In the media
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Still no obligation to clear up space debris 30 April 2021
Space travel has long since progressed from being just about rockets, travelling to the moon, and Russia and America. The Netherlands has its own Spac...
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Bart Custers: 'NCTV cannot track citizens using fake accounts' 12 April 2021
For years, the Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) has collected and shared privacy-sensitive information about citize...
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'The situation with Intervence is unacceptable' 12 April 2021
The introduction of market forces in the field of youth protection has failed. This is clearly demonstrated by the unrest and problems surrounding the...
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Wimar Bolhuis: ECB intervention helped prevent euro crisis 08 April 2021
Dutch Central Bank President Klaas Knot wants to wind down the European Central Bank’s crisis bond-buying programme this year because the economic out...
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Anne Meuwese and Bart Custers in Trouw on Covid apps 06 April 2021
The more people are vaccinated, the more society can slowly reopen. Technological developments, like the Covid passport and other apps, can play a rol...
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Young paedophile hunters in juvenile court: 'A criminal record means being 3-0 down' 30 March 2021
Ten underage boys are due to appear before a juvenile court. They are accused of luring and attacking nine men whom they believed were paedophiles. La...
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From tunnel vision towards an open view. Lessons from the North/South metro line on compensation of damages 30 March 2021
An article by Georgina Kuipers has been published this month in Dutch journal Overheid & Aansprakelijkheid (Government and Accountability). It deals w...
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Clara van Dam gives seminar for Lund University about EU guidance in the national legal order 30 March 2021
On 18 March 2021, Clara van Dam gave an online seminar for Lund University about EU Commission guidance in the national legal order. The seminar was h...
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Shopping by appointment: What happens to your personal data? 30 March 2021
In the Netherlands it is now possible to visit non-essential shops if you make an appointment beforehand. But when you book an appointment you have to...
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'Reception of refugees in the region only possible with support from Europe' 29 March 2021
The objective of many European countries is to provide reception facilities for refugees in their own region. Here in the Netherlands a new coalition ...
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Prof Luuk van Middelaar guest professor at the Collège de France, Paris 22 March 2021
From 24 March 2021, Professor Luuk van Middelaar will deliver four public lectures on 'Geopolitical Europe: Acts and words' at the Collège de France i...
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Save the (firefighter)volunteer from EU law: Geerten Boogaard and Armin Cuyvers in newspaper Trouw 18 March 2021
The Dutch Minister of Justice and Security is about to turn the entire volunteer fire brigade upside down. Not because it is good, but because it is a...
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'The Netherlands needs to do more if it wants to change its image of a tax haven' 18 March 2021
If the Netherlands wants to change its reputation as a tax haven, it must do more according to Professor of Tax Law Jan van de Streek on American news...
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Article on Affective Computing by Andreas Häuselmann published in IDPL 16 March 2021
Affective Computing (AC and sometimes called ‘Emotional AI’) provides opportunities to automatically process emotional data. However, is EU data prote...
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Jan Vleggeert on the Netherlands’ position on tax haven ranking 09 March 2021
The Netherlands remains one of the most important locations when it comes to tax evasion. According to Tax Justice Network only the British Virgin Isl...