The Dutch implementation of the EU framework for the screening of Foreign Direct Investments

The implementation of an EU Framework for the screening of Foreign Direct Investments, the Act on Economy and National Security and several sector-specific laws befit this era and a world with geopolitical threats

Mathijs Enthoven and Jelle Nijland • April 19, 2021

Vaccine sovereignty and international law

Can international norms prioritise humanity before sovereignty? A pertinent question in the context of current vaccine hoarding.

Rytis Satkauskas • April 13, 2021

Walking a tightrope on an ethernet cable

The CRC Committee’s 25th General Comment Children’s Rights in relation to the digital environment

Sabine Katharina Witting • April 02, 2021

New opportunities in the prosecution of gender-based violence: Intersectionality and grounds for persecution

The recent appointment of Karim A. A. Khan as the new Prosecutor of the ICC – who will take office in June 2021 – offers new insights into prosecutorial strategies, particularly in relation to sexual violence.

Eglantine Jamet • March 30, 2021

From force to consent: a new definition of rape in the Netherlands

On International Women’s Day the Dutch Minister of Justice introduced a new Bill on sex crimes. Rape and sexual assault will no longer depend on force but on the absence of consent. Why the reform and what will it yield?

Annelien Bouland • March 29, 2021

Universal Jurisdiction: Road to Justice for the Yazidis?

Almost seven years following ISIL’s genocide against the Yazidi community, will justice ever be served? Germany offers a glimmer of hope for accountability.

Roberta Spiteri • March 25, 2021

Afghanistan’s request for deferral: A procedural dead end

Remaining dormant up until the request, Afghanistan’s invocation of Article 18 of the Rome Statute with regards to the ICC’s investigation only delays the inevitable.

Clélia Makaïa • March 18, 2021

Kwijtschelden van schulden met een toekomstperspectief

Het bestaande schuldstelsel is ondoorzichtig en niet efficiënt. Er tekent zich een politieke consensus af om kwijtschelding van schulden te vergemakkelijken. Het pamflet 'Burgerschulden: na aanpakken nu doorpakken' doet concrete aanbevelingen.

Nick Huls • March 15, 2021

Weigering van overlevering: en wat dan nu?

Alhoewel samenwerking door middel van overlevering in vergaande mate een verplichting is, kan de situatie zich voordoen dat executie- of vervolgingsoverlevering naar een bepaalde EU-lidstaat frequent (of wellicht systematisch) dient te worden geweigerd. Ontlopen criminelen dan hun gerechte straf?

Silke te Braake • March 09, 2021

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