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Speakers: - Dr Christophe Paulussen, Senior researcher, T.M.C. Asser Institute - Dr Stavros Evdokimos Pantazopoulos, Teaching fellow, School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of At...

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Speakers: - Marie O’Leary (Counsel before the ICC, President of the ADC-ICT) - Michiel Pestman, (Criminal Lawyer at Prakken d'Oliveira) - Yuliia Shuliak (Ukrainian defence lawyer, PhD) - Oleksand...

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This special Benjamin Ferencz Lecture, organised in cooperation with the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform, celebrated The Hague launch of the book Nuremberg’s Citizen Prosecutor...

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''From a Women's Right Perspective, Treaty Interpretation Over Time'' took place at the Asser Institute on March 10, 2026. Speakers: H.E. Rena Lee, Ambassador for International Law of Singapore H...

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Speaker: Prof. Nikolas M. Rajkovic is Professor and Chair of International Law at Tilburg University and a senior faculty member of Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP). ...

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We asked last year’s participants to share their key takeaways and experiences. Hear directly from professionals in the field about how this program bridges the gap between emerging technology and ...

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Speakers: Judge Dire Tladi, Anna Spain Bradley, Kate Mackintosh, and Machiko Kanetake In collaboration with the Promise Institute for Human Rights Event link: https://www.asser.nl/events/public-l...

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This panel discussion took place at the Asser Insitute on the 5th of February, 2026. Since the end of 2025, once more, nationwide protests have rocked Iran. Protesters from all regions and social...

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Following the recent annual lecture, Prof. Joyeeta Gupta discusses her work on climate justice and the practical necessity of a Global Constitution. She argues that tackling climate change require...

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In the 10th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture, Spinoza Prize winner Professor Joyeeta Gupta delivered a powerful call to abandon fossil fuels, arguing that we must move past national interests and toward...

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Jouw Mening Telt is een speelse kaartenset die jongeren uitnodigt om te praten over mensenrechten. Wat gebeurt er als deze rechten verdwijnen? Wat betekenen ze voor jou? En waarom zijn ze zo belan...

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Your Opinion Matters is a playful card set that helps young people explore what happens when human rights disappear. Through imaginative situations and sharp questions, the cards spark conversatio...

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This panel discussion took place on 8 October, 2025 at the Asser Institute for International and European Law. Speakers: Ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem Alharthy - Ambassador of the Sultana...

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Conference: Adapting private international law in an era of uncertainty This conference took place on the 24th of October 2025 as part of the Asser Institute 60 years series. Moderator: Steven S...

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This conference took place on the 24th of October 2025 as part of the Asser Institute 60 years series. Speakers: Machiko Kanetake, Vesna Lazić, Hans van Loon (Keynote Speaker). Link to the event...

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The discussion took place at the Asser Institute on 10 September 2025 and focused on how wartime circumstances have influenced corporate human rights practices and what “responsible business conduc...

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Ana Sánchez Cobaleda first joined the course as a PhD student back in 2017. Today, she is an assistant professor of international and EU law at the University of Barcelona and legal advisor in the ...

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This webinar, entitled “Fifteen years of review: The Office of the Ombudsperson to the UN Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee”, took place on 9 September 2025. Since t...

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In September 2023, the Asser Institute hosted a panel of experts to examine the legal case for prosecuting the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Now, at a critical moment, we return to take stoc...

The scale and gravity of international crimes committed in Ukraine underscore an acute need for international judicial cooperation, and universal jurisdiction may be leveraged as a vital tool to fi...