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[Blog] Artificial intelligence: Is the answer more law?
25 January 2021 By Taylor WoodcockArtificial intelligence (AI) intersects with everyday life in myriad ways and is increasingly integrated into human decision making processes in various domains. Whether it be in hospitals, factories or courtrooms; on our roads, smartphones or social media; or...
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[New website] Launch of the Asser Nexus on Conflict and Crime
18 January 2021The Asser Nexus on Conflict and Crime was launched recently. This website brings together information about the work of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in the field of conflict and crime. The interconnected fields of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Internatio...
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Dutch senate discusses criminalisation of stay in an area controlled by a terrorist organisation
12 January 2021The Dutch Senate discussed a bill January 12 that regulates the criminalisation of persons who intentionally stay in an area under the control of a terrorist organisation. In a new ICCT perspective, Asser researcher and ICCT fellow Christophe Paulussen and co-...
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[Blog] ‘Meaningful human control over autonomous weapons and International Criminal Law’
17 December 2020In a contribution to international law blog OpinioJuris, Asser researcher Marta Bo writes that international criminal law could provide guidance for operationalising the concept of meaningful human control over lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS). Bo suggests tha...
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[Register now] DILEMA lecture: Remote, autonomous weapons and human agency
15 December 2020What does it mean to have autonomy in the age of AI? How are remote, autonomous weapons regulated under international law? On Monday 22 February 2021 (16.00 CET / 15.00 GMT), Professor Bill Boothby will deliver a DILEMA Lecture on the topic of ‘Remote, autonom...
