Amsterdam Center for International Law
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ACIL is an internationally leading center for cutting-edge research on questions of international law, based at the University of Amsterdam.
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Prof. Gina Heathcote from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Monday, 17 November, to discuss the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. https://bit.ly/4nKN6Ut @acil-uva.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Prof. Gina Heathcote from @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Monday, 17 November, to discuss the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally. https://bit.ly/4nKN6Ut @acil-uva.bsky.social
The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports?
Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment.
21 November
@machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social
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Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment.
21 November
@machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Judicial Oversight of Arms Exports – Implications of the Supreme Court Judgment in the F-35 case - ACIL
On 21 November, we're hosting an important debate on the Dutch storage and supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The F-35 case: Who holds the final say in arms exports?
Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment.
21 November
@machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Join us for a roundtable to discuss the implications arising from the Dutch Supreme Court’s judgment.
21 November
@machikokanetake.bsky.social, @tmcasser.bsky.social, @uvalawschool.bsky.social
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Prof. Gina Heathcote @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Mon 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally.
Don't miss it!
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Don't miss it!
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October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Prof. Gina Heathcote @newcastleuni.bsky.social joins us on Mon 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally.
Don't miss it!
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Don't miss it!
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Despite claims that international law is 'dead', it is increasingly invoked to address global challenges. In her inaugural lecture, Prof. @kikibrolmann.bsky.social asks whether int'l law has the tools to meet this ambition.
Friday 17 October, 16:30cet.
Watch it here:
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Friday 17 October, 16:30cet.
Watch it here:
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Mobilising the contractual and the communal in public international law - ACIL
Catherine Brölmann, Professor of Public International Law, will hold her inaugural lecture, titled 'Mobilising the contractual and the communal in public international law' on the 17th of October.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Despite claims that international law is 'dead', it is increasingly invoked to address global challenges. In her inaugural lecture, Prof. @kikibrolmann.bsky.social asks whether int'l law has the tools to meet this ambition.
Friday 17 October, 16:30cet.
Watch it here:
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Friday 17 October, 16:30cet.
Watch it here:
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
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Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States??
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
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Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Can the Council of Europe Vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States? - ACIL
We are pleased to welcome Nils Muižnieks, a former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and one of the most prominent human rights advocates in Europe and beyond. Currently, Muižnieks serve...
acil.uva.nl
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States??
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States??
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Can the Council of Europe Vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States? - ACIL
We are pleased to welcome Nils Muižnieks, a former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and one of the most prominent human rights advocates in Europe and beyond. Currently, Muižnieks serve...
acil.uva.nl
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Can the Council of Europe vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States??
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Nils Muižnieks, the former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, will be speaking about this on 16 October. Join us online. With Yvonne Donders & Dilek Kurban.
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Today at 17:15cet. Join us online.
A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
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A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
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International Financial Institutions and Sustainable Development - ACIL
Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (Universi...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Today at 17:15cet. Join us online.
A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
A discussion about the new book from @johannalorenzo.bsky.social on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral banks. W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
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Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social
W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social
International Financial Institutions and Sustainable Development - ACIL
Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (University of Warwick Law School) and Dr Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law). Professor Ingo Venzke (UvA) will moderate the discussion.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social
W/@celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social on 25 September. https://bit.ly/4nD6cfH @acil-uva.bsky.social
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Seeking Reparations in an Age of Impunity - Register to attend our next hybrid lecture by Prof. @lukemoffett.bsky.social about #reparations in an age where progress on redressing the past is witnessing a rollback.
📅 16 September, 1pm CET
📍 UvA Anthropology C5.00 & online
➡️ More info & registration:
📅 16 September, 1pm CET
📍 UvA Anthropology C5.00 & online
➡️ More info & registration:
September 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Seeking Reparations in an Age of Impunity - Register to attend our next hybrid lecture by Prof. @lukemoffett.bsky.social about #reparations in an age where progress on redressing the past is witnessing a rollback.
📅 16 September, 1pm CET
📍 UvA Anthropology C5.00 & online
➡️ More info & registration:
📅 16 September, 1pm CET
📍 UvA Anthropology C5.00 & online
➡️ More info & registration:
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Looking forward to discussing this excellent book !
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
International Financial Institutions and Sustainable Development - ACIL
Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (University of Warwick Law School) and Dr Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law). Professor Ingo Venzke (UvA) will moderate the discussion.
acil.uva.nl
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Looking forward to discussing this excellent book !
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
International Financial Institutions and Sustainable Development - ACIL
Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (University of Warwick Law School) and Dr Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law). Professor Ingo Venzke (UvA) will moderate the discussion.
acil.uva.nl
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Join us for a discussion of @johannalorenzo.bsky.social new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks.
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
W/ @celinetan.bsky.social, @akinkugbe.bsky.social & @ingovenzke.bsky.social
25 September, 17:15cet
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
You can hear more about @karolyvegh.bsky.social research on 10 September when he defends his PhD. Supervisors are @paulducheine.bsky.social & Prof. Terry Gill.
‘We have a growing responsibility to keep ourselves informed, not influenced', says Károly Végh. He researched how states are targeting our minds and how human rights law could prevent this 🧠 @acil-uva.bsky.social
The mind is under attack by states
Every day, states are targeting your mind. We need to learn how to inform ourselves, not just absorb information, says Károly Végh. He researched how human rights law could help protect the mind in this digital age.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
You can hear more about @karolyvegh.bsky.social research on 10 September when he defends his PhD. Supervisors are @paulducheine.bsky.social & Prof. Terry Gill.
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Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. bit.ly/41mD83b #InternationalLaw
Law Faculty Prize for Dr Kanad Bagchi for the Best Publication 2024
Dr Kanad Bagchi has won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’ and said it is ‘a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis at the intersection between law & politics’.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. bit.ly/41mD83b #InternationalLaw
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📢 New Publication Alert 📢
Delighted to share my publication in LJIL! This piece is relevant for anyone interested in how we conceptualise 'nature', 'peoples' and 'statehood' under international law, including the role of peoples' tribunals in the international legal domain. lnkd.in/gVR-Hbfz
Delighted to share my publication in LJIL! This piece is relevant for anyone interested in how we conceptualise 'nature', 'peoples' and 'statehood' under international law, including the role of peoples' tribunals in the international legal domain. lnkd.in/gVR-Hbfz
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📢 New Publication Alert 📢
Delighted to share my publication in LJIL! This piece is relevant for anyone interested in how we conceptualise 'nature', 'peoples' and 'statehood' under international law, including the role of peoples' tribunals in the international legal domain. lnkd.in/gVR-Hbfz
Delighted to share my publication in LJIL! This piece is relevant for anyone interested in how we conceptualise 'nature', 'peoples' and 'statehood' under international law, including the role of peoples' tribunals in the international legal domain. lnkd.in/gVR-Hbfz
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Aan erkenning van #Palestina zitten veel juridische haken en ogen. Voor westerse landen is die erkenning in de eerste plaats vooral een 'politieke daad', zegt hoogleraar @kikibrolmann.bsky.social van @acil-uva.bsky.social in @volkskrant.bsky.social. #InternationaalRecht
August 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Aan erkenning van #Palestina zitten veel juridische haken en ogen. Voor westerse landen is die erkenning in de eerste plaats vooral een 'politieke daad', zegt hoogleraar @kikibrolmann.bsky.social van @acil-uva.bsky.social in @volkskrant.bsky.social. #InternationaalRecht
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‘We have a growing responsibility to keep ourselves informed, not influenced', says Károly Végh. He researched how states are targeting our minds and how human rights law could prevent this 🧠 @acil-uva.bsky.social
The mind is under attack by states
Every day, states are targeting your mind. We need to learn how to inform ourselves, not just absorb information, says Károly Végh. He researched how human rights law could help protect the mind in this digital age.
bit.ly
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‘We have a growing responsibility to keep ourselves informed, not influenced', says Károly Végh. He researched how states are targeting our minds and how human rights law could prevent this 🧠 @acil-uva.bsky.social
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"The Struggle Against Fossil Sovereignty"
JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.
verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...
JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.
verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...
August 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"The Struggle Against Fossil Sovereignty"
JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.
verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...
JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.
verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...
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Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. https://bit.ly/41mD83b
Law Faculty Prize for Dr Kanad Bagchi for the Best Publication 2024
Dr Kanad Bagchi has won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’ and said it is ‘a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis at the intersection between law & politics’.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Dr @kanadbagchi.bsky.social won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’. https://bit.ly/41mD83b
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Now, the time has come to announce my debut in the academic community. Many thanks to @uvalawschool.bsky.social and @acil-uva.bsky.social for the posting and my immense gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Terry D. Gill and Prof. @paulducheine.bsky.social for their mentoring.
August 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Now, the time has come to announce my debut in the academic community. Many thanks to @uvalawschool.bsky.social and @acil-uva.bsky.social for the posting and my immense gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Terry D. Gill and Prof. @paulducheine.bsky.social for their mentoring.
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On 10 September @karolyvegh.bsky.social will defend his PhD dissertation entitled ‘In Defence of the Informed Mind - The applicability of international human rights law for the conduct of extraterritorial influence’. @acil-uva.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4lc8Abs #InternationalLaw
In Defence of the Informed Mind
On 10 September Károly Végh will defend his PhD dissertation entitled ‘In Defence of the Informed Mind - The applicability of international human rights law for the conduct of extraterritorial influence’. The thesis aims to explore how international human rights law applies to the conduct of disinformation, propaganda and other cognitive manipulations by foreign States.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On 10 September @karolyvegh.bsky.social will defend his PhD dissertation entitled ‘In Defence of the Informed Mind - The applicability of international human rights law for the conduct of extraterritorial influence’. @acil-uva.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4lc8Abs #InternationalLaw
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Who does this land belong to? Are these people victims or perpetrators? Vessela Terzieva believes that once facts are established in a fair trial, it will be easier for different groups to coexist peacefully. Full interview about her research below 👇 http://bit.ly/4kFFFfO
How unravelling the truth in court may reduce conflict
Vessela Terzieva explains how the right to the truth in human rights and international criminal law reduces conflict. She is a lawyer and works as an academic at the UvA.
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July 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Who does this land belong to? Are these people victims or perpetrators? Vessela Terzieva believes that once facts are established in a fair trial, it will be easier for different groups to coexist peacefully. Full interview about her research below 👇 http://bit.ly/4kFFFfO
Congratulations Riccardo!
We had the pleasure of meeting Riccardo in Spring 2024 when he was a visiting researcher at ACIL.
We had the pleasure of meeting Riccardo in Spring 2024 when he was a visiting researcher at ACIL.
This @springer1842.bsky.social book 'Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Human Rights in International Law' authored by Riccardo Luporini illustrates the interaction between climate change law, disaster law, and human rights law. 🔗 bit.ly/3FSC2oA #LawSky #climatechange
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Congratulations Riccardo!
We had the pleasure of meeting Riccardo in Spring 2024 when he was a visiting researcher at ACIL.
We had the pleasure of meeting Riccardo in Spring 2024 when he was a visiting researcher at ACIL.
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Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van #Israël op de nucleaire complexen van #Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? bit.ly/3G4OyS1 #OorlogsRecht
Hoe ‘fout’ zijn Israël, Iran en VS met hun aanvallen? ‘Er was geen dreiging van een aanval van Iran’
Ruim een week geleden werd Iran opgeschrikt door grootschalige Israëlische aanvallen. Sindsdien bestookten de landen elkaar, al leek dinsdag plotseling een staakt-het-vuren in zicht. Valt dit te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? Nee, menen hoogleraren Marten Zwanenburg en Göran Sluiter.
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July 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van #Israël op de nucleaire complexen van #Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? bit.ly/3G4OyS1 #OorlogsRecht
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Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van Israël op de nucleaire complexen van Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? https://bit.ly/3G4OyS1
Hoe ‘fout’ zijn Israël, Iran en VS met hun aanvallen? ‘Er was geen dreiging van een aanval van Iran’
Ruim een week geleden werd Iran opgeschrikt door grootschalige Israëlische aanvallen. Sindsdien bestookten de landen elkaar, al leek dinsdag plotseling een staakt-het-vuren in zicht. Valt dit te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? Nee, menen hoogleraren Marten Zwanenburg en Göran Sluiter.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Göran Sluiter en Marten Zwanenberg duiden in de @volkskrant.nl de aanval van Israël op de nucleaire complexen van Iran. Valt het te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? https://bit.ly/3G4OyS1
''We have achieved a great deal in our research on the role of law in sustainable globalisation, but we are far from finished.'' @ingovenzke.bsky.social on the favourable evaluation of the project, Transformative Effects of Globalisation in Law.
Over the years, law faculties have shown that they can achieve great success through collaboration. The collaboration has been highly successful, as evidenced by the recent final report of the SSH Law Sector Plan Committee to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. https://bit.ly/3Iclk3W
Law faculties successfully seek cooperation
Over the past 6 years, the Amsterdam Law School and its sister faculties have shown that collaboration can achieve great results. Read the recent final report of the SSH Law Sector Plan Committee.
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June 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
''We have achieved a great deal in our research on the role of law in sustainable globalisation, but we are far from finished.'' @ingovenzke.bsky.social on the favourable evaluation of the project, Transformative Effects of Globalisation in Law.