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Dr Ginevra Le Moli's new book 'Human Dignity in International Law' 22 November 2021Over the past two centuries, the concept of human dignity has moved from the fringes to the centre of the international legal system. This book is the...
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Seminar Rule of Law and the European Arrest Warrant at Örebro Universitet 25 March 2021 09 March 2021On 25 March 2021 this online seminar will be held from 10.15-12.00 at Örebro Universitet in Sweden. Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Crimi...
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Virtual Foresight Exercise with Europol 01 December 2020Early November, Professor of European Law Jorrit Rijpma contributed to Europol's Virtual Foresight Exercise to address the future impact on serious an...
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Outward appearance in Dutch criminal law. What is the suspect up to? 19 November 2020On 27 February 1976, two men wearing motorcycle helmets and carrying loaded guns ring the door of temping agency Cito. A security van has just deliver...
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Humboldt Research Fellowship awarded to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk 31 August 2020The German Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung has awarded a Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk for her project ‘The ...
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Why some criminal cases cannot be solved in the cultural domain 30 January 2020Court cases that get out of hand are enacted again and again, according to PhD candidate Tessa de Zeeuw. De Zeeuw: ‘Even if the court comes to the cor...
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Human rights are like elephants: magnificent, but under threat 15 January 2020What is the current situation of human rights in relation to detention under criminal law and immigration law, now that more and more parties are beco...
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Contempt of court does not fit into the Dutch judicial system 11 December 2019What can criminal courts do when the course of justice is obstructed? Countries such as England and Wales apply the instrument contempt of court, whic...
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Students of the Master European Law visit Eurojust 10 December 2019On December 5, a group of thirty students of the Master in European Law visited the headquarters of Eurojust in The Hague.
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Hanna Bosdriesz awarded doctorate cum laude 04 December 2019On 3 December 2019 Hanna Bosdriesz defended her dissertation on the fight against impunity for grave human rights violations in Latin America.
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Human trafficking cannot be tackled with current legislation 16 September 2019Each year it is estimated that thousands of people fall victim to human trafficking in the Netherlands. Many of these victims are minors. Assistant Pr...
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Opening Lecture of the LL.M. Programmes in Public International Law & International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration by ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji 13 September 2019
On 12 September 2019, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), delivered a lecture on Customary International Crim...
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Sweetie 2.0—Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Webcam Child Sex Tourism 22 July 2019In July 2019 Asser Press published the book 'Sweetie 2.0—Using Artificial Intelligence to Fight Webcam Child Sex Tourism’ which was coedited by Simone...
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Successful LLX on the operation of the European Arrest Warrant in the Shadow of Europe’s Rule of Law Crisis 23 May 2019The current rule of law debate in the EU occupies not only the mind of European policy and lawmakers, but also of legal practitioners on the ground. T...
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Maria Pichou selected as Judge for the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition 14 May 2019Maria Pichou is selected to act as a judge for the 2019 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC). Dr. Maria Pichou is Assistant Pr...