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[Forum of Legal Actors] Supporting and defending the right to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists
29 September 2022Next week, the Asser Institute will host the Forum of Legal Actors for Freedom of Expression, which will discuss the state of freedom of expression and the protection of journalists in Africa and Latin America. The global network aims to support and defend the...
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[Research paper] In or out of control? Criminal responsibility of programmers of autonomous vehicles and autonomous weapon systems
23 September 2022In a new paper, Asser Institute researcher Marta Bo examines when programmers may be held criminally responsible for harms caused by self-driving cars and autonomous weapons. Partially automated driver-assist systems were involved in hundreds of crashes in th...
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[New publication] State responsibility in relation to military applications of artificial intelligence
13 September 2022In a new paper, Asser Institute senior researcher Bérénice Boutin explores the conditions and modalities under which a state can incur responsibility in relation to violations of international law involving military applications of artificial intelligence (AI)...
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[International human rights law] Urgent legal reforms needed as victims of gun violence face limited access to courts in the United States
9 September 2022In a new blog post on Just Security, Asser Institute international law researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz and international law intern Kaya van der Horst build the case for repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) in the United State...
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Research Handbook on International Law and Cities awarded 2022 ESIL Collaborative Book Prize
7 September 2022Associate fellow and former academic director of the Asser Institute Janne E. Nijman (University of Amsterdam) and Helmut Philipp Aust (Freie Universität Berlin) were awarded the 2022 ESIL Collaborative Book Prize for their book Research Handbook on Internatio...