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[New publication] The global debate on hate speech and its criminalisation
20 January 2025A 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...
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[Sports law] EU advocate general cites Asser Institute researcher in opinion challenging the Court of Arbitration for sport
17 January 2025A 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...
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[New publication] A global perspective on animal law and welfare
15 January 2025A new book, entitled “Animal Law: Comparative and Global Perspectives” (T.M.C. Asser Press), edited by Federico Dalpane and Maria Baideldinova, shows that legal frameworks worldwide are evolving to address the welfare, protection and legal status of animals. T...
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[Human Rights Council] United Nations to highlight Asser Institute call for transparency in Italy’s arms exports
14 January 2025On Monday 20 January, recommendations made by experts from the Asser Institute regarding Italy’s arms exports will be discussed at the 48th session of the United Nation’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review. According to these recommendations, Italy...
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[New publication] New pathways toward supply chain accountability
13 January 2025The amount of due diligence standards regulating supply chains is rapidly increasing worldwide. In a recent symposium published in the American Journal of International Law Unbound, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz and his co-authors bring much-needed cl...