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 • September 18, 2026

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 • 14-09-2026

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 + 1 other • 07-09-2026

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 + 1 other • 31-08-2026

Criminal Law and Criminology

Internet cowboys

‘Digital vigilantism’ has emerged as a parallel form of punishment in our world of mass and social media. The question is: who’s the sheriff in this digital Wild West?

Elisabeth Schmidt • 21-08-2026

Public Law

Right to strike protected by international law

It is rare for the International Court of Justice to consider a labour law issue. But in May 2026, it did just that – and the answer matters far beyond the courtroom.

Paul van der Heijden • 13-07-2026

Criminal Law and Criminology · Private Law

Children are drug policy’s blind spot

Global drug policy claims to protect children yet criminalises them instead of offering harm reduction and support. Ann Skelton and Helen Clark make the case for a child rights-based approach.

Ann Skelton • 26-06-2026