In the media
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Clear signal from ICJ in Gaza conflict29 January 2024While the interim ruling passed down by the International Court of Justice did not order a ceasefire, it did state that Israel must take all measures ...
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Danny Mekić guest columnist for de Volkskrant29 January 2024De Volkskrant has a guest columnist every month who writes a column for the website on Sundays. eLaw PhD student Danny Mekić was asked by de Volkskran...
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Israël must alleviate plight of Palestinians now29 January 2024The International Court of Justice has issued an interim ruling calling on Israel to take immediate action to prevent genocide. South Africa had accus...
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Little support for dispersal law in municipality of Westland29 January 2024The ‘spreidingswet’ (dispersal law) has been passed by Dutch Senate and will take effect on 1 February. In the municipality of Westland, however, a ma...
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Extensive media attention for research into income inequality25 January 2024On behalf of trade union FNV, Egbert Jongen and Heike Vethaak from Leiden University conducted a study on income distribution over the past 40 years. ...
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Europe needs to step up as Trump’s chances rise24 January 2024Following Trump’s resounding victory over his Republican arch-rival in Iowa, it's clear that standing by passively and giving Biden the benefit of the...
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Higher asset limit for Utrecht municipal tax remission rejected22 January 2024The municipality of Utrecht is appealing to the Council of State following the decision by Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Hugo d...
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In war crimes, commanders do not have legal immunity22 January 2024In her capacity as a lawyer and expert in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Professor Helen Duffy is filing a lawsuit against the Dutch...
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Wilders in coalition talks: are his concessions enough?15 January 2024The process of forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands continued in the city of Hilversum last week. Geert Wilders has promised to withd...
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Bart Custers discusses facial recognition on Nieuwsuur11 January 2024Despite a lack of specific legislation on this issue, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz is allowing the national police force to e...
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Genocide in Gaza is difficult to prove11 January 2024South Africa is suing Israel on charges of genocide in Gaza. The case is being heard at the International Court of Justice in The Hague this week. Pro...
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Government unaware of Dutch involvement in Iran nuclear weapons programme sabotage11 January 2024In 2007, a spy from the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) planted a destructive computer virus at an Iranian nuclear site, haltin...
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Are civil servants allowed to freely voice their political woes?10 January 2024In October, the Provincial Executive in Friesland reprimanded four civil servants who had signed an incendiary letter asking the government to adopt a...
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Fireworks possession ban difficult to enforce10 January 2024The current ban on setting off fireworks in the Netherlands is inadequate. An offender can only be arrested after setting off fireworks in front of en...
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Should Europe fear Trump’s re-election?09 January 2024Donald Trump’s re-election: it could become reality after the November 2024 elections. According to various experts across Europe and the US, Europe n...