In their new blog post on Human Rights Here, Hendrik Mathis Drößler (Asser Institute) and Richard Patassy discuss the legal implications of a controversial new law in Slovakia. This new law compels doctors to continue working during emergencies, raising concer...

On April 18, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz will moderate the closing plenary of the 2025 annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington D.C.. The  closing plenary, sponsored by the Asser Institute and the Municipality...

Against the backdrop of a growing trade war with the United States, a timely new paper series examines the European Union's move towards 'strategic autonomy'. Edited by Asser Institute researchers Narin Idriz, Eva Kassoti, and Joris Larik (Leiden University), ...

The Asser Institute has been granted a subsidy from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to start a new MATRA project aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s rule of law and media freedom as the country continues its path toward EU accession. The project, co-impl...

A brand new episode of the Jurisdictions podcast delves into the complex world of international sports law and the governance of football. Featuring sports law expert Antoine Duval, the episode 'Rights, transfers, and transnational law: Exploring football's le...

A new publication, ‘Genocide and the Right of Groups to Exist: An International Criminal Law Account’ (Asser Press) by Dimitrios Kourtis, re-examines genocide as a legal concept, offering a fresh perspective on the rights of groups under international criminal...

In an interview with the Amsterdam Law School (University of Amsterdam), researchers Klaas Eller (UvA) and Antoine Duval (Asser Institute) talk about their innovative project DigiChain, which explores how digital technologies are transforming sustainability du...

Join us on Wednesday 26 March, for a free screening of three powerful short documentaries from The Reckoning Project, a vital initiative bearing witness to the realities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These films document crucial testimonies and investiga...

In a new post on the blog of the Business and Human Rights Journal, former Asser intern Rafaella Monesi and Asser researcher Stephanie Triefus argue that international investment law is more a hinderance than a help to the clean energy transition. Taking the e...