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.
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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 » -
The call for more external order and control
In the prevailing Western view, order is something that must be imposed externally to reduce or end conflict. But there is another order, a natural one that shapes us and the world around us into self-organized wholes that can heal and transform us.Read more » -
Spotify’s allegations – genuine anti-competitive concerns or a devious bite of the Apple?
After having had enough of Apple’s abusive conduct through their dominant position on the iOS operating system, Spotify has filed a complaint with the European Commission.Read more » -
The second privacy paradox
After some major privacy breaches in the land of children’s privacy, a new, second privacy paradox is emerging. It’s about time we talk about children’s privacy as much as we worry about it.Read more » -
What does ‘also means’ mean?
The ordinary meaning of the words ‘also means’ in statutory law is additive rather than clarifying.Read more » -
Dutch State takes shares in Air France-KLM: a new shareholding, a new policy?
The Dutch State has bought shares in the French holding company Air France-KLM S.A. to ensure that the Dutch public interest is being taken into account. This new shareholding could mark a change in the Dutch policy on State-owned shareholdings.Read more » -
Why should non-human animals be included in our moral circle?
Our moral circle should include every being that can suffer, every being that is sentient. As far as our current knowledge reaches, most animal species have the ability to suffer.Read more »