NIMBY: slaat de Raad van State burgerparticipatie in de wind?

Not In My BackYard (NIMBY) is inmiddels een begrip in het bestuursrecht: burgers die bijvoorbeeld kritiek uiten op de tientallen meters hoge windmolens in hun zichtveld. Hoe staat de hoogste bestuursrechter tegenover gebrek aan draagvlak? Heeft het voorleggen van alternatieven zin?

Marloes van den Hurk • April 20, 2022

History matters in child care

Residential and institutional care is not a question of extent or degree, but rather a question of absolute abolition on account of what it historically represents and continues to perpetuate

Hazel Miseleni • April 19, 2022

Satellites: Our eyes in the battlefield

Satellites help us see the Earth from space, when we cannot observe it otherwise. We should give them some credit.

Dimitra Stefoudi • April 06, 2022

From Leiden tot Delaware: How empirical legal research on valuation biases was used in a US courtroom

A paper by Marc Broekema and colleagues found that psychological biases can have a detrimental impact in corporate disputes – a conclusion recently cited by the Delaware Court of Chancery in the US.

Marc Broekema and Niek Strohmaier • April 05, 2022

No, Russia cannot be removed from the UN Security Council

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn attention to a major problem in the UN system: Russia’s veto power in the Security Council. The proposed solution to remove Russia from the UNSC is misguided.

Joris van de Riet • March 22, 2022

Putting Criminal Accountability into Perspective: Russia, Ukraine and the ICC

The role of the International Crime Court (ICC) in the Ukraine-conflict.

Carsten Stahn • March 18, 2022

A Uniting for Peace Response to Disuniting for War: The Role of the two Political Organs of the UN

This blog briefly addresses the involvement and interaction of the two main political organs of the United Nations, the Security Council and the General Assembly, in the Ukraine crisis.

Nico Schrijver • March 18, 2022

International Court of Justice Orders Russia to Immediately Suspend Military Operations in Ukraine

On 16 March 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague ordered Russia to ‘immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine’.

Cecily Rose • March 17, 2022

'They can destroy our houses. But they cannot destroy our values'

The response of the Council of Europe to the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Rick Lawson • March 17, 2022

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