In the media
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Uproar about Martin Bosma’s invitation to slavery memorial04 July 2024The 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...
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British voters have had enough of Tory tinkering with rule of law04 July 2024Dissatisfied with the Conservatives' attempts to pass laws through a legal loophole, many British voters will vote for Labour in today’s election acco...
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US Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s immunity: ‘Is the judiciary not undermining itself?'03 July 2024The US Supreme Court ruled on 1 July 2024 that during their term of office a president does have certain immunity. They are immune from prosecution fo...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed on 'Shifting Privacy Left' podcast02 July 2024Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed by Debra Farber on her Shifting Privacy Left podcast. The Episode was released on 2...
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Does a Prime Minister with no party affiliation have any clout?01 July 2024Although Dick Schoof, of no party affiliation, has been nominated by the four coalition parties as the new Dutch Prime Minister, various experts have ...
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Salary of Museum de Fundatie’s former director not specified in annual report27 June 2024Ralph Keuning, the former director of Museum de Fundatie, a museum for the visual arts in Zwolle, stepped down in 2022 following complaints about auth...
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Municipality of Deventer claims compensation from Rijkswaterstaat25 June 2024With roadworks to widen the A1 motorway near Deventer (province of Overijssel, the Netherlands) now complete, a substantial dispute has arisen between...
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What's allowed as hand luggage?25 June 2024Total confusion exists as to what you can take as hand luggage on flights. Each airline has its own rules, which causes frustration among passengers. ...
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Unusual ruling on Open Government Act: court decides what can be disclosed20 June 2024In a high-profile court case concerning the Dutch Open Government Act ('Wet open overheid', shortened to 'Woo'), a court has decided to review documen...
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Is part-time work for full-time pay the future?18 June 2024When Dutch company AFAS Software announced that its employees would work four days per week for the same full-time pay, many people asked: how’s that ...
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Does the EU really dictate 80% of our laws?11 June 2024During the European election campaigns, it was claimed that as many as 70% or even 80% of our laws are dictated by the EU. But is that really true? Pr...
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence04 June 2024The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, b...
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What went wrong for the Vlaardingen girl in foster care?03 June 2024The case of the severely abused girl in foster care has caused outrage. Her foster carers are suspected of attempted manslaughter. What went wrong? Ma...
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The government’s mentality hinders citizens' initiatives30 May 2024The manner and context in which the government supports citizens' initiatives are often more important than the legal framework. In practice, it only ...
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Which Dutch political party gets which ministerial position?29 May 2024Now that the new Dutch government's plans are set out on paper, the chess game begins for cabinet formation leader Richard van Zwol. He has to make th...