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[Report] The Russian invasion of Ukraine: International legal implications
28 March 2022 By Florent Beurret and James SextonOn Tuesday 8 March 2022, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut organised a live panel discussion on the international legal implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The first group of speakers focused on the lead-up to the invasion, the intensifying military concern...
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[New blog post] Victoria Kerr: ‘De-bunking the role of international law in the Ukrainian conflict’
22 March 2022In a new blog post for international law blog OpinioJuris on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Asser Institute researcher Victoria Kerr calls for a shift in narrative from obituaries of international law, towards how international law can be harnessed to respond...
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[Interview] Arms control law chair Thilo Marauhn: ‘We need to adapt current arms control law to address new political challenges’
28 February 2022 By Diva Estanto and Jasper SchellekensThilo Marauhn, a widely recognised expert in international law, is professor by special appointment of International Arms Control Law at Amsterdam Law School (University of Amsterdam). The Chair was established in 2021 on behalf of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. ...
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The attack on Ukraine violates the most fundamental rules of international law
27 February 2022The Asser Institute denounces the war of aggression waged by the Russian government against the nation of Ukraine. We respond to our colleagues in Kyiv by affirming that the attack on Ukraine violates the most fundamental rules of international law. The obsce...
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[ICL-TCL training] Strengthening domestic capacity to prosecute international and transnational crimes in Africa
21 February 2022Today begins the third round of a training course on international and transnational criminal law, also known as the ‘ICL-TCL training’. The course aims to empower judges and prosecutors from French-speaking African countries to deal with international and tra...
