Common European Sales Law and EU-Competence: A Never Ending Game?

What is the legal basis for the proposed Common European Sales Law: art. 114 TFEU or art. 352 TFEU? The European Commission must clarify this issue before engaging the analysis of the concrete provisions of the CESL.

Jeroen van der Weide and Pieter De Tavernier • August 08, 2012

Femmes for Freedom: fighting against marital captivity

Last Monday, Sheik Al-Haddad from the London Sharia Council advocated the establishment of a Sharia council in the Netherlands, in order to help Dutch women in Islamic divorce procedures. To follow this advice would be a grave mistake.

Machteld Zee • June 14, 2012 • 3 comments

The European Court of Human Rights: towards a too procedural approach?

The ECtHR nowadays uses a more procedural approach when assessing an alleged human right violation. What lessons can be learned from experiences in Dutch administrative law with a procedural approach?

Jaap van Rijn van Alkemade and Tess de Jong • June 12, 2012

Child-friendly health care

Children in health care are vulnerable. Participation is one of the key principles to ensure children’s rights in health care. How can children, parents and medical professionals contribute to involving children in their own health care?

Sarah Spronk • June 11, 2012 • 47 comments

The Dutch cookie conundrum

This week, the new Dutch cookie law came into force, leading to confusion and chagrin among website owners. The cookie law is controversial, as it requires website owners to get consent from the user before placing cookies, which can be quite burdensome.

Bart Schermer • June 09, 2012

The Future of Our Textbooks

Textbooks and course books for first-year law students have a tradition which goes back to the Greeks. But what makes a good textbook? And even more importantly: does it make sense to invest in traditional textbooks in the virtual communities we live in?

Carel Stolker • June 08, 2012 • 1 comment

Supreme Court – not so supreme truth

Our esteemed Supreme Court “civilized” criminal evidence and proof concerning victims’ claims. Or: one more reason not to become a criminal defendant: you may really need to prove your innocence from now on.

Hendrik Kaptein • June 07, 2012

The criminal justice system as a car wash

Using the metaphor of a car wash, the Minister for Security and Justice revealed his plans for criminal justice reforms.

Jeroen ten Voorde • June 06, 2012

The European Convention and Environmental Protection: the Case of the Waste Crisis in Italy

How much flexibility should we allow the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in order to provide for protection of important interests? The example of the Italian waste crisis and how it led to a violation of the European Convention.

Ingrid Leijten • June 05, 2012

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