The controversial legal status of directed mutagenesis techniques Recent scientific developments have enabled the emergence of directed mutagenesis techniques which are novel techniques of genetic modification that produce GMOs in a faster, easier and cheaper way. Their legal status is controversial under Directive 2001/18. Laura Jakobs • October 22, 2019 • 2 comments
The first personal bankruptcy case in China It has been long held in China that a debt must be repaid, particularly the debt of a father by his son. Is this going to change? What does the first personal bankruptcy case in China tell us? Shuai Guo • October 18, 2019 • 4 comments
The Black Panther Party: Freedom Fighters or Radicalists? The Black Panther Party was a political organization in the United States during the 1960s-1980s. Labelled the greatest threat to internal security by the FBI, the Party was primarily focused on monitoring police officer behaviour through Panther Patrols and running community survival programs. Kelsey Engstrom • October 10, 2019
Terrorism: one man’s insecurity is another man’s freedom fighter An analysis of a Dutch counterterrorism law through the lens of the theoretical perspective that Giddens calls the ‘risk society’. Jorieke Besselink • October 02, 2019
Could online dispute resolution help in the Thomas Cook bankruptcy? Online Dispute Resolution and Blockchain technology: how does ODR work? What is a smart contract? Could ODR be helpful in settling numerous potential and related legal proceedings of a relatively simple nature? And how? Endless possibilities… Maarten van Buuren • October 01, 2019
The risky aspects of our hate speech laws Recent events around the trial against Dutch politician Geert Wilders demonstrate that our laws prohibiting hate speech should be reconsidered. Not only for the sake of the right to freedom of expression in political debate, but also in order to protect independence of both parliament and judiciary. Jip Stam • September 13, 2019
The curious case of T.C.E.: The protection of Family Unity under EU and ECHR law Had T.C.E.'s claim for a residence right to stay with his daughter been adjudicated by the CJEU, not the ECtHR, the case would have ended differently. This begs the question, why does EU law treat the unity of multi-national families more favourably? Tom Boekestein • September 12, 2019
The Singapore Mediation Convention: a promising start, an uncertain future On 7 August, 46 countries signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation. These states have to ensure that international commercial settlement agreements are enforced. After a promising start, there are doubts as to its future implementation. Hassan Faraj Mehrabi and Hosna Sheikhattar • September 05, 2019
Do trade agreements work in an unpredictable world? Quite quickly national considerations are taking priority over collective agreements. Who would have thought the European Union would be challenged by Brexit? And who would have thought trade wars, such as the one between China and the US would re-emerge? Laura Lancée • August 30, 2019
