In the media
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Pig farmer caught up in legal tussle due to nitrogen crisis 19 August 2024
Environmental lawsuits are increasingly coming to court as a result of an unclear nitrogen policy. The case of a Dutch pig farmer in Reeuwijk has led ...
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Does the new self-employment law represent a false promise? 15 August 2024
The new Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption Act (known as ‘Vbar’) needs to clarify when someone is considered a self-em...
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Number of ancillary positions prompts questions about salary of former ITA board member 14 August 2024
An investigation conducted by Dutch daily newspaper NRC reveals that the salary of former board member Ivo van Hove from Internationaal Theater Amster...
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Joris van de Riet: ‘Student associations are an asset – don’t dismiss them’ 13 August 2024
The Dutch cabinet’s plans to introduce a ‘langstudeerboete’ (‘long-term study penalty’) are causing quite a stir. PhD candidate Joris van de Riet has ...
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Danny Mekić is ‘Mr. of the Week’ 08 August 2024
On 22 July, Danny Mekić, PhD candidate at eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology, was named ‘Mr. of the W...
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Was Brexit a false promise? The link between far-right riots in the UK and migration policy 06 August 2024
Why are riots flaring up in the UK, sparked by the far-right British Defence League? Jorieke Manenschijn spoke with Dutch news and current affairs pro...
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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...