Film is a very powerful medium in the field of global justice.  T.M.C. Asser Instituut and Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam are proud to host the Global Justice Cinema workshop as part of Movies that Matter’s Camera Justitia programme. Next to the workshop, t...

On 3 March, the Finnish Ambassador to the Netherlands H.E. Ms Päivi Kaukoranta will speak on Finland’s experience during their presidency as part of the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) Presidency lecture. To attend this lecture register her...

On April 8 2020, the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) and the T.M.C. Asser Instituut will co-organise an interdisciplinary conference on the implications of the increasing use of informal (non-binding) instruments in the field of migration. The con...

Registration will open soon for our highly successful Advanced summer programme on terrorism, countering terrorism and the rule of law. In the tenth edition of this unique and innovative training, you will get the latest insights into current and future issues...

The District Court of The Hague announced its judgement on 5 February in the case of SyRI (Systeem Risico Indicatie). They ruled the controversial surveillance system, created and used by the Dutch government to detect tax and welfare fraud, as prohibited due ...

On Wednesday February 5th, Tilburg Law School and the T.M.C. Asser Institute have launched the first volume of the European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (T.M.C. Asser Press). This volume investigates adequate responses to threats to the judiciary’s independe...

In a free online webinar, co-organised with the Hague Centre for Stategic Studies, Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi will discuss the challenges posed by the emerging use of big data for socio-legal research and policy analysis: “All data should be treat...

The Asser Institute, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, the Antonio Cassese Initiative, and the African Institute of International Law (AIIL) are jointly organising a one-week seminar on the prosecution and adjudication of international and transn...

Following a human rights approach will be indispensable in securing human dignity and human security for all, especially in times of terrorism. This is the main message of the recently published book “Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism”. Th...