Publications

1. Report CAVV Symposium on Independent Advice on Public International Law (2023)

   This report provides a summary of a symposium on independent advice on public international law, organized by the Dutch Advisory ...

   Publication | 04-05-2023

2. CAVV Symposium 19 January 2023 - Invitation and Programme

   On 19 January 2023, the CAVV organizes a symposium on which members of the CAVV will engage with a variety of speakers on the ...

   Brochure | 29-11-2022

3. Legal consequences of a serious breach of a peremptory norm: the international rights and duties of states in relation to a breach of the prohibition of aggression

   In August 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs requested advice on the legal consequences of a serious breach of a peremptory ...

   Advisory report | 17-11-2022

4. Challenges in prosecuting the crime of aggression: jurisdiction and immunities

   The Advisory Committee on Issues of Public International Law (CAVV) supports the leading role played by the Netherlands with ...

   Advisory report | 12-09-2022

5. Autonomous Weapon Systems: the importance of regulation and investment

   The Dutch government asked the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) and the Advisory Committee on Issues of Public ...

   Advisory report | 11-04-2022

6. Autonomous Weapon Systems - summary and recommendations

   A summary of the advisory report 'Autonomous Weapon Systems: the importance of regulation and investment.' (AIV advisory report ...

   Advisory report | 03-12-2021

7. The implications under international law of the inability to renounce a second nationality

   In this advisory report, the Advisory Committee on Issues of Public International Law (CAVV) discusses the question of whether, ...

   Advisory report | 16-11-2021 | CAVV

8. Peremptory Norms of General International Law

   In its advisory report, the CAVV discusses the approach taken by the International Law Commission (ILC), the identification of ...

   Advisory report | 27-07-2020 | CAVV

9. Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts

   The CAVV expresses its appreciation both of the draft principles drawn up by the International Law Commission (ILC) on the ...

   Advisory report | 09-07-2020 | CAVV

10. The Provision and Funding of Non-lethal Assistance to Non-state Armed Groups Abroad

    In this report the CAVV and the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) discuss how the provision of ‘non-lethal ...

    Advisory report | 25-06-2020 | CAVV, AIV