📢
@chpaulussen
has been appointed acting academic director and chairperson of the board of the Asser Institute, starting 1 Dec 2023.
As one of the longest-serving researchers here, he has been an integral part of its development and success.
Learn more:
Out now! Prof. Martti Koskenniemi's
@TMCAsser
lecture on "International Law and the
#farright
" is available on video:
Plus, an exclusive in-depth interview by Asser researcher
@Dimitri_VdM
with Martti Koskenniemi in
@opiniojuris
:
It’s time for our Fifth Asser Annual Lecture! This year Prof. Anne Orford will speak about ‘International Law & the social question’ addressing economic challenges in the era of globalisation & multilateralism. Secure your seat for Thursday, 28 Nov. 2019:
Today,
@AmnestyCIJ
and
@TMCAsser
release their report ‘The Rome Statute at 40’, containing key findings and recommendations by expert stakeholders on the future of the
@IntlCrimCourt
and the international criminal justice system more generally.
Report:
Congratulations to Asser researcher
@Dimitri_VdM
who received the prestigious Early Career Partnership Award from the
@_knaw
! With this award he will organise a meeting on ‘Legal method, methodology and critique in a digital era.’
Read more:
The
#ICJ
rules that "the UK has an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos archipelago as rapidly as possible, and all member states must cooperate with UN to complete the decolonization of Mauritius."
#Chagos
"International law and the far right: reflections on law and cynicism" is the title of Prof. Martti Koskenniemi's highly engaging lecture.
If you couldn't make it, the full lecture will be available online in the coming days.
#FarRight
#InternationalLaw
Our researcher León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (
@leoncastjan
) has won the inaugural David D. Caron Prize for best paper from
@asilorg
. He received the award for his work ‘Nationality, Alienage and Early International Rights’. Congratulations León:
#ASILMYM
⚖️Can gun companies become more accountable?
On 2 May, join our online expert panel discussion organised with
@EmbaMexNL
to learn about
#Mexico
's litigation against Smith & Wesson in response to
#gunviolence
. Opening presentation by
@acelorioa
.
👉 More:
✍️ Today, the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention opens for signature, aiming to enhance int'l cooperation in investigating and prosecuting int'l crimes.
@TMCAsser
& the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security co-host a seminar on its implications.
Learn more:
Our stellar academic director and chair of the executive board
@JanneNijman
is stepping down after 7 years. We cannot thank her enough for elevating the research and societal impact of
@TMCAsser
.
👉Read more:
How do we visualize
#InternationalLaw
, why, & for whom? What happens when an artist sets up an international tribunal? How does international (criminal) law construct celebrity & represent celebrities? Join our discussion on 10 July at
@TMCAsser
#law
⚖️ The new edition of the Yearbook of
#IHL
is out! This volume analyses the role of “expert manuals” and includes relevant issues of IHL like articles on emerging
#military
technology, as well as reflections on
#humanitarian
assistance.
➡️
Today we welcome
@BenFerencz
to our online summer law programme on intl. criminal law & counter-terrorism with
@AUWCL
.
We look forward to hearing about Ben's time as a Nuremberg Prosecutor & his work now as a peace advocate.
Today, Geert ten Dam,
@UvA_Amsterdam
president & Asser’s Ernst Hirsch Ballin celebrated a new cooperation agreement. Both organisations are joining forces in The Hague with the aim of synergy in
#research
&
#education
. (1)
Read Prof. Martti Koskenniemi's abstract of his upcoming
@TMCAsser
annual lecture on 29 November at the
@PeacePalace
discussing the topic of international law and the far right. Interested? Secure your seat by registering now.
#FarRight
#internationallaw
Excited to kick off the first
#masterclass
of the year! We’re thrilled to have award-winning lawyer
@KatCraig1
here with us at
@FIFPRO
!
Participants are diving into conducting safe, appropriate and effective investigations of human rights abuses for athletes.
#AsserAcademy
Today we say goodbye to academic director
@JanneNijman
with a symposium on ‘The responsibility of the transnational lawyer &
#legal
scholar’.🙏 Janne, for your kind guidance. We look forward to your future research
@AdamLawSchool
!
📣 Delighted to announce that
@FleurEJ
will be delivering this year’s annual lecture at the
@PeacePalace
. Fleur explores the concept of ‘community’ in
#internationallaw
as
#tech
radically changes how we connect.
🔗Seats are limited, register now:
New
#vacancy
alert:
@TMCAsser
is looking for a researcher of Public
#InternationalLaw
. Keywords: international institutions & practices.
Application deadline: 15 May. More info:
We are delighted that Professor Martti Koskenniemi will deliver the Fourth Annual
@TMCAsser
Lecture this year on 29 November in the Hague titled "International Law and the
#FarRight
: Reflections on Law and Cynicism. "
Register now:
…
#populism
#rightwing
Congratulations to
@leoncastjan
for receiving the David D. Caron prize at the 2019
@asilorg
annual meeting yesterday. The prize was awarded for his paper on ‘Nationality, Alienage and Early International Rights’.
For more about this event:
#ASIL2019
.
@TMCAsser
received an excellent midterm review of its academic
#research
quality & societal value. Chairperson & academic director
@JanneNijman
calls it ‘an energy booster for the Asser staff who have worked hard to get there’. 🎈
Read more:
#IntLaw
Call for
#papers
: Do
#cities
support or compromise
#HumanRights
? We are looking for papers by legal scholars, human geographers, urban planners, historians & others for a multidisciplinary publication on cities & global human rights norms. For more info:
New
#vacancy
alert:
@TMCAsser
is looking for a new senior researcher of Public
#InternationalLaw
. Research interests in international organisations and/or new
#technologies
preferred.
Application deadline: 15 May.
More info:
From Arusha to Vienna, cities play an important role in international legal order. The ILA study group on cities &
#InternationalLaw
has published the first city reports on these interactions. Access them on the project's newly launched website. Read more:
❕Keep an eye out for our new
#podcast
series 'Hague courts dialogue series', coming out 1 August, hosted by Dr Carl Emilio Lewis.
Here, we'll discuss recent decisions of the
#courts
and
#tribunals
in
#theHague
& new developments concerning them:
#ICC
Asser researcher
@bereniceboutin
has co-authored the Guiding Principles on
#SharedResponsibility
in
#InternationalLaw
. The Guiding Principles identify the conditions, consequences, and modes of implementation of shared responsibility. Read more here:
Happening now: we are launching the book ‘Transitional justice & a state’s response to mass
#atrocity
.
@TMCAsser
researcher
@chpaulussen
introduced speakers Dr Roberti di Sarsina, Judges Chang-ho Chung & Solomy Balungi Bossa & Prof. William Schabas.
Last minute preparations for the official re-opening of the
@TMCAsser
building. We are very much looking forward to a festive afternoon with our staff, neighbours and
@TMCAsser
friends!
What are due diligence obligations? What relevance do they have for international humanitarian law? Find out this and more in our next
#HILAC
lecture with
@MarcoLongobardo
and
@ericagaston
.
📅 11 November 16:00 (CET)
Register:
#IHL
#IHCL
#LOAC
📢
#Callforpapers
: ‘
#Ecocide
as an international crime? Perspectives from domestic and international Law’
⏰Deadline 1 October 2021. RT appreciated.
Find the full call here:
#intlaw
Launching the Hague Courts Dialogue Series with a conversation w/
@IngoVenzke
about the
#ICJ
’s ‘Order of 16 March 2022’ in relation to allegations of genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
Listen to the full conversation:
#HagueCourts
#podcast
@TMCAsser
is launching a new workshop series on 'Method,
#methodology
and critique in
#InternationalLaw
' with support from
@GemeenteDenHaag
. The first introductory lecture will take place on Wednesday 16 December (14.00). Learn more and register here:
Just started the two-day
@CLEER_research
10th Anniversary conference “
#EU
external relations: Tackling global challenges”. Expert speakers will discuss the EU as a global actor,
#Brexit
,
#EUTrade
& the future of EU external relations.
#CLEER10Years
And it begins! Asser academic director and chairperson of the Executive Board
@JanneNijman
has just opened the
@TMCAsser
6th Annual Lecture by
@AndrewDMurray
. Use
#AsserAnnualLecture
to let us know you're watching & share your thoughts and questions.
Internship opportunity: We are looking for advanced law students and recent graduates to join
@TMCAsser
as an intern in public international law with a focus on new technologies. Responsibilities include research and editorial assistance.
Apply here:
We are prepared and ready to welcome you at the Academy Hall of the
@PeacePalace
for our Fourth Annual
@TMCAsser
Lecture with Prof. Martti Koskenniemi. It's going to be a full house, so we hope you have registered. We are excited to see you this afternoon!
#FarRight
#peace
Our
@DoinBizRight
winter academy has officially started with a welcome introduction by
@Ant1Duval
. Our very diverse group of participants have a week full of excellent discussions & lectures ahead on
#duediligence
&
#HumanRights
.
At our 1st
#FIFA
&
#HumanRights
conference, we will take a deeper look @
#FIFA
’s impacts on
#humanrights
& the measures it has adopted to deal with them, & address FIFA’s potential legal responsibilities under a variety of human rights laws / instruments.
📗 On May 19,
@TMCAsser
welcomes Martti Koskenniemi for a discussion of his latest book 'To the uttermost parts of the earth'
💡The book tracks the rise of modern
#European
#statehood
through the ideas of
#sovereignty
and property
#rights
➡️ Sign up now:
We are offering
#scholarships
for our online winter academies on ‘
#DueDiligence
as master key to responsible business conduct’ and ‘
#AI
and international law’, exclusively for candidates based in low or lower-middle income countries. More info at:
📢New HILAC Lecture: Dr Rebecca Sutton, 'The Humanitarian Civilian - How the Idea of Distinction Circulates Within and Beyond International Humanitarian Law'
6 September 2021, 16:00 (CET)
Register now:
#IHL
#HILAC
The call for papers for the next volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law on the theme “Cultures of IHL" is out! Send your 500 words abstracts by 1 June 2021, see here:
#IHL
#CallforPapers
Counting down to our fifth Asser annual lecture with Prof. Anne Orford at the
@PeacePalace
. Come visit us at the communications table to learn more about our research and training programmes.
See you in about two hours.
We are offering 5 scholarships to students based in low or lower-middle income countries for the
@DoinBizRight
winter academy on ‘
#DueDiligence
as master key to responsible business conduct’. Deadline: 5 January. More info here:
#BizHumanRights
Kick start of today's event, discussing topics of Mega-sporting events &
#HumanRights
, & the role of
#EU
's
#sportdiplomacy
. The topic of our first panel discussion is "Leveraging the Diplomatic Power of the Sports Governing Bodies for Human Rights"
The new volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law has been published. The yearbook focuses on the themes of development and interpretation of international
#humanitarianlaw
and targeting in armed
#conflicts
.
Find the yearbook here:
#IHL
🌏 Abuses of memory laws can undermine
#democracy
,
#humanrights
& the
#RoL
.
@MEMOCRACY_team
convenes scholars from Latin America & East Asia to compare the legal governance of history. What insights can we gain from legal settings beyond Europe?
🔗
REMINDER: Our second
#ISLJ
Annual International
#SportsLaw
Conference will take place from 25-26 October 2018 in The Hague. Don't forget to register here:
. We have an excellent programme with a line-up of new faces:
#Arbitration
📢[Call for papers] Method, methodology and critique in international law.
🗓️Deadline for abstracts is 31 July.
Papers will be presented during an upcoming workshop in December 2021.
More info:
#callforpapers
#intlaw
#methodology
Do you need reliable information about international crimes like
#genocide
,
#crimesagainsthumanity
and
#warcrimes
? Visit our Nexus website and find all the background information you need: databases, lectures and publications.
Visit the Nexus:
#ICL
#TCL
The Asser Institute is now accepting papers on the topic of ‘Imagining solidarity in international and regional law’. The deadline to submit abstracts is 15 May.
#CallforPapers
#Solidarity
#InternationalLaw
Read more:
#Callforpapers
: To mark the 70th anniversary of the
#GenevaConventions
, the Editorial Board of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law invites submissions related to the general theme ‘70 Years Geneva Conventions: Past, Present and Future’.
#GC70
Join Asser Institute’s
@DrRumyanavanArk
&
@RMignotMahdavi
online who will discuss how the forever and anywhere war(s) against
#terrorism
have blurred the lines between
#peace
&
#war
, normality & emergency. Sign up for our webinar 18 May 19:00 here:
In a new blog on the Russian-Ukrainian
#conflict
for
@opiniojuris
,
@VictoriaMKerr
calls for a shift in narrative from obituaries of international law, towards how
#intlaw
can be harnessed to respond to the conflict. Read more:
We are proud that Asser researcher
@bereniceboutin
has won a grant from
@NWONieuws
to research
#AI
in the
#military
context. The project sets out to ensure that military AI
#technologies
never replace critical judgement & decision-making by human soldiers.