AI in the EU and Access to Justice – A Panel Discussion

Automation may endanger fundamental values in the EU. In a panel discussion on 28 January 2022, experts discussed how the use of AI by the EU administration affects individuals’ access to justice.

Sophie van der Kroon and Melanie Fink • March 03, 2022

The EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument: A Big Stick for Big targets

Applying economic pressure to coerce another country into a particular course of action has been around for a while, as developing countries can attest.

Freya Baetens and Marco Bronckers • January 25, 2022

No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q.

The CJEU ruled in T.Q. that the Dutch policy on unaccompanied minors who do not qualify for international protection is in breach of the EU Returns Directive. New Dutch policy has not corrected this situation.

Mark Klaassen • January 14, 2022

‘One China’ and the sacred modus vivendi

The debate on ‘One China’ keeps returning to the front pages, while the legal aspects of this peculiar situation are rarely addressed. Did President Biden misspeak, regarding US commitments? Hardly.

Rytis Satkauskas • December 03, 2021

International Space Regulation: A vital endeavour or a burden on the current international legal system?

The ever-present issue of orbital and space debris, future space colonies and mining operations, bring new legal challenges that current international law cannot cope with.

Deniz Nikolay Dirisu • November 18, 2021

UN accountability & the Bosnian War

The UN needs to be held legally accountable for its actions during the Bosnian War to achieve justice for Bosnian War survivors and to live up to its own legal and moral standards.

Mathes Rausch • October 05, 2021

Avoiding doom and gloom

Is there an equitable balance between the efforts of developed and developing countries in averting worst case scenario as highlighted in the 2021 IPCC report?

Mukhtar Adesunkanmi • September 27, 2021

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

There is a need for a wholesale change to tackle the inherent imbalance, which harmfully impacts the environment and human rights.

Bernadette Fidler and Tong Li • June 18, 2021

Reforming Technical and Financial Assistance for Environmental Protection: The Challenge of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

Managing plastic waste is one of the biggest problems we face today, the severity and urgency of which is increasing. How can legal reforms, especially technical and financial assistance, address this?

Martijn Beerthuizen and Anouk Wear • June 17, 2021

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