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Skating on thin ice: a misleading metaphor
Who must bear the risks of vagueness in the law? The ‘thin ice’ principle uses a misleading metaphor to pass on the risk to the individual instead of to society.Read more » -
Hyping The Hague
According to a recent report in national newspaper Trouw, norms of the Muslim majority are beginning to take over in the Schilderswijk, a multi-ethnic area in the Hague.The latest hype about disadvantaged neighbourhoods.Read more » -
Tightening the ropes on standing in State aid cases
Competitors of illegal State aid recipients may challenge the legality of the aid before national courts. But who is considered a competitor?Read more » -
HELP! I need somebody…..
In May 2013 2 young brothers were found dead in the proximity of the place where their father was found dead of suicide. Could this national tragedy have been avoided and are child protection authorities to blaim?Read more » -
Master plan or Monstrous plan?
The Netherlands is internationally known for its reasonably humane prison conditions. It remains to be seen, to what extent this image still holds after the implementation of the recently presented “Masterplan Department of Correctional Institutions".Read more » -
Space Junk and the Law
Another collision between a satellite and a piece of space debris has occurred. Will states manage to agree on rules to reduce the creation of debris and start cleaning up their mess?Read more »