[EVENT] Curtailing the surveillance state? A panel discussion on the SyRI case judgment On Wednesday, 5 February, the District Court in The Hague will render its judgment in the SyRI Case. The case concerns the Dutch government’s use of large-scale, data-driven surveillance techniques to detect welfare fraud, and the court will determine whether this is compliant with human rights law and privacy protection standards. On Thursday 6 February, the Asser Institute organises a panel discussion on the outcome and various aspects of this case. The panel discussion will extend beyond the specific legal issues raised in this controversy to have a broader discussion on public authority, digital transformation and the enhancement of trust through law. Learn more and register for the event here. | The Asser Institute, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, the Antonio Cassese Initiative and the African Institute of International Law (AIIL) are jointly organising a one-week seminar on the prosecution and adjudication of international and transnational crimes from 17-21 February 2020, in Arusha, Tanzania. The selected participants are prosecutors and judges from French speaking African countries. Read it here. | Following a human rights approach will be indispensable in securing human dignity and human security for all especially in times of terrorism. This is the main aim of the recently published book “Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism.” The book, co-edited by Asser researcher Dr Christophe Paulussen and Prof Martin Scheinin, will be launched at an event set to take place on 7 April at the Asser Institute. Read more here. | The digital revolution has made our lives more convenient, expanded our range of choices and opened new learning possibilities. Simultaneously, however, modern states and private companies have acquired an unprecedented capacity to collect data about everyone in a timely, cost-effective and almost invisible manner writes Asser researcher Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi. Read her full blog here. | 2020: 'Joining forces in an eventful year'. As we enter a New Year and a new decade, Asser academic director Janne E. Nijman calls for academics, policymakers and practitioners to join forces in tackling global challenges such as climate change, terrorism, the rise of global populism and EU scepticism and emerging technologies. ‘Law, in our hyper-connected world, can contribute to a more just and common future for all.' Read more here. | Selected publications ▪ Boer, L.J.M. & Stolk, S. (eds.) Backstage Practices of Transnational Law, Routledge (2019).
▪ Gordon, G. ‘The pace of law (in a transnational time)’, in: Boer, L. & Stolk, S. (eds.), Backstage Practices of Transnational Law, Routledge (2019): 32-44.
▪ Lazic, V. & Stuij, S. (eds.) Recasting the Insolvency Regulation - Improvements and Missed Opportunities Series: Short Studies in Private International Law, The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press (2019).
▪ Mignot-Mahdavi, R. ‘Drones Programs, the Individualization of War and the Ad Bellum Principle of Proportionality’, Asser SSRN Research Paper 2019-06, forthcoming in: Kreß C. & Lawless R, (eds.), ‘Necessity and proportionality in international peace and security law’, Lieber Series Oxford University Press (2020) Vol. 4.
▪ Nijman, J.E. 'Foreword' to Martti Koskenniemi’s 2018 T.M.C. Asser Lecture, ‘International Law and the Far Right. Reflections on Law and Cynicism', The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press (2019): v-x.
▪ Paulussen, C. (with Cuyckens, H.) ‘The Prosecution of Foreign Fighters in Western Europe: The Difficult Relationship between Counter-Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law’, Asser SSRN Research Paper 2019-04, forthcoming in: Journal of Conflict & Security Law.
▪ Paulussen, C., Cuyckens, H. & Fortin, K. 'The Prosecution of Foreign Fighters under International Humanitarian Law: Misconceptions and Opportunities’, ICCT Perspective, 13 December 2019.
| ▪ | Gordon, G. ‘The pace of law (in a transnational time)’, in: Boer, L. & Stolk, S. (eds.), Backstage Practices of Transnational Law, Routledge (2019): 32-44. | | Asser research papers and policy briefs can be downloaded on SSRN. | | Upcoming events & training programmes | 04 February 2020
[CLEER lecture]: The autonomy of the EU legal order 05 February 2020
Book launch European Yearbook of Constitutional Law 2019 -
Judicial Power: Safeguards and Limits in a Democratic Society 06 February 2020
Curtailing the surveillance state? A panel discussion on the SyRI case judgment 10 February 2020
[SCL Lecture] Book launch: The Global prosecution of core crimes under international law 20 February 2020
The politics of regulating history denial in transnational memory space 03 March 2020
[CLEER Presidency Lecture]: The Finnish Council Presidency’s experience in the external relations field 05 March 2020
Mega-sporting events and human rights: What role can EU sports diplomacy play? 24 - 26 March 2020
Global justice cinema: Workshop on documentary film and world politics | For all events click here | In her latest article for Opinio Juris Dr Marta Bo writes about ICC Jurisdiction in Argentina in regards to the case of Rohingya and whether or not they constitute an opportunity to think about the interaction between the principle of complementarity and universal jurisdiction. Read her article here. | Asser researchers Geoff Gordon and Dimitri van den Meerssche comment on UN court's emergency measures in Rohingya case In a recent article for Deccan Herald, Dr Geoff Gordon and Dr Dimitri van den Meerssche say that the measures set in place in order to prevent the genocide of the Rohingya are not a surprise. Read the article here. | Asser in videos Please have a look at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut video page. Here you can find recent interviews with Asser researchers, videos on our training programmes and much more. If you want to see more videos please subscribe to our YouTube channel here. | | Open calls and scholarships | | Asser Press featured publication | Newsletter of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut Editors:
Faten Bushehri / Julia Kampf 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. | |
