The Dutch security dilemma and the role of the Police, the Military Police and the Military

The Netherlands is struggling with organised crime, security issues and police shortages. With the military police and the military now becoming increasingly involved, it’s time for some questions.

Tim van Lit • July 04, 2023

Waarom een tweestatusstelsel een slecht idee is

Het éénstatusstelsel in het Nederlandse asielrecht is een belangrijke verworvenheid en de omvorming tot een tweestatusstelsel met als enige doel het beperken van gezinshereniging is niet alleen contraproductief, maar is ook nog eens in strijd met de rechten van het kind.

Mark Klaassen • June 19, 2023

Why the proposed Dutch ‘two-status’ asylum system is a bad idea

The one-status system in Dutch asylum law is an important achievement. Changing it to a two-status system to restrict family reunification is not only counterproductive, but a violation of children’s rights.

Mark Klaassen • June 19, 2023

A plea for more focus on children's rights

States can deny refugee protection in cases where a person could find safety in another part of their home country. A closer look at this well-established doctrine reveals yet another area where children's rights are unexplored.

Daniel Simon • August 23, 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

Vulnerable children and the inconvenience of Dutch borders

Dutch borders make the life of some groups of vulnerable children hard. Recent research shows that the rights of undocumented children in Curaçao – mostly from Venezuela – are severely under threat.

Chrisje Sandelowsky • September 23, 2021

Migrant or Asylum Seeker: Is the distinction still relevant?

Regarding the pre-screening phase of the new EU pact on migration and asylum: does this new initiative limit the scope of international protection? Is it truly beneficial for migrants or is it designed to reduce the responsibility of migrant receiving countries?

Shamin Asghari • January 04, 2021

Disembarking the opposition to a relocation scheme for the Mediterranean

Proposals for a temporary disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued in the Mediterranean have fallen on deaf ears in most EU Member States. A common scheme should instead be embraced as a first step towards an EU approach to disembarkation.

Henriet Baas • December 12, 2019

Dublin IV: Violating Unaccompanied Minor’s Best Interests in the Allocation of Responsibility

The proposed Dublin IV Regulation contradicts the Court’s case law on Member State responsibility for asylum claims of unaccompanied minors and fails to properly protect the child’s best interests.

Lisa van Zelm • May 22, 2018

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