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Child protection is no excuse in visibility of LGBTQI+ people

Private Law

Child protection is no excuse in visibility of LGBTQI+ people

Acceptance of LGBTQI+ people has dropped among Dutch pupils. The CJEU recently ruled that ‘child protection’ cannot justify making LGBTQI people invisible. Can the law help schools become more accepting?

Elias Tissandier-Nasom Elias Tissandier-Nasom • October 08, 2026

Who owns your crypto?

Private Law

Who owns your crypto?

When crypto exchange 'Knaken' was declared bankrupt this summer, its many clients faced an uncomfortable question: did they ever actually own the crypto-assets they invested in?

Rens Kluijtmans Rens Kluijtmans • 29-09-2026

Palestine's right to the sea

Public Law

Palestine's right to the sea

In 2024, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful but said nothing about the sea. What are Palestine’s maritime entitlements, and does the ruling reach its waters too?

Giovanni Díaz Infante Posadas Giovanni Díaz Infante Posadas • 21-09-2026

Flipping the bug

Private Law

Flipping the bug

Thailand's Social Security Fund (SSF) is stuck on its back, and two new legislative propsals may not be enough to get it on its feet again.

Natcha Tanaviboonsate Natcha Tanaviboonsate • 18-09-2026

Foodways in migrant detention

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Foodways in migrant detention

If food and our customs with food are at the very core of sociality, what can the ‘foodways’ in migrant detention centres reveal about our society and the ways in which migrants are regarded within it?

Amalia Campos-Delgado Amalia Campos-Delgado • 14-09-2026

Help, I'm in debt

Private Law

Help, I'm in debt

Debt problems in the Netherlands are rising, while only a small group of people with debts actually seek out help. What can municipalities do to make it easier to ask for help?

Nienke de Langen Nienke de Langen + 1 other • 07-09-2026

The Committee on the Rights of the Child 101: stretched, but not broken

International Law

The Committee on the Rights of the Child 101: stretched, but not broken

On 1 September 2026, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child opens its 101st session. That may sound routine but given current circumstances, it is anything but.

Ann Skelton Ann Skelton + 1 other • 31-08-2026

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Democracy & the rule of law

DossierDemocracy & the rule of law

  • A Tale of Two Democracies
  • Why Hong Kong still matters
  • The rise of penal populism in a non-punitive country?
  • Why care about electoral registration, if you’re not going to vote anyway?

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International Law & Armed Conflicts

DossierInternational Law & Armed Conflicts

  • Starlink: a service or a weapon?
  • Geopolitics in European Supreme Courts
  • The international order in crisis?
  • Why Hong Kong still matters

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Governing Crime & Migration

DossierGoverning Crime & Migration

  • Governing vulnerability: insights from the Southern European borders
  • Undocumented children in limbo
  • Recognition without regulation: The protection of ‘climate refugees’
  • The rise of penal populism in a non-punitive country?

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