Asser Institute and Graduate Institute researcher Dr Marta Bo and Taylor Woodcock argue, in a blog post written for The Global, that there is a lack of discussion on autonomous weapons and criminal responsibility for war crimes at the UN level. Read more. | Nine scholarships available! T.M.C. Asser Instituut is happy to announce that we have nine scholarships available for applicants interested in our disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction training programme. Scholarships are offered for civil society representatives, practitioners and government officials. Deadline: July 14. | Asser’s researcher Dr Sofia Stolk is a co-editor of the new book “Backstage Practices of Transnational Law” together with Dr Lianne J.M. Boer (VU Amsterdam). The book invites readers to explore the seemingly mundane, yet very crucial parts of being a transnational legal scholar or a lawyer. Read more. | Upcoming events & education | 8 - 12 July International lawyering in a public interest summer programme | 10 July A special event with Philippe Couvreur on the role of Registrar of the International Court of Justice | 26 - 30 August 2019 Advanced summer programme on terrorism, countering terrorism and the rule of law | 12 September CLEER Presidency Lecture: The Romanian EU Council Presidency’s experience in the external relations field | 30 September - 04 October 2019 Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction training programme | 24 - 25 October 2019 ISLJ annual international sports law conference | Asser Press featured publication | Selected publications ▪ Asser Annual Report 2018. ▪ Hirsch Ballin, E.M.H. ‘The Value of International Criminal Justice: How Much International Criminal Justice Can the World Afford?, 19(2) International Criminal Law Review (2019): 201-213. ▪ Hirsch Ballin, E.M.H. ‘Remkes en de Rechtsstaat #10: Democratie’, www.nederlandrechtsstaat.nl, Forum, 4 March 2019. ▪ Hirsch Ballin, E.M.H. ‘Wat niet in de Grondwet staat: De Raad voor de Rechtspraak’, www.nederlandrechtsstaat.nl, Forum, 27 February 2019. ▪ Kassoti, E. 'Bridge over Troubled Water: Opinion 1/17 and the Autonomy of the EU Legal Order', 48 Revista General De Derecho Europeo (2019): 1-9. pp. 1-9. ▪ Roodenburg, L. ‘Urban approaches to human rights: tracking networks of engagement in Amsterdam’s debate on irregular migration.’, Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 3 May 2019. ▪ Bo, M. & T. Woodcock ‘Lethal autonomous weapons, war crimes, and the Convention on Conventional Weapons’, The Global, Rethinking Global Governance from Geneva, 29 May 2019. ▪ Roodenburg, L. ‘City-branding and human rights: a win-win combination?’, website Asser-Global City, 6 June 2019. | Asser research papers and policy briefs can be downloaded on SSRN. | Newsletter of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut Editors: Faten Bushehri / Goda Liutkute The T.M.C. Asser Instituut aims to further the development of international and European law in such a way that it serves a cultivation of trust and respect in the global, regional, national and local societies in which the law operates. | |