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[Call for Papers] The EU as a Regional International Organisation
13 March 2023The Asser Institute and the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) are pleased to announce a call for papers on the topic of The EU as a Regional International Organisation (RIO). The deadline for submitting an abstract is 1 May 2023. Regional internati...
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[New blog] Three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of IHL
2 March 2023In a new blog post for ICRC, researchers Marta Bo (Asser Institute, SIPRI) and Vincent Boulanin (SIPRI) offer three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). Ahead ...
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[Law clinic] Access to justice for gun violence
27 February 2023Last week, the international law clinic project on ‘Access to Justice for Gun Violence’ was launched by the Amsterdam International Law Clinic of the University of Amsterdam in cooperation with the Asser Institute and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. T...
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[Interview] PhD researcher Taylor Woodcock: ‘Does reliance on AI in the military alter how practitioners exercise human agency?’
27 February 2023 By Naomi LamauryPhD researcher Taylor Woodcock conducts research in the context of the DILEMA project on designing international law and ethics into military artificial intelligence (AI). She focuses on the legal frameworks (international humanitarian law and international hu...
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[New publication] The road to justice: Lessons for Ukraine from the USSR invasion of Afghanistan
22 February 2023The USSR invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s and the process towards justice and peace which followed the withdrawal of Soviet troops could provide important lessons for the implementation of transitional justice and respect for the international rule of...