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[The year in review] Rethinking international law: From Memory Laws to AI and war crimes
19 December 2023As 2023 draws to a close, we compiled this years’ ten most insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leading experts in the field of international law. The conversations discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the global legal community, offer...
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UN special rapporteur on right to housing to visit the Asser Institute
18 December 2023The United Nations’ special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will conduct a visit to the Netherlands this week. On Thursday 21 December, the special rapporteur will hold a press conference at the Asser Institute. Access ...
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[New publication] The influence of AI decision-support systems on legal assessments in military targeting
14 December 2023Taylor Woodcock explores how algorithmic decision-support systems (DSS) in warfare impact legal reasoning in military targeting in a new article for Global Society’s special issue on algorithmic warfare. She concludes that these systems currently lack the capa...
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[New publication] Addressing the legal questions surrounding the EU’s strategic autonomy
11 December 2023Asser Institute researcher Eva Kassoti and Ramses A. Wessel have brought together a comprehensive legal analysis of the notion of strategic autonomy as editors for a new special issue for the European Foreign Affairs Review. The special issue focuses on genera...
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[Registrations open] Spring academy on artificial intelligence and international law
30 November 2023Registrations are open for our popular spring academy on Artificial Intelligence and international law, which will take place in the week of 22-26 April. This innovative and thought-provoking one-week training programme, launched in 2019, will provide you with...