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[Interview]: Curtailing the surveillance state? Anticipating the SyRI case judgment
4 February 2020The District Court of The Hague announced its judgement on 5 February in the case of SyRI (Systeem Risico Indicatie). They ruled the controversial surveillance system, created and used by the Dutch government to detect tax and welfare fraud, as prohibited due ...
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Symposium and book presentation on responses to the threats to the judiciary's independence
3 February 2020On Wednesday February 5th, Tilburg Law School and the T.M.C. Asser Institute have launched the first volume of the European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (T.M.C. Asser Press). This volume investigates adequate responses to threats to the judiciary’s independe...
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[Blog] Using big data for research and policy analysis: how to deal with legal and ethical concerns?
29 January 2020 By Rebecca Mignot-MahdaviIn a free online webinar, co-organised with the Hague Centre for Stategic Studies, Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi will discuss the challenges posed by the emerging use of big data for socio-legal research and policy analysis: “All data should be treat...
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New Asser Press publication: “Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism”
22 January 2020Following a human rights approach will be indispensable in securing human dignity and human security for all, especially in times of terrorism. This is the main message of the recently published book “Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism”. Th...
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Asser academic director Janne E. Nijman: 'Joining forces in an eventful year'
15 January 2020As we enter a New Year and a new decade, Asser academic director Janne E. Nijman calls for academics, policymakers and practitioners to join forces in tackling global challenges such as climate change, terrorism, the rise of global populism and EU scepticism a...