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The Netherlands will defy EU deadline for equal pay: critics sound alarmIn the media 28 January 2026The Netherlands will not meet the EU deadline for equal-pay legislation implementation and fears no repercussions. However, Professor of Labour Law Ge...
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Shadow fleet evades sanctions: Germany calls for actionIn de media 27 January 2026Germany wants to ‘modernise’ the law of the sea to tackle Russian ships that evade sanctions as part of the so-called ‘shadow fleet.’ The current lega...
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Can security concerns legitimise annexation?In de media 27 January 2026Legal experts, including Jens Iverson, a lecturer in international law, warn in 'Le Soir' that any attempt by US president Donald Trump to annex Green...
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First countries join Trump's Peace Council amid criticism and concernsIn the media 26 January 2026Twelve countries have signed Donald Trump's new 'Council of Peace' in Davos. Experts including Nico Schrijver, emeritus professor of public internatio...
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TikTok age checks: risks for privacy and discriminationIn the media 22 January 2026TikTok’s stricter age checks are a good move, says Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data Science, in an opinion piece in ‘de Volkskrant’. But he war...
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Netherlands in hot water after sanctioned tanker arrives in CuraçaoIn the media 22 January 2026The Netherlands is facing criticism after a tanker carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil docked in Curaçao. Hilde Woker, assistant professor and an exper...
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Minority cabinet in the Netherlands: opportunity or risk?In the media 21 January 2026In daily political programme ‘Dit is de Dag’ (NPO Radio), constitutional law experts Corné Smit and Wim Voermans discussed the question of whether a m...
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Afshin Ellian working on plan for a new IranIn the media 19 January 2026Iran is experiencing severe unrest with millions of people protesting against the strict regime. Opponents of the regime are now working on a blueprin...
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EU protection guarantee for Greenland raises questionsIn the media 15 January 2026The European Commission believes the EU protection clause (Art. 42.7 TEU) applies if the US were to annex Greenland. Experts, including Professor of ...
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Experts call for openness on DigiD sale to US tech companyIn the media 15 January 2026Experts want full transparency on the proposed sale of the DigiD platform to a US company and warn of risks to digital sovereignty. Reijer Passchier, ...
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UK pays ‘substantial’ compensation to Guantánamo detainee Abu Zubaydahin de media 14 January 2026Helen Duffy, professor of international law in Leiden, is Abu Zubaydah’s international lawyer and commented on the case for the BBC and other media.
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Dutch Enterprise Chamber examines abuses at NexperiaIn the media 09 January 2026Next week, the Enterprise Chamber will decide on an investigation into possible abuses at Nexperia. Lawyers say the outcome is clear. Harold Koster, ...
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Intercepted oil tanker: morally clear, legally murkyIn the media 08 January 2026The US operation to seize an oil tanker near Iceland has put the spotlight on international maritime law. Hilde Woker, an expert on the law of the sea...
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Minority cabinet is wishful thinking and a recipe for a new crisisin the media 08 January 2026The Dutch cabinet formation is dragging on and a minority cabinet is now envisaged. Constitutional law expert Wim Voermans recently warned in ‘de Volk...
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UN Security Council is unlikely to condemn America’s action against MaduroIn the media 07 January 2026The UN Security Council met to discuss America’s action against Venezuela when it seized Nicolás Maduro. Larissa van den Herik, Professor of Internati...