‘Was/now’ prices: Fake discounts are no longer allowed

From 1 January 2023, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets will enforce stricter rules on discounting by Dutch companies. What can we expect?

Kimia Heidary • December 13, 2022

In search of justice: Leiden and Sarajevo students exploring the meaning of justice in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina

Every nation has its own dark chapters of history and the Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina are no exception. Could the rule of law help in bringing closure?

Amber Benhammou • December 12, 2022

Jeugdbeschermingsstelsels: een blik over de grens

Een onderzoek naar het machtsevenwicht tussen burger en overheid bij verzoeken van en beslissen tot jeugdbeschermingsmaatregelen in Nederland, Frankrijk, Vlaanderen, Duitsland, Zweden, Denemarken en Noorwegen.

Rosa Passchier, Demi Onclin and Imaani Stegeman • December 09, 2022 • 1 comment

Tested negative: China’s zero-COVID policy

Why is China’s zero-COVID policy so rigid? Is there any explanation other than political rationality? What obstacles will recent changes face?

Aokai Yang • December 06, 2022

Dutch expulsion procedure for Venezuelan (child) migrants from Curaçao seems subpar

Massive numbers of Venezuelan (child) migrants are on the move, fleeing deplorable humanitarian conditions. In Curaçao, it seems that many are expelled without prior assessment of their cases.

Chrisje Sandelowsky • November 29, 2022

Reforming judicial review with respect for democracy

Judicial review of the Constitution has long been a topic of discussion. How do democracy and the rule of law relate to each other?

Jorieke Manenschijn • November 24, 2022

Due diligence legislation versus trade policy

The EU’s inconsistent approach towards sustainability treaties

Marco Bronckers • November 18, 2022

The Chagos Islands case: The vocabularies of self-determination

Did the Chagossian peoples’ voice reverberate in the International Court of Justice during the course of deciding their right to self-determination?

Shreya Shankar • November 17, 2022

Outer space heritage site protection

Missions to and around the Moon are about to burgeon. How to ensure that future space explorers, while making new histories, also undertake appropriate measures to protect sites with historic value?

Zhuang Tian • November 14, 2022

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