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Asser’s Academic Director to teach ‘History of the Idea of International Law’ in Geneva
2 February 2018T.M.C. Asser Instituut’s Board Member and Academic Director Prof. Dr. Janne Nijman, will be teaching a course at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva this spring. Nijman, who is also a professor of History and Theory of In...
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International and Transnational Criminal Law Training Course Marks New Asser - Cassese Initiative Cooperation
29 January 2018From 5 to 9 February 2018, the Asser Institute and the Antonio Cassese Initiative will host a training course on international and transnational criminal law (ICL and TCL) for judges and prosecutors from francophone African countries, including Mali, Cote d’Iv...
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New Foreign Fighters Tab Launched on the International Crimes Database
29 January 2018The Asser Institute’s International Crimes Database (ICD) has just launched a new tab dedicated to the topic of foreign fighters. This tab contains a collection of cases of (individuals related to) (potential) foreign fighters, whether the suspects are charged...
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Connecting Research and Practice at the 'Doing Business Right Winter Academy'
25 January 2018Successful Conclusion of the Doing Business Right Winter AcademyThe first Doing Business Right Winter Academy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Transnational Law and Practice took place during the week of 8-12 January. The Winter Academy examined som...
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University of Amsterdam’s Rector Underlines the Importance of the Asser Institute’s International Focus in Research
16 January 2018In her recent speech The International Paradox on the occasion of the 386th Dies Natalis of the University of Amsterdam, Karen Maex, the Rector of the University of Amsterdam, mentioned the Asser institute as an example of a research programme with an internat...