WHOA on its way Adoption of WHOA by Dutch House of Representatives marks a major step toward introducing a new restructuring proceeding. The bill is now put forward to the Senate. Gert-Jan Boon • May 29, 2020
COVID-19: Prisons as Public Health Risks The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the public health risks that prisons pose as reservoirs of contagious disease. Confinement involves close contact and shared facilities, which is inherently a risk factor for contagions. Chase Burton • May 28, 2020
Flattening the insolvency curve The role of insolvency law in preventing unnecessary corona-related bankruptcies. Can the Dutch legislature offer debtors more respite possibilities? Jessie Pool and Anne Mennens • May 26, 2020
Corona crisis-related inequality in access to university education in Eastern Indonesia How can students participate in online courses without proper Internet access? Jacqueline Vel • May 22, 2020
De Covid-19 crisis en een toename van ‘moderne’ vormen van slavernij De Covid-19 crisis heeft vergaande gevolgen. Die gevolgen zijn medisch en economisch, maar een ander gevolg kan zijn dat het risico van modern slavery toeneemt. Yong Yong Hu and Cees de Groot • May 21, 2020
Adolescents’ ‘consent’ to sex: Law and morality in the age of consent laws The age of consent has risen over time throughout the world. Is this due to ‘moral panic’ over pedophilia? A look at debates on the age of consent illuminates the relationship between law, morality, and liberty. Hoko Horii • May 20, 2020
Is monetary policy too important to be left to judges? Last week’s controversial judgment of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court exposed the challenges for judges in ruling on macro-economic matters. Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • May 18, 2020
Rule of law conditionality in EU spending: Time to pull the plug on illiberalism Illiberal leaders in Poland and Hungary are using Covid-19 to consolidate their powers and violate EU values. Could the Union’s budget be used as leverage to force them to comply with the rule of law? Amandine van Zuylen • May 13, 2020
How to exit the exit? Corona crisis during social unrest In some countries the COVID-19 pandemic has put protests and social unrest on hold. How should lockdown exit strategies in those countries take special account of human rights standards? Carolina Flores • May 12, 2020
