Baby steps: parent-child relationships in gestational surrogacy cases
The ECHR recently delivered its first Advisory Opinion in a case on gestational surrogacy. The case is noteworthy in terms of the novel procedural dimension as well as in substance. Again, the Court examined France’s rigid stance on surrogate motherhood.
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Is fragmentation an issue or an exception? Analysis of the Tadic and Bosnian Genocide cases
Fragmentation occurs when international proceedings that involve the same parties and raise the same issues arrive at different conclusions. The conflict in the ICTY’s Tadic decision and the ICJ’s Bosnian Genocide decision – an issue or an exception?Read more » -
The courage to choose the right direction
The fight-or-flight response is particularly strong in the populist movements, but it takes us in the wrong direction. Choosing the right direction is a matter of being open, vulnerable and courageous.Read more » -
The GDPR: one year on
25 May 2019 marks the one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force. This blog laments the EU’s missed opportunity to get the fundamental right to data protection right for all.Read more » -
Cyberattacks are rewriting the ‘rules’ of modern warfare – we aren’t prepared for the consequences
When Israeli Defence Forces bombed a building allegedly used by Hamas computer hackers, it marked the first time that kinetic force has been used in response to a cyberattack.Read more » -
The Grundgesetz turns 70 – On the Europeanness of the German Constitution
The European parliamentary elections commence and the German Constitution turns 70 today, both on the very same day. Although arguably coincidental, this overlap offers the opportunity to investigate how “European” today’s German Constitution is.Read more » -
The motives for the period of office in the PCIJ and their implementation in the ICJ today
In recent years, elections of judges to the ICJ have shown their political side. States try to place their candidates for the term of nine years. This entry investigates how this period of office evolved and still influences the work of the court.Read more » -
Promotion of Tax Compliance: Cooperative Compliance and the Dutch Horizontal Monitoring Model
How has the Dutch tax administration incorporated the concept of Cooperative Compliance in its compliance strategy, and how is it contributing to the further development of compliance strategies and their functioning in practice?Read more » -
From petition to regulation: a deposit return system for small plastic bottles
Last week the Dutch Parliament discussed the proposal for a mandatory deposit return system for small plastic bottles. After more than 25 years of dialogue with the industry, it seems that this might be the only solution to tackle plastic pollution.Read more » -
Change the system, not the climate: From the perspective of climate change law
The global climate is changing. Against the backdrop of social concerns, climate change laws have permeated global political discourse. This blog presents latest developments in international conventions, China, the US and the EU.Read more »