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Annual Lecture 2018: International law and the far right - Reflections on law and cynicism
23 October 2018Professor Martti Koskenniemi will deliver the Fourth Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture this year on International Law and the Far Right: Reflections on Law and Cynicism. In his lecture, Prof. Koskenniemi will address the role of international law in dealing with t...
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New terrorism cases and working papers added to the International Crimes Database
19 October 2018Twelve new case analyses have been added to the International Crimes Database, which offers an extensive online collection of international crimes broadly defined, such as genocide, war crimes, terrorism and piracy. The International Crimes Database website o...
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Citizenship stripping as a counter-terrorism measure is inefficient
18 October 2018Several states have been revoking citizenships of their nationals as a way to fight terrorism. In Bahrain, for example, authorities have revoked hundreds of citizenships since 2012. Just today, the public prosecution in Bahrain ruled to revoke six additional c...
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Making transnational corporations comply with human rights standards
16 October 2018This week the zero draft of a treaty that seeks to hold countries and transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for human rights violations is being discussed at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva. The Asser Institute’s academic director Prof Janne Nijman a...
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New blog: Athletes' case results in more transparency in sports
12 October 2018Asser senior researcher Dr Antoine Duval believes that last week’s ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the joint cases of ice skater Claudia Pechstein and football player Adrian Mutu will lead to profound changes in international sports arb...