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
De opmerkelijke zegetocht van artikel 1 Grondwet De Nederlandse Grondwet werd begin dit jaar ietsje langer. De categorieën ‘handicap’ en ‘seksuele gerichtheid’ zijn namelijk aan de niet-limitatief opgesomde verboden discriminatiegronden van het eerste artikel toegevoegd. Erwin dijkstra • May 25, 2023
The red inside the orange: A Chinese panopticon in the Netherlands Can prisoners of a panopticon ‘feel free’? A critique of Professor Pieke’s LAC 2023 Report Michael Liu • May 17, 2023
Starbucks, the US, and collective bargaining: a strained combination Starbucks’ legal war against trade unions and collective bargaining. Paul van der Heijden • May 15, 2023
Malevolence of caste in alternative care In the Indian diaspora, hierarchical institutions like caste jeopardise alternative care for children deprived of family. How much of an impact do culture and religion have on such children in India? Tamizhoviya Indhoomati Thangavel • May 12, 2023
Authorship must be demonstrated A person who claims to be a copyright holder must ‘provide any reasonably available evidence enabling the court to satisfy itself with a sufficient degree of certainty that the applicant is the rightholder’. Dirk Visser • May 09, 2023
Accounting for ALL missing persons in Ukraine? After the 2022 Russian invasion in Ukraine, many persons went missing. On both sides of the border, parents are searching for their children. Should Ukraine account for all of them? Why? How? Esther van Eijk and Nadia Sonneveld • May 02, 2023
Decriminalisation of defamation and insult Defamation is being decriminalised in several European countries. Considering that freedom of expression is essential for the existence of a democratic society, this begs the question: what sanctions are appropriate when it comes to defamation and insult? Sueda Bingöl • April 21, 2023
Airlines versus the State’s Schiphol Agenda Airlines have always been protective of their market access and have vehemently fought for their airport slots in the EU. While this is no secret, taking the government to court – and winning – has brought this battle to a whole new level. Tuvana Aras • April 06, 2023
