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Blog: Lethal autonomous weapons, war crimes, and the Convention on Conventional Weapons

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.

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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.

New book: Backstage of transnational law

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.

Continuing the Chinese-European dialogue on world order

Asser’s academic director Janne Nijman co-organised a conference “A Human Community with a Shared Future: Roots of a New Global Legal Order in European and Chinese Civilization” together with Anthony Carty at the Beijing Institute of Technology. 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 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.

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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.

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