As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape the future of military operations, Asser Institute PhD researcher Klaudia Klonowska discusses how machine learning is rapidly transforming military decision-making, particularly in terms of AI-enabled decision...

Territory is a cardinal concept of international law and it is intrinsically linked to core tenets thereof, including sovereignty, Statehood and jurisdiction. However, despite its centrality, the concept of ‘territory’ is not often discussed in international l...

The Asser Institute has announced its ‘Early career conference on humanitarian disarmament' to be held July 10-11, 2025 in The Hague. Doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers are invited to submit 250-word abstracts on the topic of ‘humanitarian disarm...

The Judicial Training, Research and Information Academy of Mongolia and the Asser Institute in The Hague have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation in judicial training and research. Last month, a delegation ...

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...