Staff in Dutch youth care institutions use pain to control children. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture says this violates the Europ...

Boundaries in the collaboration between private and public interests are more blurred in the US than Europe, says Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digit...

Geert Wilders is fiercely opposing asylum seekers' centres during his election campaign. Marloes van Noorloos, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal ...

The ECtHR has ruled unanimously that Russia is responsible for downing flight MH17. Eric De Brabandere, Professor of International Dispute Settlement ...

A loophole in legislation on maximum pay for senior executives in public and semi-public sectors in the Netherlands has been uncovered by RTL News. Ba...

To guarantee road safety and combat nuisance, Enschede wants to be the first city in the Netherlands to ban fatbikes. On RTL news site, Geerten Boogaa...

The Dutch PVV party has proposed a legislative amendment that would make helping illegal immigrants a criminal offence. Joanne van der Leun, Professor...

Does the United Nations still have enough clout in a changing world order and what direction should it take in the future? Niels Blokker, professor em...

Inspectors say the William Schrikker Foundation, a leading Dutch youth protection agency, is failing in its duties. Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Chi...

The call for a social media ban for children is louder than ever. Professor of Children's Rights Ton Liefaard argues in ‘Trouw’ newspaper that this wo...

Tech company Eyeball collects images and data on young amateur football players on a large scale. But is this allowed? Bart Custers, Professor of Law ...

Dutch doctors hold social media platform Snapchat responsible for the illegal sale of vapes, and are threatening legal action. Bart Schermer, Professo...

Failed asylum seekers do not often return to their country of origin. The European Commission sees ‘return hubs’ as a solution. Dr Mark Klaassen discu...

After the fall of the Dutch cabinet, the Party for Freedom (PVV) ministers have resigned. They are now entitled to redundancy pay. Barend Barentsen, P...

The tax loophole revealed last year by the ‘Financieele Dagblad’ turns out to have much greater consequences than expected. Jan van de Streek, Profess...