Living in a world of give and take

We tend to respond to the taking away behaviour of terrorists and criminals in general by taking away even more from them, and focus as a result on what we do not want in our world. Yet it is important to shift our focus to what we actually do want.

Wim Bonis • December 11, 2015 • 2 comments

Old is New Again: Alternative Methods of Execution in the United States

In the United States some states are beginning to legalise alternative methods for capital punishment.

Elizabeth Stapleton • May 22, 2015

Principled European prosecutions

The future European Public Prosecutor’s Office will bring fraud suspects before a national court. Could such a court criticise the decision to instigate prosecution using grounds of proportionality, equality, legitimate expectations, etcetera?

Pim Geelhoed • January 13, 2015

Hacking without a legal basis

In a letter to the Dutch parliament, the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice states that hacking is allowed as an investigation method for law enforcement authorities. This is highly debatable interpretation of the law that deserves a critical review.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • October 30, 2014 • 1 comment

Notes of caution on the UNSC resolution obliging states to change domestic criminal law

The UN Security Council outlawed helping people travel abroad to receive terrorist training. This may seem reasonable at first glance, but a few notes of caution are in order. Should the UNSC be doing this? Is it clear what they’re doing?

Jens Iverson • September 26, 2014

Towards a New Code of Criminal Procedure

Recently the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice announced that a new Code of Criminal Procedure is forthcoming. But what is meant by new in this respect? And is new legislation really necessary?

Jan Crijns • May 28, 2014

Should the European Court of Human Rights recognise discriminatory violence against Roma?

What is the added value, if anything, of explicitly recognising the discriminatory nature of violence in human rights cases regarding state responsibility?

Jasmina Mackic • May 12, 2014

Can you steal an exam without taking it?

Can you actually steal something without physically taking it? This question was put before the district court of Rotterdam in the case of the 'stolen' final exams at Ibn Ghaldoun secondary school.

Bart Schermer • May 01, 2014 • 2 comments

Framed migrants (1)

Are repressive criminal policies towards migrants matched by media content that frames them as criminals and security threats? A comprehensive discourse analysis of over 65,000 newspaper articles should find out.

Jelmer Brouwer • February 26, 2014 • 1 comment

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