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[New publication] Sanctions against Israel: An international law perspective
25 September 2025 By James Patrick SextonIn a new article for Just Security, James Patrick Sexton analyses recent proposals made for states to take sanctions against Israel. He concludes that international law permits the creation of certain sanctions against Israel, and that the obligation to preven...
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[Conference presentation] Asser Institute delegation at ESIL 2025: Military applications of AI and Big Tech’s role in reconstructing international law
23 September 2025 By Taylor Kate WoodcockFrom 11–13 September, a delegation from the Asser Institute attended the 2025 Annual European Society of International Law (ESIL) Conference, organised by the Institute of International and European Union Law at Freie Universität Berlin. This year’s conference...
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[New publication] Rhetoric and regulation: The (limits of) human/AI comparison in debates on military artificial intelligence
22 September 2025The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is ubiquitous and compelling, yet can it truly deliver ‘better’ speed, accuracy, and decision making in the conduct of war? As AI becomes increasingly embedded in military targeting processes, legal and ethical debat...
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[New publication] When gaming becomes gambling: The hidden risks of video game mechanics on children’s rights
15 September 2025In a new book titled “Ready to Play?” – A Children’s Rights Analysis of Gambling-like Elements in Videogames (Asser Press/Springer), author Pieterjan Declerck (Ghent University) argues that the videogame industry should tackle the growing risks of gambling-lik...
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[Call for abstracts] International legal resonance workshop: On ‘selective attention’ in international law
11 September 2025The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is welcoming abstracts for a workshop on ‘International Legal Resonance’. Convened by researchers Carl Lewis and Gabriele Chlevickaite, the workshop will take place on Thursday 26 February 2026, at the Asser Institute in The Hague. ...