In the media
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Jorrit Rijpma: Sending back asylum seekers is 'wishful thinking' 05 September 2022In the asylum plan presented last week, the Dutch cabinet announced that it would focus more on the departure of ‘Dublin claimants’. In doing so, the ...
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing 29 August 2022In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and ...
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Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity 29 August 2022Europe is working full steam towards a digital identity for every EU citizen. And although it might be really useful to be able to hire a car everywhe...
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Empirical-legal research on online price discrimination 25 August 2022How do Dutch companies perceive online price discrimination? Kimia Heidary, Bart Custers, Helen Pluut and Jean-Pierre van der Rest recently published ...
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Jan van de Streek: ’Consumer spending contingency plan is tremendously complicated' 24 August 2022The coalition parties of the Dutch Government plan to convene on Wednesday and Thursday this week for a priority meeting on the predicted 6.8% decline...
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Miranda Boone in NRC: 'Leave for prisoners is essential' 22 August 2022Tightened rules are preventing prisoners from taking leave, even though this would help with their reintegration.
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Refusing Russian tourists is only possible at European level 17 August 2022
In the wake of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, several European countries want to introduce entry bans for Russian nationals. But can they...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses staff shortages on Omroep West: Untapped labour potential and higher wages 17 August 2022All of society is having to deal with the effects of staff shortages. Hospitals are unable to fill their duty rosters, primary schools are having to c...
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A permanent citizens' council: The missing link in Dutch politics 17 August 2022Neighbouring countries have shown that when citizens are allowed to contribute their ideas, political discussions that have reached an impasse can be ...
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Joni Reef: 'We’re prisoners of our own perspective' 15 August 2022One perspective, one cell, one outlook on life: what are we all prisoners of? That’s the question Vrij Nederland put to various experts, including Jon...
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Bart Schermer: ‘Threats via internet also liable to punishment’ 11 August 2022Austria wants to crack down on online threats and hatred. The reason is the death of GP Lisa-Maria Kellermayr. She committed suicide at the end of Jul...
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Podcast De Verbranders critical of European border and asylum procedures 27 July 2022The Dutch asylum application centre in Ter Apel is overburdened, an issue that is currently a prominent feature in the Dutch media. In podcast De Verb...
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Leiden Law Cast #7: Law and computers with Professor Jaap van den Herik 22 July 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Pauline Schuyt: 'Life imprisonment demand ineffective if goal is deterrence' 15 July 2022The number of life sentences in the Netherlands is rising sharply. This is a clear response to the serious drugs violence and brutal attacks on our ru...