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Seventh Annual PhD Day
28 May 2018On 25 May 2018, the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law (IHCL) Platform organised its seventh annual PhD Day at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, where PhD researchers on international humanitarian law and international criminal law presented their research ...
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EU Trade and Investment Policy
24 May 2018The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is a partner organisation in an ongoing research project on Transatlantic Trade and Investment (TTIP), entitled ‘EU Trade and Investment Policy’, an Innovative Training Network, funded by the European Commission within the framework ...
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Call for Applications: Fellowship Programme For Human Rights Defenders 2018
23 May 2018Justice and Peace Netherlands and T.M.C. Asser Institute are launching a new call for applications for the Fellowship Prpgramme For Human Rights Defenders 2018. This opportunity, established by Justice and Peace Netherlands as part of the Shelter City initia...
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Excesses of Counter-Terrorism and Constitutional Review in France: The Example of the Criminalisation of the Consultation of Websites
15 May 2018 By Dr. Bérénice BoutinIn the span of three years, France has adopted no less than five new counter-terrorism laws in November 2014, November 2015, June 2016, February 2017, and October 2017. As in other countries, this surge in counter-terrorism legislation has been prompted by a r...
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The Right to Fair Trial and the Rise of Sensitive Intelligence Evidence: Responses from the Dutch and UK Courts
14 May 2018 By Dr. Rumyana GrozdanovaWriting extra-judicially, Lord Justice Brown once described the typical court approach on matters of national security as follows: “the mere incantation of the phrase [national security] of itself instantly discourages the court from satisfactorily fulfilling ...