In the media
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The effect of trial by media 11 July 2024
The trial of Dutch rapper Ali B is receiving massive media attention. Party due to himself, the trial can be followed by the public. How will this aff...
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Swifties in PowNed video could take broadcaster to court 10 July 2024
A controversial video in which PowNed asks Taylor Swift fans how far they would go for a meet-and-greet with the singer violates portrait rights accor...
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Cargo from MSC Zoe revealed after pressure from legal expert Esther Kentin 08 July 2024
After hundreds of containers fell into the Wadden Sea in 2019, government authorities refused to reveal the contents of that cargo. Five years on, aft...
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British voters have had enough of Tory tinkering with rule of law 04 July 2024
Dissatisfied with the Conservatives' attempts to pass laws through a legal loophole, many British voters will vote for Labour in today’s election acco...
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US Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s immunity: ‘Is the judiciary not undermining itself?' 03 July 2024
The US Supreme Court ruled on 1 July 2024 that during their term of office a president does have certain immunity. They are immune from prosecution fo...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on the 'Shifting Privacy Left' podcast 02 July 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed by Debra Farber on her Shifting Privacy Left podcast. The Episode was released on 2...
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Unusual ruling on Open Government Act: court decides what can be disclosed 20 June 2024
In a high-profile court case concerning the Dutch Open Government Act ('Wet open overheid', shortened to 'Woo'), a court has decided to review documen...
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Is part-time work for full-time pay the future? 18 June 2024
When Dutch company AFAS Software announced that its employees would work four days per week for the same full-time pay, many people asked: how’s that ...
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Does the EU really dictate 80% of our laws? 11 June 2024
During the European election campaigns, it was claimed that as many as 70% or even 80% of our laws are dictated by the EU. But is that really true? Pr...
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence 04 June 2024
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, b...
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What went wrong for the Vlaardingen girl in foster care? 03 June 2024
The case of the severely abused girl in foster care has caused outrage. Her foster carers are suspected of attempted manslaughter. What went wrong? Ma...
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eLaw at CPDP.ai 2024 28 May 2024
eLaw reflects on a very successful turnout at this year's 17th edition of the annual CPDP Conference in Brussels. This year, the conference was rebran...
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New publication on fairness, AI and recruitment 18 April 2024
Carlotta Rigotti and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga have published a new article that offers an insightful and critical literature review on fairness and AI ...
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Government publishes legal document on MSC Zoe disaster at LAPP's insistence 16 April 2024
The cargo lost at sea as a result of the MSC Zoe disaster should be considered environmental pollution and information about it should be made public....
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on the AI Act on Luiza's Live Talks 11 April 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was a a speaker in the very popular Luiza's Live Talks.