The courage to choose the right direction The fight-or-flight response is particularly strong in the populist movements, but it takes us in the wrong direction. Choosing the right direction is a matter of being open, vulnerable and courageous. Wim Bonis • May 29, 2019 • 2 comments
The GDPR: one year on 25 May 2019 marks the one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force. This blog laments the EU’s missed opportunity to get the fundamental right to data protection right for all. Mark Leiser • May 25, 2019
Cyberattacks are rewriting the ‘rules’ of modern warfare – we aren’t prepared for the consequences When Israeli Defence Forces bombed a building allegedly used by Hamas computer hackers, it marked the first time that kinetic force has been used in response to a cyberattack. Mark Leiser • May 24, 2019
The Grundgesetz turns 70 – On the Europeanness of the German Constitution The European parliamentary elections commence and the German Constitution turns 70 today, both on the very same day. Although arguably coincidental, this overlap offers the opportunity to investigate how “European” today’s German Constitution is. Frederik Behre • May 23, 2019
The motives for the period of office in the PCIJ and their implementation in the ICJ today In recent years, elections of judges to the ICJ have shown their political side. States try to place their candidates for the term of nine years. This entry investigates how this period of office evolved and still influences the work of the court. Laura Kreft • May 20, 2019
Promotion of Tax Compliance: Cooperative Compliance and the Dutch Horizontal Monitoring Model How has the Dutch tax administration incorporated the concept of Cooperative Compliance in its compliance strategy, and how is it contributing to the further development of compliance strategies and their functioning in practice? Hans Gribnau and Esther Huiskers-Stoop • May 14, 2019
From petition to regulation: a deposit return system for small plastic bottles Last week the Dutch Parliament discussed the proposal for a mandatory deposit return system for small plastic bottles. After more than 25 years of dialogue with the industry, it seems that this might be the only solution to tackle plastic pollution. Esther Kentin, Emily den Boer and Louise Floris • April 25, 2019
Change the system, not the climate: From the perspective of climate change law The global climate is changing. Against the backdrop of social concerns, climate change laws have permeated global political discourse. This blog presents latest developments in international conventions, China, the US and the EU. Haiqing Hao • April 18, 2019
The call for more external order and control In the prevailing Western view, order is something that must be imposed externally to reduce or end conflict. But there is another order, a natural one that shapes us and the world around us into self-organized wholes that can heal and transform us. Wim Bonis • April 17, 2019 • 1 comment
