Project Mariupol: A record of evil

Atrocities committed in Ukraine, especially by the Russian military, are on a scale not seen in recent decades, leading to one of the largest war crimes investigations in recent history, using new methods and sources of investigation.

Deniz Nikolay Dirisu • August 22, 2022

Personalised pricing is happening: Here’s what you need to know

Online platform Wish was caught red-handed by the Dutch ACM, on account of engaging in personalised pricing. What does this mean for the future of the practice?

Kimia Heidary • July 29, 2022

Sustainable development in India’s FTAs

Is India’s historical protectionism towards its European counterparts making way for a 'greener shade' of trade agreements?

Cláudia Ferreira Azevedo, Divya Gupta, Eva Baudichau and Olivier Beaubien • July 28, 2022

The draft AI Act and children: Room for improvement

In 2021 a draft AI Act was published. At the moment, the draft AI Act is before the European Parliament (EP) as part of the European AI package.

Simone van der Hof and Gianclaudio Malgieri • July 22, 2022

The DMA may lead to breaches of a fundamental right

Overlapping National and EU-wide antitrust frameworks could lead to a violation of the right against double jeopardy for companies, like Apple, targeted by the Digital Markets Act.

Rhys Surtees • July 21, 2022

Trade mark proprietor liable for defective product

Trade mark proprietors who authorise that their trade mark is put on a product, are liable towards the consumer for a defect in that product. This also applies if they were not involved in the production of that product.

Dirk Visser • July 20, 2022

Judges on politically sensitive descisions

How do judges themselves feel about the political sensitivity of their decisions?

Miranda Boone • July 19, 2022

Deep sea deadline: The rush to mine the deep sea

Exploring the issues of regulating deep sea mining following the Republic of Nauru’s request to the International Seabed Authority to formulate rules for exploitation of the mineral resources in the ‘Area’.

Bholenath, Marilisa Onorati, Lucas Groff Campos, Erlend Serendahl and Gráinne Ní Fhrighil • July 12, 2022

And what if the courts could strengthen our democracies?

Public interest litigation allows courts to provoke social change to some extent. But court decisions on political issues are not unproblematic in democratic systems. What if we could define circumstances so courts can enhance democratic participation and debate?

María Carlota Ucín • July 09, 2022

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