Asser at the 2019 ASIL Annual Meeting

Asser researcher Dr León Castellanos-Jankiewicz attended the 2019 American Society of International Law’s (ASIL) annual meeting to receive the inaugural David D. Caron Prize. He was awarded the prize for his paper entitled ‘Nationality, Alienage and Early International Rights’ at the ASIL 2018 Research Forum in Los Angeles, California. Joining Dr Castellanos-Jankiewicz at the meeting were Asser’s president Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Academic director Janne E. Nijman, and Asser Press publisher Frank Bakker. Just like the last few years, the Asser Institute co-convened the Annual Meeting's Closing Plenary together with the Municipality of The Hague and the Dutch Embassy in Washington DC. This year's panel was on 'International law as an Instrument of Development'. Panelists were: Ulrik Vestergaard Knudson, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Martijin Snoep, and Janne Nijman (moderator). You can watch the video on our website.

Asser takes part in a research project on EU sports diplomacy

Asser researcher Dr Antoine Duval is taking part in a new collective research project on EU sports diplomacy funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ Programme. The project aims to promote a strategic approach to EU sports diplomacy through undertaking primary research and coordinate a series of Multiplier Sport Events (MSE). In the framework of this project, the Asser Institute will organise and host a MSE on human rights and mega-sporting events in January and February of 2020.

New publication: The effect of the UK’s counter-terrorism policies on the rule of law

In an upcoming book chapter titled “Individual Terrorist Suspects as the New Folk Devil: New Labour, Rights Tokenism and Security Compulsions”, T.M.C. Asser's Dr Rumyana van Ark examines the long-term implications of New Labour’s counter-terrorism policies on the rule of law in the United Kingdom. According to Dr van Ark, individual human rights have been hollowed out by post 9-11 legislative fever.

New video: Terrorism, Countering Terrorism and the Rule of Law

In a new video, participants and lecturers share their experiences with the Advanced summer programme on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law. The summer programme will take place from 26 to 30 August for the ninth time and brings together experts, academics and practitioners in The Hague to discuss international and domestic legal aspects of counter-terrorism.

International Women’s Day: Janne Nijman puts the spotlight on peace activist Bertha von Suttner (1843 - 1914)

Today there are many influential women working in international law. However, one needs a looking glass to find influential women in international legal history. To celebrate International Women’s Day, Prof. Dr Janne E. Nijman, academic director of T.M.C. Asser Instituut and professor of History and Theory of International Law at the UvA, puts the spotlight on a remarkable woman in the history of international law: the peace activist Bertha van Suttner (1843-1914).

17 April 2019
Special 15th Anniversary SCL Lectures event: Taking stock of the international criminal justice project: deficient or sufficient?

During this special Supranational Criminal Law (SCL) lecture, three experts who presented during the very first season of the SCL lecture series will take stock of the international criminal justice project through three lenses: international criminal procedure, the right to information and critical, reflexive learning. Moreover, the evening will be a celebration of 15 years of SCL lectures. More information and registration.

8 May 2019
FIFA and Human Rights: Impacts, Policies, Responsibilities

In the past few years, FIFA underwent intense public scrutiny for human rights violations surrounding the organisation of the World Cup 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar. This led to an intense reform process at FIFA, which involved a number of policy changes.

To take stock of these changes, the Asser Institute and the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR), are organising a conference on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and human rights, which will take place at the Asser Institute in The Hague on 8 May 2019.

This one-day conference aims to take a deeper look at FIFA’s impacts on human rights and critically investigate the measures it has adopted to deal with them. Finally, we will also address FIFA’s potential legal responsibilities under a variety of human rights laws/instruments. More information and registration.

8 - 12 July
International lawyering in a public interest

Explore the challenges of public interest advocacy in international law and rethink what it means to practice public interest advocacy in the international system. At the International lawyering in a public interest summer programme organised by the Asser Institute, we bring together leaders in practice, including advocates, activists, academics and members of NGOs, to discuss questions of cutting-edge legal techniques, how to find funding, how to identify causes for advocacy, how to start up your practice, and more. The summer programme, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL), will take place at the Asser Institute from 8-12 July, 2019. More information and registration.

26 - 30 August 2019
Terrorism, Countering Terrorism and the Rule of Law

This Advanced summer programme on terrorism, counter-terrorism and the rule of law is coming back for the 9th time to bring together experts, academics and policy makers from around the world working in the field of counter-terrorism. It will take place from 26 – 30 August 2019 at the Asser Institute in the Hague.

The programme, co-organised by the Asser Institute and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), offers an in-depth look at the challenges that come with adopting and implementing counter-terrorism measures while ensuring respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law. During an intensive week, experts from within academia and practice explore international and domestic legal aspects of counter-terrorism. More information and registration.

EU Personal Data Protection in Policy and Practice - Information Technology and Law Series

In this book, the protection of personal data is compared for eight EU member states, namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands. The comparison of the countries is focused on government policies for the protection of personal data, the applicable laws and regulations, implementation of those laws and regulations, and supervision and enforcement.

Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the protection of personal data across the EU as of May 2018, its open norms in combination with cultural differences between countries result in differences in the practical implementation, interpretation and enforcement of personal data protection.

With its focus on data protection law in practice, this book provides in-depth insights into how different countries deal with data protection issues. The knowledge and best practices from these countries provide highly relevant material for legal professionals, data protection officers, policymakers, data protection authorities and academics across Europe.

Bart Custers is Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Center for Law and Digital Technologies of the Leiden Law School at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Alan M. Sears, Francien Dechesne, Ilina Georgieva and Tomasso Tani are all affiliated to that same organization, of which Professor Simone van der Hof is the General Director.

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