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T.M.C. Asser Instituut invites researchers to jointly submit applications for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
18 June 2018The Asser Institute is happy to welcome researchers who would like to apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship, a grant scheme within the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding programme. Proposals will be prepared jointly by the r...
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Exploring States’ Obligations to Prevent Gross Human Rights Violations
12 June 2018What legal obligations do states have to prevent gross human rights violations under international human rights law? What types of obligations do states have at different points in time? When are they triggered? What concrete measures may they require and how ...
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“A Tale of Two Cities”: The Roles of Geneva and The Hague, two UN cities, in Driving Global Justice
11 June 2018What role do Geneva and The Hague, two UN cities, and their professional communities play in contributing to peace, human rights and international justice? This question was discussed on June 7th, 2018, at a Hague Talks event in Geneva organised by the Dutch P...
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Policy Brief: ‘The Case for a Court of Arbitration for Business and Human Rights’
8 June 2018Last week, Asser Institute researchers Antoine Duval and Catherine Dunmore released a new policy brief entitled ‘The Case for a Court of Arbitration for Business and Human Rights’. In this short Q&A, Antoine Duval provides some background to the context an...
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The Federal Rainbow Dream: On Free Movement of Gay Spouses Under EU Law
7 June 2018On the 5th of June, the Court of Justice of the European Union passed a long-awaited decision on the Coman case, unequivocally interpreting the word “spouse” in EU Citizenship Directive as covering also married same-sex partners. In practice, this means that s...