[Online symposium] Informalisation of the EU’s external action in the fields of migration and asylum

This week, the constitutional law blog Verfassungsblog, is holding a symposium on the legal and policy implications of the increased informalisation of the EU’s external action in the field of migration and asylum. This trend is also the topic of an upcoming conference co-organised by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) and the Asser Institute. Read more here.

[New publications] What kind of future for EU-UK relations in the post-Brexit world?

What kind of cooperation will the EU and the UK have in the post-Brexit world? What rights might EU citizens have under the new agreement? Asser researcher Dr Narin Idriz has recently authored two publications about the future of EU-UK relations. Read more here.

[Recording] ASIL 2020 Closing plenary: Cities and other sub-national entities - What promise do they hold for international law?

On Friday June 26, the Municipality of The Hague and T.M.C. Asser Instituut convened the online closing plenary of the 2020 virtual annual meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Asser academic director Janne E. Nijman moderated the panel on cities and international law. Watch it here.

[Apply now] Nuffic MENA scholarships for law courses for young professionals

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut invites young professionals from Egypt, Iran, Lebanon and Libya to apply to the Nuffic MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP). The deadline to apply is 13 October. Read more here.

DILEMA research project on military AI formally started

This month, the DILEMA research project on Designing international law and ethics into military artificial intelligence formally started. The project explores interdisciplinary perspectives on military AI, with a focus on legal, ethical, and technical perspectives on safeguarding human agency over military AI. The project will be led by Asser senior researcher Dr Berenice Boutin. Read more here.

[Lex sportiva] New publications on transnational sports law

Asser senior researcher Dr Antoine Duval has recently authored several publications in the field of transnational sports law, also known as lex sportiva. The publications include topics such as lex sportiva in theory and in practice and the effectiveness of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Read more here.

[Online HILAC lecture] Military necessity and the law of armed conflict

On Tuesday 13 October, The Hague Initiative for Armed Conflict (HILAC) will organise an online lecture on 'Military necessity and the law of armed conflict.' Professor Nobuo Hayashi will talk about military necessity. How do law and theory adapt themselves to war's evolutions? Read more here.

[Recording] Online expert panel on missing persons and memory governance

On 24 September, the Asser Institute co-hosted an online expert panel with the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) on missing persons and memory governance. Panelists included a member of the WGEID, researchers from the Asser Institute and members of the MELA Project. Watch the recording here.

[Video] T.M.C. Asser Annual Lecture 2019 | International law and the social question

We are delighted that Professor Andrew Murray will deliver the Sixth Annual Lecture on 26 November 2020. To get in the mood for the Annual Lecture check out our video from last year's event.