In the media
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AI models are full of Dutch art – what about copyright violation? 06 August 2024
Are AI models such as Midjourney violating artists' copyright? Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, spoke about this topic on Dutch cu...
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Why do Dutch women build up 40% less pension on average than men? 01 August 2024
Dutch women should be aware of the consequences of the new pension system. Suzanne Kali, a lecturer and researcher in pensions law at the Labour Law a...
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Does Elon Musk have to abide by his own code of conduct on X? 30 July 2024
X’s guidelines prohibit manipulated and misleading media. And yet owner Elon Musk recently posted a video of Kamala Harris with an AI voice. Professor...
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Children’s access to justice: global progress, but we're not there yet 26 July 2024
Across the world, children now have better access to justice, writes Ton Liefaard, Professor of Children’s Rights, in the Dutch magazine ‘Tijdschrift ...
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Potential for less public participation on Ministry of Defence expansion plans 17 July 2024
Due to global geopolitical tensions such as the war in Ukraine, the Dutch Ministry of Defence aims to substantially expand across the Netherlands. The...
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Ali B conviction sparks public debate on consent 16 July 2024
Ali B’s conviction for sex offences is receiving lots of media attention and sparking fresh debate around consent. Professor Jeroen ten Voorde discuss...
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Professor Peter Rodrigues criticises Rabobank’s human rights policy 15 July 2024
Peter Rodrigues, Professor Emeritus of Immigration and board member of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, recently dealt with a fascinating c...
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Possibly the oldest known piece of figurative art found in Indonesia 11 July 2024
A team of researchers has dated a prehistoric painting in Indonesia to at least 51.200 years ago, they have proposed in a study that this painting is ...
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The effect of trial by media 11 July 2024
The trial of Dutch rapper Ali B is receiving massive media attention. Party due to himself, the trial can be followed by the public. How will this aff...
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Swifties in PowNed video could take broadcaster to court 10 July 2024
A controversial video in which PowNed asks Taylor Swift fans how far they would go for a meet-and-greet with the singer violates portrait rights accor...
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Podcast: Understanding High Sensitivity 09 July 2024
High sensitivity, or sensory processing sensitivity, is increasingly discussed in popular media, but what does it actually mean to be highly sensitive...
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Nivja de Jong in AP: 'Students will not get the education they deserve' 09 July 2024
Nivja de Jong, languages professor at Leiden University, warns about the impact of proposed education budget cuts by the new Dutch government.
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Cargo from MSC Zoe revealed after pressure from legal expert Esther Kentin 08 July 2024
After hundreds of containers fell into the Wadden Sea in 2019, government authorities refused to reveal the contents of that cargo. Five years on, aft...
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A Dutch opt-out on asylum is impossible 07 July 2024
The Dutch government intends to submit a ‘clause’ to the European Commission to achieve an opt-out to EU asylum policy. In this way, the Dutch governm...
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Uproar about Martin Bosma’s invitation to slavery memorial 04 July 2024
The decision to invite Martin Bosma to an annual ceremony to mark the end of slavery in the Netherlands has been the subject of debate due to his prev...