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[New publication] Countering cyber terrorism in a time of 'war on words’: the case of France
27 October 2020A lack of legal clarity, an extensive administrative discretion, and the related limited judicial review are some of the problems with France’s counter-terrorism policy to regulate online content, writes Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi in a contributio...
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[Register now] Online HILAC lecture on 'International humanitarian law and non-state actors'
26 October 2020On 03 November at 18.00, the Asser Institute will host an online HILAC lecture on 'International humanitarian law and non-state actors'. The lecture also doubles as the launch for a book of the same name. Register now to hear from the book's authors and editor...
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[SCL Lecture] The STL Judgement in the Ayyash et al. case: Justice for Lebanon?
22 October 2020On Wednesday December 2 2020 (16.00 hours CET) the Asser Institute will organise an online panel on the recent verdict by the Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in the case of Ayyash et al. The panel, consisting of Olga Kavran (STL), Thijs...
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[PhD defence] ‘The legal governance of historical memory and the rule of law’
20 October 2020On Wednesday 21 October 2020 at 13:00, former Asser researcher Marina Ban will defend her doctoral thesis on the topic of ‘The Legal Governance of Historical Memory and the Rule of Law’. The dissertation examines selected states’ treatment of their past and ev...
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[New publication] Legacies of the War on Terror
19 October 2020Asser researcher Dr Rumyana van Ark (née Grozdanova) recently authored a forthcoming publication on the ‘War on Terror’ and why the legacies of this ‘war’ still resonate today . Rumyana’s publication is now available on Asser’s SSRN page. Ark, R van 'The ...