‘One China’ and the sacred modus vivendi The debate on ‘One China’ keeps returning to the front pages, while the legal aspects of this peculiar situation are rarely addressed. Did President Biden misspeak, regarding US commitments? Hardly. Rytis Satkauskas • December 03, 2021
Rechten van kinderen bij uithuisplaatsing Het Europese Mensenrechtenhof in Straatsburg heeft al over veel kinderbeschermingszaken beslist en heeft het de afgelopen twee jaar druk met beslissingen over uithuisplaatsingen van kinderen. Wat kunnen wij daarvan leren: welke mensen- en kinderrechten staan daarbij voorop? Marielle Bruning • November 23, 2021
International Space Regulation: A vital endeavour or a burden on the current international legal system? The ever-present issue of orbital and space debris, future space colonies and mining operations, bring new legal challenges that current international law cannot cope with. Deniz Nikolay Dirisu • November 18, 2021
Why would you comply? The case of parking your bike at Leiden University The Corona era swiftly got us tuned into signs guiding our navigation through public space; arrows told us to keep 1.5 metres distance and in which direction to walk, pictograms informed us how many people were allowed in a certain space and when to wear masks. Marieke Kluin and Danielle Chevalier • November 15, 2021
Veranderend karakter van pensioen leidt tot meer zorgplichten voor pensioenfondsen De nieuw te introduceren zorgplicht om deelnemers te begeleiden bij het maken van keuzes in hun pensioen werkt naar verwachting ook door in de civielrechtelijke zorgplichten van pensioenuitvoerders. Peggy Bracco Gartner • November 08, 2021
Meijers, Scholten and hazing violence Debates on abolishing hazing are as old as the student corpora. In 1897, Eduard Meijers had a rough time entering the Amsterdam Student Corps, while abactis Paul Scholten tried to reform Corps law. Marten van Harten • October 28, 2021
The time it takes to update tax treaties? The case of the Netherlands In our previous blog, we looked into how long OECD founding member countries take to update their (bilateral) tax treaty networks. In the present blog, we will look at the case of the Netherlands. Mees Vergouwen and Dirk Broekhuijsen • October 19, 2021
Putting the pre-pack into practice: A ray of light at the end of the tunnel? The WCO I Amending Act aims to help companies with activities serving societal interests when they face financial distress. But does it create an adequate framework to solve the current issues concerning the pre-pack? Jiahui Plomp • October 18, 2021
The time it takes to update tax treaties? Updating the bilateral tax treaty network has been described as time-consuming. The present empirical study looks into how time-consuming this is and concludes that it takes, on average, 18.58 years. Mees Vergouwen and Dirk Broekhuijsen • October 12, 2021
