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[Interview] Tomasz Zurek: ‘Soon, autonomous military devices will appear in almost every conflict in the world.'
14 January 2022 By Diva Estanto and Alex RijpmaDr Tomasz Zurek is a researcher at the Asser Instituut, where he works in the DILEMA project to research different technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) in order to create a system that can observe international humanitarian law. Zurek: ‘Soon, autonomou...
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Asser senior visiting fellow in parliamentary roundtable on Afghanistan
13 January 2022Today, Thursday 13 January, Asser Institute senior visiting fellow Ahmad Nader Nadery will participate in an online roundtable discussion, organised by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch House of Representatives. The theme of the public discussion is ...
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[Op-ed] Christophe Paulussen: “Nationality deprivation in the interest of national security: on symbolism, irrationality and the 'evaluation' of a flawed law”
15 December 2021In an opinion piece for Dutch quality paper de Volkskrant, Asser senior researcher Christophe Paulussen reflects on a legislative proposal by the Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security Ankie Broekers-Knol, to make permanent the temporary powers of the ...
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Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 for PhD thesis by Yousra Benfquih: ‘A book that challenges readers to react’
10 December 2021Today, Yousra Benfquih (University of Antwerp) received the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 for her PhD thesis in the field of international human rights. Katie Pentney (Leiden University) was awarded the prize for her Master thesis. The Max van der...
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[New research paper] ‘Family courts as part of states’ counter-terrorism toolkit: A welcome development for the children of FTFs?’
2 December 2021In a new paper, Asser researcher and counterterrorism expert Rumyana van Ark argues that family courts may be better suited to address the cases of children of alleged foreign fighters or of children who have allegedly become foreign fighters (FTFs) – especial...
