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The role of cities in international law: researchers meet in Berlin
9 December 2019In the second week of December, researchers from the Asser Institute participated in two important academic events concerning the role of cities in international law at the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Renowned academics from all over the world met the...
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Asser researcher appointed as member of the permanent commission on Human Rights of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs
6 December 2019Asser researcher Narin Idriz has been appointed as a member of the permanent commission on Human Rights of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (Adviesraad internationale vraagstrukken, AIV). The AIV is an independent body, which advises the Du...
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Local high school students snap photos of The Hague for Human Rights Day
5 December 2019To commemorate Human Rights Day on December 10, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in collaboration with Humanity House and the Visual Human Rights project, invited forty high school students from The Hague to participate in the workshop “Human rights visualised.” The...
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[TV Interview] Asser researcher speaks about France's role in Sahel and counter-terrorism policies
4 December 2019Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi spoke live on France24’s ‘The Debate’ on France's role in Sahel, the London bridge attack and the fight against terrorism. On 26 November 2019, a helicopter collision killed 13 French troops pursuing Islamic militants i...
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Watch the full annual Asser lecture by Prof. Anne Orford
29 November 2019Prof. Anne Orford addressed a room packed with guests at our Fifth Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture on November 28 at the Peace Palace in The Hague. In her speech, Orford said that international treaties need to be more social, democratic and ecological so that the...