In the media
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Council meeting walkouts: ‘powerplay’15 April 2024It rarely happens: halting a decision by walking out of a meeting. ‘But there’s nothing wrong with it from a constitutional law perspective,’ says Gee...
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A new prosecution process for abuse of office by MPs and politicians15 April 2024Last week, the Dutch Council of Ministers adopted the decision to modernise the process of prosecuting politicians. This action was taken following th...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on the AI Act on Luiza's Live Talks11 April 2024Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was a a speaker in the very popular Luiza's Live Talks.
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Is the ECtHR's ruling against Switzerland a blueprint for future climate cases?11 April 2024The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favour of a group of older Swiss women. The issued concerned the health of senior citizens, espec...
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Gaza legal proceedings: gains and necessity10 April 2024Legal action relating to the situation in Gaza is now being taken in various countries and courts around the world. In a podcast for ‘NPO-Radio1’, Lar...
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Discrimination and inequality in the criminal justice system are still major issues10 April 2024‘Criminal law is still an inequality machine’, argues Folkert Jensma in his fortnightly column for Dutch newspaper NRC. After attending the conference...
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Francien Dechesne presents at NWO ICT.Open 202409 April 2024On April 10 -11, the annual national event NWO ICT.Open 2024 takes place in the Beatrix Theater in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event brings scientis...
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False statements, liquidations, lawyers pulling out. Is the crown witness scheme worth the risk?09 April 2024Law firm Ficq & Partners has pulled out of the Marengo trial in the Netherlands. It claims that the use of a crown witness entails ‘unmanageable risk’...
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Is the Netherlands liable for refugee suffering on Greek islands?08 April 2024Three NGOs are suing the Dutch state for actively contributing to the suffering of refugees on Greek islands. In Dutch newspaper ‘Trouw’, the organisa...
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Reducing information inequality between citizens and government04 April 2024The Netherlands aims to have open and responsive government. As part of the ‘Actieplan Open Overheid’, Ymre Schuurmans, Annemarie Drahmann and Louis H...
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Dutch MPs involved in promoting Russian propaganda03 April 2024Information obtained from Czech intelligence authorities has shown that politicians from several European countries, including the Netherlands, are in...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed on Arise TV on the AI Act28 March 2024Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed on 22 March 2024, by Arise TV in the TV show 'Global Business Report' conducted ...
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Can Reddit and YouTube be held liable for user radicalisation?27 March 2024Cases have been brought against YouTube and Reddit for spreading conspiracy theories. They are accused of being behind the radicalisation of a man who...
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Labour Authority to dish out fines for bogus internships25 March 2024A number of farmers and the exchange agency SUSP are accused of deception in their deployment of foreign interns. The agricultural companies allegedly...
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Opinion piece: Wilders’ remarks are offensive and unacceptable21 March 2024Recently, a pro-Palestine demonstration was held outside the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam during its opening, which was being attended by Pr...