Videos on LACT

Since 19 November 2023, the Houthis, a non-state armed group based in Yemen, have carried out over 30 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea, which connects the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, is a vital trade route, with an estimated 12% of global trade passing through it each year. In response to the Houthis’ actions, a coalition of states, including the United States and United Kingdom, has carried out air and missile strikes against Houthi targets. This fast-developing situation raises numerous critical questions regarding regional and worldwide maritime security, as well as the relevance and application of international law. For example, are the Houthis’ attacks a novel threat for maritime security, or are there historical precedents? Furthermore, how should the Houthis’ actions, and the military responses, be assessed under international law? In addition, to what extent is the freedom of navigation, a fundamental principle of the international law of the sea, jeopardised by the Houthis’ actions?

In the last two years, a number of initiatives regarding the use of ‘battlefield’ evidence have been drafted, or are in the process of being developed by various international, regional, and national entities. All of these initiatives point to the increasing focus on the collection, storage, use and transfer of evidence in conflict or violent contexts.

In this webinar, co-organised by the Asser Institute and the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, the phenomenon of battlefield evidence as a means to bring terrorism suspects to justice, as well as its international law dimensions, is discussed.

This specific lecture was co-organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform.

Despite a current drop in the number of deaths, terrorism should still be considered a serious and widespread problem. However, the responses to this phenomenon are often more problematic from a long-term perspective. On June 17 2020, T.M.C. Asser Instituut and T.M.C. Asser Press celebrated the book launch of ‘Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism', edited by Asser researcher Dr Christophe Paulussen and Prof. Martin Scheinin (EUI).

This panel discusses, inter alia, how the Security Council came to the unanimous decision to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson, the unique ‘jurisprudence’ that has emerged, and what this means for petitioners. The discussion also provides context on the post of Ombudsperson, operating in the highly politicised environment of counter-terrorism policy-making.

This book launch was organised in partnership with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism The Hague (ICCT).

On Thursday 17 March 2016, Dr. Lyal S. Sunga, Head, Rule of Law Program, The Hague Institute for Global Justice and Visiting Professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, provided a lecture in the context of the Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict (HILAC), entitled: “Can International Law Meet the Challenges of Today’s Lawless Conflicts?”.

On the occasion of the publication of the second edition of Prof. Dr. Helen Duffy’s book ''The War on Terror’ and the Framework of International Law' the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague and the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform, organised a high-level panel discussion, entitled: 'Accountability in the war on terror?'.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.

On 8 October 2014, Guido Acquaviva provided a lecture in the context of the Lebanon lecture series on war crimes.