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In 2017, France became the first country to enact a due diligence law, the Law on the Duty of Vigilance, requiring large French companies to identify risks and prevent serious human rights, health and safety, and environmental harms in their supply chain. The ...

Omar Piñango is a Venezuelan lawyer and human rights defender who is working with the NGO Defiende Venezuela to document crimes against humanity in the country. In the past three months he was also a Shelter City Research Fellow at the Asser Institute in The H...

Three landmark decisions in the International Skating Union (ISU), the European Super League (ESL), and Royal Antwerp cases by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) redefine the relationship between EU law and sports in the most important intervent...

You can now register for our 2024 training programmes. Take the opportunity to stay ahead in your career! Embark on a journey of professional growth and knowledge enhancement with our comprehensive training programmes covering cutting-edge topics like human ri...

Kasper Vrolijk will be starting as the Asser Institute's new managing director and member of the executive board on 1 February 2024. Together with Christophe Paulussen, the recently appointed acting academic director and chair of the executive board, Vrolijk w...