In the media
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Dick Schoof caught in the crossfire of coalition partiesin the media 24 September 2025Dutch caretaker prime minister Dick Schoof’s days are numbered. Now the parliamentary debates on the budget are over, an unusual experiment comes to a...
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How to stop illegal images on social media?In the media 23 September 2025Illegal images spread fast via social media. That became painfully clear last week following incidents involving teenagers in Dutch towns. Bart Scherm...
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Camera glasses no longer welcome at music venue in UtrechtIn the media 23 September 2025Music venue TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht has decided to ban camera glasses following an incident last month. Bart Schermer, Professor of Law and Digita...
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Commercial startups get a foot in the door with defence investmentsIn the media 18 September 2025NATO countries have raised their defence budgets and startups are keen to supply innovative technologies. Louisa Handel-Mazzetti, PhD candidate at Air...
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The law of war as a compass, even amid serious violationsIn de media 18 September 2025Emeritus professor of international law, Nico Schrijver, spoke on Dutch radio about the law of war and humanitarian law. He said the recent Israeli ac...
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Digitalisation should be on Dutch general election agendaIn the media 18 September 2025Digitalisation affects us all but plays little role in the election debates. In an op-ed in Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’, Reijer Passchier, Assista...
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Odd that Dutch municipality is promoting Microsoftin the media 15 September 2025Breda features prominently in a Microsoft customer story about AI, but the city says it is not advertising. Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of C...
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When must a justice withdraw if impartiality is doubted?In the media 12 September 2025The saga surrounding Dutch football club Vitesse continues since the presiding justice in the appeals case appears to have a supporter’s card. Arie-Ja...
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Ongoing satellite interference is straining diplomatic relationsIn the media 09 September 2025Diplomatic relations between European countries and Russia are on edge due to ongoing satellite disruptions. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, assistant professor, ...
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Participatory governance: new publication by Malgieri & Kaminski in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology04 September 2025Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies) and Professor Margot E. Kaminski (University of Colorado Law...
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Can fatbikes and e-bikes be banned from bike lanes in Dutch cities?04 September 2025Faster traffic on bike lanes is dangerous and the Netherlands’ five largest cities are calling for a ban on electric vehicles. Geerten Boogaard, Profe...
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US sanctions target more ICC officialsin de media 03 September 2025The United States has recently imposed sanctions on four more senior officials of the International Criminal Court, including Judge Prost, who is a Ca...
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Criminalising illegal residence appears impossible taskIn the media 03 September 2025Dutch justice and asylum minister David van Weel has only one month to deliver a new emergency asylum law that would criminalise illegal residence. Ge...
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What does the popularity of AI mean for the legal field?In the media 01 September 2025In recent years, artificial intelligence has deeply permeated our society and the legal field is no exception. Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data...
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Residents feel harassed by municipal checks27 August 2025Residents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the Dutch town Zaandam are living in fear and feel intimidated by the municipality’s methods to tackle s...