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Asser researcher Thilo Marauhn re-elected to the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
24 November 2021For the third time in a row, Asser researcher and Special Chair Arms Control Law, Prof. Dr Thilo Marauhn has been elected to serve a five-year term in the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFCC), which investigates alleged war crimes. Marauh...
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[Asser in the media] ‘Security risks can be better managed if the people detained in Syrian camps are repatriated in a controlled manner’
23 November 2021In a news item on the repatriation of French and other European women and children detained in camps in North East Syria, Asser researcher Christophe Paulussen stresses that the inaction of EU politicians in bringing back former Islamic State fighters and thei...
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[Research handbook launch] Cities and their global networks
19 November 2021On Wednesday the 17th of November, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut celebrated the publication of the Research Handbook on International Law and Cities, edited by Helmut Aust (Freie Universität Berlin) and Janne Nijman (Asser Institute). During the event, the mayor ...
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[New publication] Research handbook on international law and cities
3 November 2021From climate change, to human rights and from migration to security issues: cities are on the frontline of global challenges. In the new Research Handbook on international law and cities, Helmut Aust (Freie Universität Berlin) and Janne E. Nijman (Asser Instit...
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[Research paper] ‘Evidentiary and charging matters in the context of prosecuting returning foreign fighters before national courts’
25 October 2021The refusal to repatriate and prosecute foreign fighters and families can only be explained by a lack of political will, and not because of a lack of prosecutorial options. That is the main conclusion of a new research paper by Asser senior researcher Christop...