In the media
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Discrimination and inequality in the criminal justice system are still major issues10 April 2024‘Criminal law is still an inequality machine’, argues Folkert Jensma in his fortnightly column for Dutch newspaper NRC. After attending the conference...
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Francien Dechesne presents at NWO ICT.Open 202409 April 2024On April 10 -11, the annual national event NWO ICT.Open 2024 takes place in the Beatrix Theater in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event brings scientis...
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False statements, liquidations, lawyers pulling out. Is the crown witness scheme worth the risk?09 April 2024Law firm Ficq & Partners has pulled out of the Marengo trial in the Netherlands. It claims that the use of a crown witness entails ‘unmanageable risk’...
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Is the Netherlands liable for refugee suffering on Greek islands?08 April 2024Three NGOs are suing the Dutch state for actively contributing to the suffering of refugees on Greek islands. In Dutch newspaper ‘Trouw’, the organisa...
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Reducing information inequality between citizens and government04 April 2024The Netherlands aims to have open and responsive government. As part of the ‘Actieplan Open Overheid’, Ymre Schuurmans, Annemarie Drahmann and Louis H...
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Dutch MPs involved in promoting Russian propaganda03 April 2024Information obtained from Czech intelligence authorities has shown that politicians from several European countries, including the Netherlands, are in...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed on Arise TV on the AI Act28 March 2024Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed on 22 March 2024, by Arise TV in the TV show 'Global Business Report' conducted ...
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Can Reddit and YouTube be held liable for user radicalisation?27 March 2024Cases have been brought against YouTube and Reddit for spreading conspiracy theories. They are accused of being behind the radicalisation of a man who...
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Labour Authority to dish out fines for bogus internships25 March 2024A number of farmers and the exchange agency SUSP are accused of deception in their deployment of foreign interns. The agricultural companies allegedly...
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Opinion piece: Wilders’ remarks are offensive and unacceptable21 March 2024Recently, a pro-Palestine demonstration was held outside the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam during its opening, which was being attended by Pr...
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Dutch cabinet formation: how are we going to achieve the impossible?20 March 2024In his report, Dutch cabinet negotiator Kim Putters proposes the formation of a ‘programme cabinet’ and an outline agreement. The four political parti...
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Deepfake video enforcement is a problem: ‘You can't ban all porn videos.’20 March 2024Many deepfake porn videos are going around appearing to feature popular Dutch presenters, actors and politicians. These videos are banned, and yet the...
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Quincy Promes arrested in Dubai: will he be extradited to the Netherlands?20 March 2024Quincy Promes has been arrested in Dubai at the request of the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service. The Dutch judicial authorities now want Dubai t...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses rise in self-employment on NU.nl19 March 2024The number of self-employed people has risen over the past few years. Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet explains this development in Dutch online ...
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New EU-Swiss negotiations19 March 2024A broad package of measures has been launched to deepen and expand the EU-Switzerland relationship. Christa Tobler was interviewed by both Süddeutsche...