In the media
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Ruling on FIFA transfer rules could have major impact 09 October 2024According to the European Court of Justice, FIFA's rules governing million-dollar transfers in global professional football violate European legislati...
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Outcry over unorthodox measures: victims of Dutch childcare benefits scandal bought out 02 October 2024The proposal made by the Dutch Benefits Agency (part of the Ministry of Finance) to issue one-off compensation payments of €5,000 in the wake of the D...
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Mayor of Zwartewaterland under scrutiny over ancillary positions 01 October 2024Dutch Mayor Eddy Bilder has once again come under scrutiny over his ancillary positions. He was previously the subject of negative media attention due...
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Do civil servants in The Hague feel free to make recommendations to the House? 30 September 2024Recently, Prime Minister Dirk Schoof caused quite the stir in the political arena of The Hague following the release of policy documents on the asylum...
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No social safety net for PGB caregivers 24 September 2024An acute shortage of social care staff means that family members often quit their jobs to care for relatives with severe disabilities. This seems too ...
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Denmark is an unsuitable model country for Dutch asylum policy 23 September 2024Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor of Immigration Law and member of the Dutch Advisory Council on Migration, explains on Dutch radio programme ‘Met he...
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What next – emergency measures or an emergency Act? 23 September 2024Negative advice from top officials shows that declaring an asylum crisis in the Netherlands based on emergency immigration law is unacceptable from a ...
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Bart Custers on tech companies involved in criminal activities 20 September 2024Governments are increasingly cracking down on tech companies like X, Telegram and Clearview that flout the law, with a fine, ban or criminal prosecuti...
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Personal Professional Skills Lab: a certificate for the development of FSW bachelor students 20 September 2024In line with the university and faculty ambition: ‘Future-oriented development of students’, from now on all FSW bachelor students can follow a three-...
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How Princess Laurentien became entangled in a politically sensitive government responsibility 17 September 2024Research conducted by Dutch news programme ‘Nieuwsuur’ into the work carried out by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands for victims of the childcar...
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Emergency measures to tackle ‘asylum crisis’ are not legally feasible 17 September 2024The Dutch government wants to use emergency measures in its asylum policy. Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber believes this has also been legally tested....
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Children are afraid to say the wrong thing to judges in divorce proceedings 16 September 2024Do courts take children's experiences properly into account in divorce proceedings? Research by Villa Pinedo shows that children often fear saying the...
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Bart Custers comments on Telegram’s catalogue of crimes 13 September 2024Instant messaging app Telegram is not faring well in the news – the reason being the illicit activities occurring on the platform. Professor Bart Cust...
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Royal honour for Prof. Barend Mons 13 September 2024Royal honour for Prof. Barend Mons. He was made a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He received this award from the mayor of the municipality of ...
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From Newry to The Hague: A Journey Through International Studies and Community 10 September 2024
In this article in The Irish Times, Pádraig Corrigan talks about his experience studying abroad at Leiden University College in The Hague.