In the media
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence04 June 2024The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, b...
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What went wrong for the Vlaardingen girl in foster care?03 June 2024The case of the severely abused girl in foster care has caused outrage. Her foster carers are suspected of attempted manslaughter. What went wrong? Ma...
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The government’s mentality hinders citizens' initiatives30 May 2024The manner and context in which the government supports citizens' initiatives are often more important than the legal framework. In practice, it only ...
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Which Dutch political party gets which ministerial position?29 May 2024Now that the new Dutch government's plans are set out on paper, the chess game begins for cabinet formation leader Richard van Zwol. He has to make th...
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eLaw at CPDP.ai 202428 May 2024eLaw reflects on a very successful turnout at this year's 17th edition of the annual CPDP Conference in Brussels. This year, the conference was rebran...
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Does a public administrator’s resignation or dismissal damage their political career?27 May 2024It occurs on a regular basis: a public administrator resigns or is dismissed when their integrity is at stake. To what extent does that damage their i...
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Applications for arrest warrants submitted to the ICC27 May 2024Prosecutor Karim Khan has asked the Pre-Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court in The Hague to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime ...
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How feasible are the asylum measures announced by the new Dutch cabinet?22 May 2024The new Dutch cabinet aims to reduce the number of asylum seeks coming to the Netherlands by introducing a number of asylum policy measures. Dr Mark K...
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What lies ahead for the Netherlands now a coalition agreement has been reached?17 May 2024Now that a negotiation agreement has been reached, the first right-wing Dutch cabinet is set to become a reality. What are the four parties planning t...
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To what extent are face coverings permitted at demonstrations?16 May 2024Recently, the University of Amsterdam was the scene of pro-Palestinian demonstrations that got out of hand. The demonstrators included rioters who wis...
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Landmark ruling on tolerance agreements for Dutch ‘coffeeshops’15 May 2024PhD candidate Demy Jongkind and Associate Professor Annemarie Drahmann – both part of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law – have b...
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Strategic late submission of court documents needs to be curbed07 May 2024There’s a trend going around within administrative law: submitting court documents late to make things as difficult as possible for the opposing party...
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AI programmes that use your voice to produce songs breach portrait rights06 May 2024AI programmes such as Suno and Udio allow the user to compose songs that bear an uncanny resemblance to the style and vocals of famous artists. Can ar...
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Podcast on latest developments in press freedom02 May 2024The Press Freedom Monitor is set to be presented during this year’s World Press Freedom Day celebrations on 3 May. To mark this occasion, the interact...
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Does Germany share responsibility for what Israel is doing in Gaza?01 May 2024Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a preliminary ruling in a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany. Nicaragua accuses Germ...