As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape modern warfare, the need for effective control over military AI systems has become increasingly urgent. Insights from a recent expert workshop, led by researcher Jonathan Kwik and colleagues, underscore the ...

As sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) escalate and global leaders increasingly defy international conventions, the foundations of global justice face their greatest test in decades. Christophe Paulussen, acting academic director and chair...

The French duty of vigilance law is a groundbreaking regulation mandating corporate human rights and environmental due diligence for the largest French companies. Despite its pioneering role in Europe, the implementation law has remained underexplored academic...

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Royal Academy of Art The Hague proudly present “Lens on law: Edges of proximity” - a collective exhibition in West Den Haag, that explores the intersection of international law and visual arts. From 28 February until 14 March...

The Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Knowledge Hub, an open-access online resource developed by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), has just been updated to incorporate recent developments surrounding states’ r...

In their new article, researchers Rumyana van Ark and Tarik Gherbaoui examine the intersection between national security measures, judicial deference, and the rule of law. They highlight the dangers of normalising expansive national security provisions which c...

Lou*, a Filipina human rights defender with a local human rights network, is dedicated to documenting gross human rights violations against children and young people in her country. As a Shelter City Research Fellow at the Asser Institute, she is investigating...

A new publication entitled ‘Criminalising Hate Speech: A Comparative Study’ (Asser Press), edited by Eric Heinze, focuses on the complex and urgent issue of hate speech. This is the world’s first publication to offer detailed, country-by-country studies from i...

A potential landmark ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is challenging the authority of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the long-standing arbiter of key disputes in transnational sports governance. CJEU’s Advocate General Tam...