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[Lex sportiva] New publications on transnational sports law
4 September 2020Asser senior researcher Antoine Duval recently authored several publications in the field of transnational sports law, also known as lex sportiva. The publications are now available on Asser’s SSRN page. The main topics are: 'Transnational Sports Law: the ...
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[Opening academic year] Academic director Janne Nijman: ‘It is the human mind that may evoke change’
1 September 2020 By Janne E. Nijman"Another academic year lies ahead of us. An extraordinary year, not just because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on our personal and working lives, but also because of the many other global challenges we are facing. As today’s crises cut acro...
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[Analysis] Asser researcher Uladzislau Belavusau reflects on the political crisis in Belarus
26 August 2020In a podcast interview with constitutional law blog Verfassungsblog, Asser senior researcher Dr Uladzislau Belavusau reflects on the mass protests in Belarus. What could be a possible future if Belarus manages to rid itself of the ‘last dictator of Europe’? T...
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Asser researcher co-authors Guiding Principles on Shared Responsibility in International Law
24 August 2020Asser senior researcher Dr Berenice Boutin was part of the Drafting Committee of the Guiding Principles on Shared Responsibility in International Law, which were recently published in the Foreword section of the European Journal of International Law (Volume 31...
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[Asser in the media] Asser senior researcher Christophe Paulussen on the Ayyash et al. judgement 'The fact that people have been acquitted also says something about the fairness of the trial'
21 August 2020On 18 August 2020, the Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) issued its long-awaited verdict in the case of Ayyash et al. The Trial Chamber found one defendant, Salim Jamil Ayyash, 'guilty beyond reasonable doubt' for his role in perpetrating...