

National judges and prosecutors from West Africa have arrived in The Hague for the 7th edition of our specialised training programme on international criminal law (ICL) and transnational criminal law (TCL). Co-organised by the Asser Institute, Antonio Cassese ...

This summer, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will bring fans together worldwide. Global sporting events like the Olympics are governed by a transnational legal regime, lex sportiva, which enmeshes private regulation with national and European law. A new open-acce...

A new training programme, launched today by the Asser Institute, the Antonio Cassese Initiative and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy aims to bolster Colombia's ability to prosecute international crimes like war crimes and crimes against humanity....

The Foreign Terrorist Fighters Knowledge Hub, an open-access, interactive database on foreign terrorist fighters and states’ responses to them, now includes information on two new states: Tunisia and Lebanon. The FTF Knowledge Hub has further incorporated rece...

Today, the Asser Institute, in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam, will convene a panel discussion titled ‘Ecocide: Should Harm to the Environment be Criminalized?’ at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in The Hague. Th...

This week, students from The Hague University of Applied Sciences presented their recommendations to increase youth engagement in peace, justice, and global cooperation. The ‘Young People as World Citizens’ project, led by the World Citizenship lectorate in co...

The latest issue of the European Business Organization Law Review published by T.M.C. Asser Press, is available now. The journal brings together a collection of articles diving deep into crucial aspects of European financial regulation and the future of equiva...

On 2 June 2024, during an event at the Peace Palace commemorating the work of international criminal justice champion Benjamin Ferencz and former ICJ judge Thomas Buergenthal, acting academic director of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut Christophe Paulussen announce...