In the media
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Unemployed and work-disabled hit harder by new cabinet plansIn the media 19 February 2026Unemployed and work-disabled people fear the new Dutch cabinet's plans to reduce benefits. Social security law experts, including Barend Barentsen, wa...
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AI not to blame for recent wave of layoffsIn the media 19 February 2026Dutch companies are cutting jobs at a rapid pace amid reorganisations. Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Economics, spoke with NU.nl about the causes of th...
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Asylum process must speed up, but concerns voiced about due careIn the media 18 February 2026On paper, clarity on an asylum application takes eight days, but in practice it takes an average of 67 weeks. Under new EU rules, the IND must speed u...
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Tougher strategy needed to tackle doxingIn the media 13 February 2026The Dutch House of Representatives wants websites on which personal data is shared to be taken offline. Bart Schermer, an expert in privacy and cyberc...
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Eric Storm in Spanish media12 February 2026Following the Spanish translation of his book Nationalism, associate professor Eric Storm was interviewed by El Periódico and Crónica Global. Several ...
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Eric Storm in Romanian media12 February 2026
Following to the Romanian translation of his book Nationalism, associate professor Eric Storm was interviewed by Revista 22. Several other media publi...
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Andrew Shield in Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten: ‘Blurring of the distinction between dating, sex and the social aspect’12 February 2026
Assistant professor Andrew Shield was interviewd by Norway's largest printed newspaper, Aftenposten about sex and dating apps.
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Are Dutch judges still impartial?In the media 12 February 2026Can judges be impartial if they are a member of a political party? In PowNed podcast ‘Op z'n Kop!’, Andreas Kinneging, Professor of Philosophy of Law,...
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Pushing ahead with the EU's Agreements with Mercosur and Indiain the media 12 February 2026In an op-ed for EU Law Live, Joris Larik (Leiden University College The Hague and Europa Institute) stresses that delays to the Mercosur and India agr...
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Don’t leave digital autonomy to Big TechIn the media 12 February 2026Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Rule of Law (OU), responds sharply in i...
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Cutting back politicians’ transitional benefits: financially unnecessary but hard to justifyIn the media 10 February 2026Figures from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior show that politicians’ transitional benefits have increased fivefold in a decade. Social security law ...
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AI can improve police workIn the media 06 February 2026The Dutch Police may receive an additional 300 million euros next year. Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data Science, spoke with current affairs pr...
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Billionaires should pay their fair shareIn the media 06 February 2026The popular French economist Gabriel Zucman visited the Netherlands last week, advocating an extra tax for billionaires. Egbert Jongen, Professor of E...
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Does the Netherlands need a minister for digital affairs?In the media 05 February 2026In radio programme ‘Spraakmakers’, Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Cons...
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Climate and geopolitics putting international maritime law under pressureIn the media 04 February 2026Climate change, geopolitical tensions and conflicting interests in the Arctic have sparked renewed attention for enforcement and justice. Hilde Woker,...