Asser Institute

📣Register now: SIPRI is co-hosting ‘Military AI: International Law and Governance’, a two-day capacity-building course organized in collaboration with @tmcasser.bsky.social.

🗓️ 21–22 May 2026
🔗 More info and registration: www.sipri.org/news/2026/si...

Drawing on his experience as a judge, scholar, & former government adviser, Judge Dire Tladi reflects on how international courts engage with complex global challenges & how legal reasoning is shaped by institutional mandates, historical context, & evolving international realities. lnkd.in/ezKpxTub

🌎 Is #InternationalLaw stuck in the past? For decades, territorial maps promised order. But today, power flows through satellite arrays, undersea fibre-optic cables, & global supply chains. Explore why we need a new 'visual literacy' to navigate a new global reality. ➡️ lnkd.in/dsB45SSd

Join us for a short course that provides deep understanding of the challenges & opportunities posed by military #AI. It bridges the knowledge gaps in the legal & policy community, fostering the interdisciplinary debates necessary for #responsible use of AI in #military operations. ➡️ bit.ly/4rkruAo

📄 While the core principles of international humanitarian law remain constant, the way they are applied must evolve. Join us for a high-level examination of the recently updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Join us -> 🔗 lnkd.in/eryM2mFh

On 29–30 January 2026, researchers Jonathan Kwik and Marta Bo hosted a workshop at the Asser Institute to test a pilot legal assessment framework for military AI, translating legal principles into practical guidance. The final deliverable is due summer 2026.➡️Read more: lnkd.in/eeg_2Y3M
#MilitaryAI

📢 Call for papers. With over 40 regimes currently in force, the EU has solidified its role as a global leader in restrictive measures. But as the scope of these sanctions grows, so do the legal and institutional complexities. We invite abstract submissions for our CLEER conference. lnkd.in/gVfhbigv

📘Prosecuting Superior Responsibility in International Criminal Law
Humoud Al-Fadhli rethinks superior responsibility, tackling doctrinal gaps (e.g., the Bemba case) and offers a fresh approach for ICL. Available via Asser Press & Springer.

🔗 Order: lnkd.in/epPWCuTV

#ICL @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social

📢 We're seeking a research #intern to join our research strand on disruptive technologies in peace and security (DTPS). Gain direct experience working with recognised experts on complex legal questions regarding military AI, biochemical weapons, and neurotechnology. ➡️ Learn more: lnkd.in/eYhsNkTs

🎯Defence lawyers in #Ukraine face marginalisation and pressure despite their role in ensuring fair trials. Our recent report highlights why strengthening this function is essential for justice and Ukraine’s European future. ➡️ Read more on the report’s findings and 2026 initiatives: lnkd.in/ewgBNFnT

🔴 A release of 167 people sounds like progress, yet 949 individuals remain behind bars. Victoria Capriles, a Venezuelan visiting research fellow at the Asser Institute, spoke to NOS about the human rights crisis in #Venezuela.
➡️ www.asser.nl/news/intervi...

🇻🇪 The capture of Nicolás Maduro has changed everything - but does it mean justice for Venezuela, or just a new layer of legal uncertainty? Join this public lecture to examine the documented human rights violations and the complex uncertainties created by recent developments.
➡️ lnkd.in/eC9YmiPa

📈 3,000 deaths and 22,000 arrests in just a few months. Behind the violence sits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Join us to explore pathways to justice for Iranian victims and the challenges of holding the IRGC to account.
🗓️ 5 February 2026 | 📍 Asser Institute
➡️ Register: lnkd.in/gDHHS4nd

Did EU enlargement really end in 2004, or did it mark the beginning of a deeper constitutional transformation?

In their new edited volume, Indrė Isokaitė-Valužė and Haroldas Šinkūnas examine enlargement as an ongoing process shaping EU law, values and the rule of law.

🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/e-qNXXJX

📘New from T.M.C. Asser Press and Springer: The Federal Legality of EU Economic Governance by Martinho Lucas Pires offers a federal analysis of EU economic governance and the political dynamics of the Economic and Monetary Union.

🔗 Order today: lnkd.in/dCj8kprB
#EU @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social

Teaching #IHL is difficult when real cases are politically charged.
Researchers Jonathan Kwik and Hendrik Mathis Drößler in their new blog post use a fictional alien invasion to make concepts like proportionality and statehood engaging, rigorous, and debate-friendly.

🔗Read more: lnkd.in/e5xxND2k

🎓 The 15th edition of the IUP on International Criminal Law and Procedure has launched.

350+ students from MENA registered for this free online programme by the Asser Institute with IUSTICOM, La Sagesse University and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Read more: lnkd.in/eaKtEcY5

#IUP15 #MENA

📘 New book from T.M.C. Asser Press and Springer.
The European Union 2004–2024 analyses twenty years of EU legal development following the 2004 enlargement, addressing the rule of law, EU identity, and future reform and enlargement.

🔗 More here: lnkd.in/dmDNJ_sX

#EU @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social

📣 We are seeking a Communications & PR intern!

Your role includes creating content, supporting events, assisting interviews, and helping with online campaigns in an international law research environment.

⏰ Deadline: 18 Jan 2026
➡️ Apply today: www.asser.nl/jobs-interns...

📚#ISLJ Vol. 25(4) is out.
Part I of the Special Issue on empowering athletes’ human rights, covering social protection, data protection, women’s health, religious freedom in sport and access to justice before CAS.

🔗 Read the issue: lnkd.in/eZqTBT_A

#SportsLaw @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social

📢 Call for papers – Early career workshop on arms control and rearmament: Contradiction or synergy. The workshop focuses on tensions between arms control & rearmament from political, legal, & technological perspectives. Present your research & receive feedback from experts & peers. lnkd.in/euDYMR88

🎙️ In our latest podcast episode, human rights lawyer Nani Jansen Reventlow introduces the concept of 'community-driven litigation'. This method moves away from lawyers as main strategists and positions them as partners supporting a wider movement through litigation. ▶️ Listen now: lnkd.in/eKwr9fZ4

A recent analysis from researchers shows that a fundamental reorientation of investment and trade treaties, together with stronger national policy coordination, is essential to enable a climate-neutral and #sustainable future.

➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/er6uTE9U

📰 Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Knowledge Hub has been updated with recent developments in Syria/Iraq and states' responses, including:
- Indonesia's repatriation efforts
- Kosovo & India prosecutions
- Germany's rehabilitation/reintegration measures
- New data on active FTFs
👉 lnkd.in/eEVKHXtY

❓A recent blogpost from Jonathan Kwik and Adriaan Wiese theorises that defensive AI agents could independently teach themselves to abuse protected symbols like the Red Cross to trick enemies into aborting attacks.
➡️ lnkd.in/dKxhfdFS
#InternationalHumanitarianLaw #AIregulation #CyberSecurity

🔇We are seeking an international law intern. Your position is centred on project implementation and support for Ukraine-related international law initiatives, including organising events and contributing to policy publications. ➡️ Apply today: www.asser.nl/jobs-interns...

🔈We are seeking an international law intern who can support and assist with research projects in the field of international law. You'll focus on legal research & editing related to international criminal law and humanitarian law. ➡️ Apply today: www.asser.nl/jobs-interns...

✍ The Asser Institute has signed a Cooperation agreement with EUAM Ukraine to jointly develop a Knowledge Hub on International Criminal Law for the Ukrainian Judiciary, a platform aimed at strengthening Ukraine's application of IHL and ICL in domestic courts.➡️ www.asser.nl/news/the-ass...

Netherlands International Law Review Vol. 72(2) is out.
Analyses on modes of liability, corruption in international contracts, China’s shift on foreign state immunity, neutrality after the Ukraine war, and rebel governance.
📚 Read the issue: inkd.in/eXqMeXQn
#NILR @fbakkerfrank.bsky.social

Edited by Eva Kassoti, Teresa M. Cabrita & Narin Idriz; the book offers the first critical, legal account of the EU as a Regional International Organization (RIO). Explore how viewing the EU as a RIO provides perspectives on its legal identity, functioning, & international impact. lnkd.in/euZb43gd