In the media
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Explosive rise in ICJ cases05 February 2024Since its foundation in 1947, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has seen a huge rise in the number of cases brought to it. The tally currently ...
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Simone van der Hof writes UNICEF Essay on 'Towards better protection of children's rights as consumers of play'02 February 2024Children have the right to play and relax. Games, social media and video platforms are attractive new ways to do that. However, hardly any online game...
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ICJ minimally condemns Russia in case brought by Ukraine01 February 2024Russia has been condemned by the International Court of Justice for violating the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Ter...
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Fierce criticism for BBB's call to return Ukrainian refugees31 January 2024A controversial comment made by Mona Keijzer of the Dutch BBB party (Farmer-Citizen Movement) calling for the return of Ukrainian refugees and Ukraini...
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Olaf van Vliet in FD on employers’ parental support30 January 2024In order to attract and retain new talent, employers in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam are increasing their support offered to parents and ...
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Artificial intelligence not geared towards our diverse society is dangerous30 January 2024Women, the elderly, LGBT people and children are all at risk because artificial intelligence, algorithms and exoskeletons are tailored to the straight...
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Olaf van Vliet in NRC on shaping labour migration30 January 2024
In Dutch the public arena, there’s talk of curbing labour migration. Which options do the Dutch have? Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Economics at Leiden...
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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...