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[Blog post] The European Union’s sanctioning of Russian military officers: an urge for caution
9 August 2022James Patrick Sexton, junior researcher at the Asser Institute, recently published a blog post, ‘The European Union’s Sanctioning of Russian Military Officers: An Urge for Caution’, where he examines the European Union’s (EU) two most recent rounds of sanction...
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[Annual Report 2021] Rethinking public interests - Reflecting on the role of law in contemporary global challenges
4 August 2022The Asser Institute Annual Report 2021 is available online. The report reflects on the activities of the past year and highlights the impact and diversity of the research, training, publications and education. In our Annual Report 2021 we look back at a year ...
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[New blog post] Transgender women athlete exclusion in disguise: Assessing FINA’s ‘gender inclusion policy’ under International Human Rights Law
22 July 2022In a new article for Verfassungsblog, Asser researcher Dr Daniela Heerdt assesses a new policy by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). This policy prevents transgender women from participating in female competitions. A heated debate about the partic...
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[Interview] Asser researcher Rumyana van Ark: 'How the legacy of the War on Terror continues to cast a deep shadow 20 years post 9/11'
21 July 2022Following the events of 11 September 2001, the prevention and pre-emption of acts of terrorism became a priority for governments around the globe, both at domestic and international levels. This led to a transnational counter-terrorism campaign known as the ‘W...
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[International law summer schools] Learn something new this summer
14 July 2022Registration is now open for three unique summer programmes on international law. Register now to advance your career. [Advanced summer programme] Terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law (29 August - 02 September 2022) Across the world, extremist an...