In the media
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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...
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Jan van de Streek: 'Tax Authorities broke the law by leaking information to Uber 12 July 2022The Dutch Tax Authorities leaked information about an international tax audit to Uber. In addition, they ‘obstructed and delayed’ an investigation by ...
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Jan Vleggeert: Reservations about reduction in tax avoidance via the Netherlands 30 June 2022The Dutch Ministry of Finance says that new rules have significantly reduced tax avoidance via 'transit country' the Netherlands. Jan Vleggeert, Profe...
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Mariëlle Bruning on Inspectorate’s inquiry into placement in care 28 June 2022Many parents whose children have been placed in care do not understand the basis on which the decision was taken. Dutch youth protection organisations...
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Jorrit Rijpma in Bureau Buitenland on storming of Melilla 27 June 2022Last Friday, more than a dozen people died during the storming of Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla. A dramatic incident, but certainly not the...
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Luuk van Middelaar in the media on Ukraine’s EU candidacy 24 June 2022At a recent meeting, the leaders of the European Union formally approved Ukraine and Moldova’s candidate status to join the bloc. The message is: you ...
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Maria Berghuis in EditieNL about PhD thesis: 'Prison visits are form of social control' 21 June 2022Prisoners who have little or no contact with the outside world are more prone to reoffend. What makes visits so important?
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Leiden Law Cast: BONJO & an ex-prisoner 14 June 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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'AIVD at risk from use of Israeli hacking software' 08 June 2022
The AIVD (Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service) uses controversial hacking software supplied by Israeli technology firm NSO Group. This was...
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‘Taxation also plays a role in DSM’s departure from the Netherlands' 08 June 2022
After Shell and Unilever, DSM is the third major company to leave the Netherlands. Tax experts are not surprised: the business climate here is current...
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Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone 02 June 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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Helen Pluut in podcast De Gelukkige Thuiswerker 31 May 2022What are the advantages of a day’s work at home? Were we happy working from home during the pandemic lockdowns? And who is actually responsible for a ...