The importance of international investment law in driving sustainable development How can tax incentives and penalties drive international investment to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? Finding the right balance using these fiscal tools could optimise their impact. Ahmed AlAmmar, Thunayan Al-Mulla, Elisaveta Bajenova and Carla Manuela Ávila Martinez • August 29, 2024
How to rob thieves of their loot without conviction: insights from Indonesia Confiscation of criminally obtained assets can be imposed in civil courts without a conviction. Since this move is controversial, the EU is now seeking strict safeguards and could look to Indonesia as an example. Dion Valerian • August 20, 2024
‘Hey officer, wanna trade?’ Policing with friendship bracelets on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Police worldwide are joining in with Taylor Swift's tour craze by swapping friendship bracelets with fans. Could this interaction between police and citizens reshape trust, surveillance and security? Julia Rootenberg • August 13, 2024
Are transgender and intersex athletes banned from the Olympics? Trans and intersex athletes share a complicated history of exclusion at the Olympics. Based on unreliable scientific studies, this constitutes serious discrimination and infringes their right to bodily autonomy. Elias Tissandier-Nasom • July 25, 2024
It's bananas! The historic ruling against Chiquita for financing paramilitaries in Colombia A US court recently found banana giant Chiquita guilty of financing a death squad in Colombia. It ordered the brand to pay 38 million dollars in compensation. Should we stop buying Chiquita bananas? María Manuela Márquez Velásquez • July 12, 2024
A new era in climate change litigation starts with a case against Switzerland A decision of the European Court of Human Rights regarding Switzerland’s climate policy, serves as a landmark for environmental protection. The ruling about violations of several human rights forms a clear signal to other states to step up their climate efforts. Robbert Thierens, Ananya Shukla and Neo Santos • July 11, 2024
Societal interests in bankruptcy proceedings Should the needs of stakeholders other than creditors play a greater role in bankruptcy proceedings? Vulnerability theory and stakeholder theory could help them consider their interests. Carien van Eijkeren and Jessie Pool • June 27, 2024
Why is street harassment a public problem? Although street harassment is increasingly recognised as a problem and subject to regulation, how this problem is defined, and what regulation entails, varies from one context to the other. Danielle Chevalier and Mischa Dekker • June 11, 2024
The Need for an Anti-Corruption Fund Proposals for an International Anti-Corruption Court do not yet include ways of achieving justice for victims of corruption. To remedy this shortcoming, an Anti-Corruption Fund needs to be established. Alana Peters, Daan Lubbers and Sophie Lenders • June 06, 2024
