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JurisDictions: International law podcastThe Externalisation of MigrationIn this episode, Flora Bensadon and Irem Cakmak are joined by Zoe Bantleman, Dr Kris van der Pas and Dr Annick Pijnenburg to discuss the externalisation of migration. What is meant by the externalisation of migration? What legal, political and moral considerations does it raise? And to what extent may contemporary externalisation efforts be seen as a wider pushback against international law? Note: From 20:10 Dr Van der Pas discusses the upcoming changes to the connection requirement in EU law and from 30:18 Dr Pijnenburg briefly discusses the Italy-Albania deal and litigation and again the...
2025-10-0656 minJurisDictions: International law podcast‘The litmus test of Palestine’ - A conversation with Ammar Hijazi, Ambassador and Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Kingdom of the NetherlandsIn a brand-new episode of JurisDictions, the Asser Institute’s international law podcast, researcher Dr Carl Lewis interviews Ammar Hijazi, Ambassador and Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to International Organizations in The Hague. One year after the International Court of Justice delivered its Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (19 July 2024), Ambassador Ammar Hijazi reflects on his role as ambassador, the importance of pursuing justice within existing international legal m...
2025-07-3045 minJurisDictions: International law podcastEstablishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: An Interview with H.E. Dr Anton KorynevychFor the first time in history, a dedicated tribunal is being established to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression. Join us in this episode, as Dr Gabrielė Chlevickaitė, International Criminal Law researcher at the Asser Institute, interviews H.E. Dr Anton Korynevych, Ambassador -at-large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Should you wish to read more, the Asser Institute has also released a Report on the Special Tribunal, offering the first legal analysis of the 'Council of Europe model,' as well as b...
2025-06-271h 01JurisDictions: International law podcastRights, Transfers, and Transnational Law: Exploring Football's Legal and Regulatory LandscapeIn this episode, we reflect on international sports law and the governance of football. Joined by Dr. Antoine Duval, we discuss the complexities of the football transfer system, particularly considering historical shifts following two landmark judgements: the Bosman (European Court of Justice, 1995) and the Diarra (Court of Justice of the European Union, 2024) rulings. How have these landmark rulings offered the possibility for the football transfer system to shift in favour of players? What even is a football transfer? And, more broadly, what legal and ethical issues arise around the ‘world's game' and football mega events like the upcom...
2025-03-2146 minJurisDictions: International law podcastThe Rules of Modern Warfare and Ancient TraditionsIn this episode, we reflect on how Dharmic traditions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, engaged with principles of humanity in warfare long before the codification of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) with the Geneva Conventions. Joined by Dr. Robert Heinsch, Dr. Raj Balkaran, and Dr. Christina Kilby, we consider key IHL concepts such as collateral damage and proportionality, while reflecting on what ancient philosophies, theologies and laws can teach us about ethical warfare today. By reflecting on various historical roots and traditions of humanitarian principles, the episode seeks to encourage engagement with the evolution and applications of the laws of...
2024-12-1954 minJurisDictions: International law podcastGaza and the International Legal Community(?): South Africa v Israel at the ICJThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) has now provided two orders of provisional measures in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) case, following the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza since the 26th of January 2024. But what are provisional measures? What does it mean to invoke a breach of an obligation owed to the ‘international community’? What implications follow from these proceedings beyond the peace palace? And in what sense could it be argued that the ICJ may be denying real...
2024-04-191h 13
JurisDictions: International law podcastWhy so serious? The importance of (fictional) maps in international lawWhy do states take maps so seriously? What role do they play in the international legal order? And how do international courts take them into consideration? We discuss all of this and more, with an eye to the ongoing Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) case at the International Court of Justice. Guests: Dr Yusra Suedi, Lecturer in International Law at the University of Manchester. Dr Brendan Plant, Hopkins–Parry Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Downing College, University of Cambridge. Prof Krista Wiegand, Professor in Interna...
2024-02-0850 min
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] (2/2) International Criminal Court arrest warrants for President Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova: What are the legal and political implications? Part 2In this two-part episode, Carl Lewis is joined by an expert panel - Julie Fraser, Victoria Kerr, Sergii Masol, and Owiso Owiso - to unpack some of the political and legal implications of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova. In part two, the conversation continues by considering the debate around the crime of aggression and the call for a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression and how this relates to the two arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). They further discuss the question of...
2023-07-0655 min
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] (1/2) International Criminal Court arrest warrants for President Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova: What are the legal and political implications? Part 1In this two-part episode, Carl Lewis is joined by an expert panel - Julie Fraser, Victoria Kerr, Sergii Masol, and Owiso Owiso - to unpack some of the political and legal implications of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova. In part one, they discuss the background to the ICC Arrest Warrants and the role of immunity and jurisdiction. They address the question of head of state immunity and the practical considerations of the arrest warrants. They also deliberate on the reaction to these arrest warrants in Ukraine and...
2023-07-0641 min
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] The Peace Palace and the 'building' of the international community with Prof. Tanja Aalberts and Dr Sofia StolkIn this episode, Prof. Tanja Aalberts and Dr Sofia Stolk share their research on the ‘building’ of the international community - The Peace Palace. What role did a curious ritual of gift-giving play in constituting the international community? What transnational, bureaucratic and monetary considerations (and bickering) were at play in the construction of the Peace Palace? If you want to read more about what is discussed in this episode, please check out the articles by our guests below- (both open access): T. Aalberts. and S. Stolk. Building (of) the international community: a history of the Peace...
2023-06-0843 min
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] Kiobel v Shell: The story behind the lawsuit dismissed by the Hague District Court with Dr Lucas RoordaIn this episode, Dr Lucas Roorda joins us to discuss the Kiobel v Shell case, and the story behind the lawsuit that was dismissed by the Hague District Court in 2022. In particular, we discuss the procedural history of the decision, transnational litigation and how this case may be considered to illustrate procedural unfairness at play between individuals and corporations. Decision: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/#!/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2022:2449 Disclaimer by Dr Roorda: During the podcast, the ‘Southern DC Circuit’ was mentioned in deciding Kiobel, but it was...
2023-02-2736 min
Amsterdam Law Hub PodcastS6E1 Impact van kunst - Hoe kan kunst het Internationaal Recht beïnvloeden?In deze aflevering spreekt Gabriela met Sofia Stolk van TMC Asser Instituut, waar zij specifiek onderzoek doet naar de rol van kunst binnen het Internationaal Recht. Aansluitend belt Gabriela met Nathalie Dijkman (Directeur van de Law Hub en fotograaf) omdat ze benieuwd is hoe zij, vanuit deze dubbele rol, tegen dit onderwerp aankijkt.
Presentatie: Gabriela Petralia (Amsterdam Law Hub), Muziek & Productie: oakproductions
2023-01-1828 min
Conversations : Globalization and LawAntoine Duval - Sports Law, the World Cup, and Human RightsAntoine is a Senior Researcher at the TMC Asser Instituut, where he coordinates the research strand on 'Advancing Public Interests in International and European Law'. He obtained his PhD from the European University Institute in 2015 after defending a thesis on the interaction between the lex sportiva (the private regulations governing international sports) and EU Law. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the ASSER International Sports Law Blog, founder and editor of the Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration, and a member of the editorial board of the International Sports Law Journal and International Sports Law book Series...
2022-12-081h 09
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] Questioning nationality at the ICJ: Looking back at the Nottebohm case with Dr Péter D. SzigetiIn this episode, Carl discusses the International Court of Justice’s 1955 Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) judgment with Dr Péter D. Szigeti of the University of Alberta. What is special about this case? What questions has it left open? And ought the ICJ reconsider the role international law perhaps should play in respect to certain questions concerning the nationality of individuals? Judgments Nottebohm (Liechtenstein v. Guatemala) - Literature recommended by Dr Szigeti: Cindy G. Buys, Nottebohm's Nightmare: Have We Exorcised the Ghosts of WWII Detention Programs or Do The...
2022-12-0636 min
JurisDictions: International law podcastIntroduction to the Hague Courts Dialogue SeriesWelcome listeners! What can you expect from the podcast? Your host, Asser Institute researcher, Carl Lewis gives a brief 1-minute introduction of the Hague Court Dialogue Series podcast.
2022-08-0101 min
JurisDictions: International law podcast[Hague Courts] The ICJ: More than a dispute settlement body? A conversation with Prof. Ingo VenzkeCarl discusses the case of Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), currently pending at the International Court of Justice, with Prof. Ingo Venzke of the University of Amsterdam. Does it make sense to speak of universal values and their evocation in international law? Was the reaction of the Court in its ‘Order of 16 March 2022’ expected? What is the value of provisional measures set up by the Court? Follow the developments of the case: https://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/1...
2022-08-0134 min
Play On the Morgan Sports Law PodcastEP15: CAS: Causes for Concern? Part Two | Antoine Duval, Marjolaine Viret, William SternheimerIn Part Two of a two-part series, we discuss the issue of arbitrator diversity and how the CAS might evolve. Host Tom Seamer is joined by special guests Dr Antoine Duval (Senior Researcher at the TMC Asser Instituut) and Dr Marjolaine Viret (Counsel at PMA Avocats), and by MSL partner and CAS expert William Sternheimer.
2021-10-0432 min
Global AthleteCourt of Arbitration for Sport with Dr. Antoine DuvalDr. Antoine Duval sheds light on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and how much restructuring is needed for athletes to have better representation in the world of international sport. In this episode, we talk about…An overview of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and its general missionHow athletes competing at the international level provide a strongly influenced consent to arbitration The issues of transparency and independence at CAS and why it needs to be fundamentally reshaped How the appeals process works in CAS and examples of high profile casesCase disputes between an Olymp...
2021-09-2146 min
Play On the Morgan Sports Law PodcastEP9: CAS: Causes for Concern? Part One | Antoine Duval, Marjolaine Viret, William SternheimerIn Part One of a two-part series, we discuss potential causes for concern for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Host Tom Seamer is joined by CAS expert and partner of the firm, William Sternheimer, as well as special guests, Dr Marjolaine Viret (Counsel at PMA Pedrazzini Martin-Achard Avocats) and Dr Antoine Duval (Senior Researcher at the TMC Asser Instituut).
2021-03-0930 min
Hablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI)Dr. Asier Garrido Muñoz - La Corte Internacional de Justicia y el COVID-19: Escenarios Imposibles y PosiblesEn este Episodio Edgardo Sobenes conversa con el Dr. Asier Garrido Muñoz sobre las posibles controversias judiciales relacionadas al COVID-19, el papel de la Corte Internacional de Justicia, y la normativa internacional relevante a un posible procedimiento contencioso.El Dr. Garrido Muñoz explica de forma magistral el papel de la Corte en el arreglo de las posibles controversias judiciales relativas a la responsabilidad de los Estados en un contexto de Pandemia. En este sentido, identifica los posibles Estados demandados y demandantes (08:06); las obligaciones internacionales y el objeto de una potencial demanda (11:43); el daño t...
2020-08-1256 min
Leaders in Finance Podcast#19 - S1E19 - Jan Paul Franx — Founder & Partner FG Lawyers en Hoogleraar, 30 jaar ervaring met IPOs/M&A/Private Equity/debt emissies, privé-werk balans, scheidsrechterJan Paul Franx is mede-oprichter en partner bij FG Lawyers.
Jan Paul studeerde in de jaren tachtig af als jurist aan de Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Dat het hier om een slimme student ging blijkt wel uit het feit dat zijn afstudeerscriptie door Kluwer werd uitgegeven.
Jan Paul heeft onder andere gewerkt voor het T.M.C. Asser Instituut in Den Haag, als internationaal trainee bij Linklaters in Londen, voor Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York en circa 25 jaar voor Nauta Dutilh, waarvan 18 jaar als partner.
Met deze brede ervaring qua werkgevers heeft Jan Pau...
2020-06-1142 min