In the media
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Experts criticise Dutch government: Netherlands doing too little against violence in Gaza22 May 2025Leading experts claim the Dutch government is doing too little about the situation in Gaza, even pointing to a violation of the 1948 Genocide Conventi...
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Failures at foster care organisation Enver confirmed20 May 2025The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ) has found that foster care at stitching Enver is not up to scratch. Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of ...
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Membership of Dutch governing elite in closed societies is permitted15 May 2025The discussion has been sparked by recent revelations about the participation of top Dutch officials and politicians in closed meetings. Wim Voermans,...
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Classical sovereignty is threatened by Big Tech13 May 2025Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Rule of Law at the Open University and Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law in L...
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The Netherlands must speed up asylum procedures12 May 2025The CJEU says the time to process asylum applications in the Netherlands is too slow. Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen comments in ‘Trouw’ that staff...
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Tech companies breach copyright when training AI toolsIn the media 08 May 2025For some years, large tech companies have breached copyright law by using creative expressions from artists to train AI tools. Dirk Visser, Professor ...
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European Court rejects Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme30 April 2025The European Court of Justice has ruled that Malta must cease selling ‘golden passports’. Armin Cuyvers, Professor of European Law, says in ‘NRC’ news...
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Is Israel undermining international law with UNRWA ban?29 April 2025The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has commenced hearings on Israel’s ban on UN organisation UNRWA. Larissa van den Herik, Professor of Public I...
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Children often not reunited with parents after out-of-home placementIn the media 24 April 2025A minority of children placed in care return home. Following publication of research by Leiden University, Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law, c...
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Police ordered to destroy personal data of citizensIn the media 24 April 2025The Dutch police must stop storing personal data indefinitely. This was decided by the Council of State following several publications by investigativ...
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Wim Voermans on departure of Pieter Omtzigt and the spring budget22 April 2025Political talk show Café Kockelmann focused on two major issues on 18 April: the departure of Pieter Omtzigt after 21 years in Dutch politics and the ...
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Tesla’s vast profits add little to Dutch TreasuryIn the media 16 April 2025A seemingly huge car factory in Amsterdam turns out to be a financial hub in Tesla’s global empire. Jan van de Streek, Professor of Tax Law, investiga...
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Big Tech companies pocket the profits and the government foots the bill15 April 2025Tech giants are pocketing the profits and municipalities and the government are being left with social and financial burdens. In ‘Binnenlands Bestuur’...
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Asylum seekers go into hiding pending new application procedureIn the media 09 April 2025Applying for asylum twice is not allowed. Yet according to IND figures, the Netherlands returns only one in five asylum seekers to other countries in ...
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Anger and disbelief in Belgium after late verdict in rape caseIn the media 09 April 2025A student from Leuven was convicted of rape last week but escaped a prison sentence. Jeroen ten Voorde, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedu...