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 • 3 comments
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
Resettlement after disaster in Mozambique After Cyclone Idai, the Mozambican government moved people from high-risk affected areas to new settlements. However, State-led resettlement is often problematic and fails to provide durable solutions. Bernardo Almeida and Carolien Jacobs • May 11, 2020
The precarisation of sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic Sex workers around the world are unable to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have turned to digital sex work but many are in increasingly precarious situations and are excluded from receiving support from their governments. Hannah DeLacey • May 10, 2020
