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[New publication] Research handbook on international law and cities
3 November 2021From climate change, to human rights and from migration to security issues: cities are on the frontline of global challenges. In the new Research Handbook on international law and cities, Helmut Aust (Freie Universität Berlin) and Janne E. Nijman (Asser Instit...
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[Research paper] ‘Evidentiary and charging matters in the context of prosecuting returning foreign fighters before national courts’
25 October 2021The refusal to repatriate and prosecute foreign fighters and families can only be explained by a lack of political will, and not because of a lack of prosecutorial options. That is the main conclusion of a new research paper by Asser senior researcher Christop...
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[Policy brief] ‘Third Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Comments and Recommendations’
25 October 2021The business and human rights treaty needs to be much better aligned with lessons learnt from other relevant fields. That is including the broader business and human rights fields, private international law, and criminology, states a new policy brief by the T....
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[Call for papers] Law and ethics of AI in the public sector
18 October 2021The Asser Institute invites abstracts on the topic of ‘Law and ethics of artificial intelligence in the public sector: From principles to practice and policy’, for an interdisciplinary conference that will take place on 10–11 March 2022 at the Asser Institute ...
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[Apply now] Nuffic OKP scholarships for law courses for young professionals 2021
18 October 2021The T.M.C. Asser Instituut invites professionals to apply to the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme Scholarship (OKP) to attend our 2022 summer law programme on International criminal law and international legal & comparative approaches to counter-terrorism...