Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention – zero impact? Part 1

Despite what Turkey claims, the domestic impact of Turkey’s recent withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is cause for concern.

Jing Rou Loh, Idil Aydınoğlu and Misa Norigami • May 28, 2021

Civil Courts Coping with Covid-19

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in civil courts - experiences in 23 countries.

Bart Krans and Anna Nylund • May 27, 2021

Allegations of genocide in the XUAR must be urgently investigated

This article is a response to the blog ‘Debating genocide, but in whose language?’, by Michael Liu.

Anouk Wear • May 26, 2021

A Historic Milestone for Mainland China-Hong Kong Cross-border Insolvency

A recently-signed Record of Meeting marks a milestone for cooperation between Mainland China and Hong Kong on cross-border insolvency issues. What is it about? And what does it mean for the future?

Shuai Guo • May 25, 2021

Are the Dutch complacent compliers? The interplay between COVID-19 regulations and the sociolegal domain

Compliance has been key in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but there is a fine line between compliance and complacency. If this line becomes blurred, what are the implications beyond the scope of the pandemic?

Julia Rootenberg, Danielle Chevalier and Maartje van der Woude • May 21, 2021

Debating genocide, but in whose language?

To legally categorise what is happening in Xinjiang as crimes against humanity or genocide assumes genocide is the crime of crimes and necessarily entails killing. We need to decolonise genocide.

Michael Liu • May 18, 2021

Covid: The touchstone of democracy?

With vaccinations hopefully ending the pandemic soon, a reflection on Yuval Harari’s gloomy forecast that COVID-19 benefits authoritarian regimes at the cost of democracy.

Eva Grosfeld and Michael Liu • May 17, 2021

Turmoil in the banking sector? The transferability of credit claims after the Promontoria case (2020)

In July 2020, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands answered in its so-called Promontoria case ruling four preliminary questions in the context of the transferability of credit claims from banks to non-banks. The financial sector was on edge, but could breathe a sigh of relief after the judgment.

Juliet Steenbeek • May 06, 2021

In for a penny, in for a pound? The (lack of) ICC funding for situations referred by the Security Council

The ICC continues to suffer widespread critique, notably regarding its costs. To alleviate pressure, the UN must adequately fund investigations where the Security Council refers situations.

Lianne Baars, Vera de Boer, Remco López Antezana, James Patrick Sexton and Nina Weck • April 20, 2021

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