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[Interview] ICJ climate opinion puts 'final nail in coffin' of states' excuses, experts argue
29 July 2025 By Machiko KanetakeLast week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a "historic" Advisory Opinion on climate change obligations, calling it "an existential problem of planetary proportions." Though not legally binding, the Court's emphasis on international cooperati...
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[Op-ed] Keti Koti: “The Dutch model of public and unifying apologies deserves international attention”
1 July 2025Uladzislau Belavusau, senior researcher at the Asser Institute, has published an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant arguing that the Netherlands' approach to addressing its colonial past offers a compelling alternative to restrictive memory laws ad...
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[New report] The transparency deficit in European arms exports
30 June 2025The Hague, 30 June 2025 – A new report by the Asser Institute in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam International Law Clinics reveals that European states continue to impose substantial barriers to transparency in weapons transfers. The findings have...
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[New report] The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Legal assessment and policy recommendations
25 June 2025Today, 25 June 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset signed the historic agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine within the framework of the C...
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[Analysis] U.S. Supreme Court rules for gun companies, but legal pathways remain open
24 June 2025In a new blog post for Just Security, researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz analyses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which unanimously ruled that Mexico’s lawsuit against seven U.S. gun manufacturers and one distributor is barred by the immunity they en...
