In the media
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New commission investigates Russia's crimes of aggression against Ukraine 11 July 2023Can Russia be prosecuted for war crimes against Ukraine? The International Criminal Court does not have this jurisdiction. To fill this void in jurisd...
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Plan for which VVD is prepared to let Dutch government collapse, caused overburdening of judicial system and violation of children's rights in Germany 07 July 2023The Dutch conservative VVD party plans to make the right to family reunification more difficult for people with temporary residence permits. In German...
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Bart Custers in Trouw on ChatGPT and cybercrime 06 July 2023The EU proposal for a regulatory framework on artificial intelligence will not prevent the dangers of cybercrime or the spreading of fake news using C...
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Is finding a job a realistic goal for former prisoners? 05 July 2023Labour market reintegration: what is working and what could be done better? These questions were at the centre of Dutch BNR Nieuwsradio's podcast ‘Wer...
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Jorrit Rijpma discusses migration legislation on Swedish radio 03 July 2023In an interview with Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s national radio station, Jorrit Rijpma, Professor of European Law, spoke about European legislation conce...
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Guideline on sexually transgressive behaviour in the workplace is not strict enough 20 June 2023Sexually transgressive behaviour in the workplace must be dealt with more strictly, according to Government Commissioner for Sexual Transgressive Beha...
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New migrant deal no guarantee for success 19 June 2023How feasible is the new migration deal and is it really the breakthrough politicians like Mark Rutte claim it to be? Dutch television programme Nieuws...
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Legal professionals do not have a better understanding of the constitution 16 June 2023Do people actually understand the constitution? This is what Jelle But, PhD candidate at Constitutional and administrative law, wondered. To find out,...
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Merge the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives 07 June 2023A new Senate (Eerste Kamer) has been elected in the Netherlands and the current government coalition has lost its majority. The majorities in both the...
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AI: the judge of speech 31 May 2023AI can help in the online detection of hate speech, but whether the technology would always make the right choices is debatable. Students Tofigh Hasen...
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Is threatening politicians a danger to democracy? 30 May 2023After the episode of TV programme 'Collegetour' featuring Dutch Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag, more attention is (rightly) being paid to threats mad...
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Dutch benefits department has ‘crossed the line’ once again 24 May 2023The benefits department of the Dutch Tax Administration has attempted to reach backroom agreements with the judiciary about the decision period in ben...
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Mariëlle Bruning featured on Op1 special on Dutch youth care 16 May 2023Recently, the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate sounded the alarm about the state of the Dutch youth care. What is going wrong and what needs t...
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Alex Geert Castermans in Het Parool on the right to swim topless 10 May 2023In Berlin, regulations have recently been amended to allow everyone to swim topless. In swimming pools in Amsterdam, women are still required to wear ...
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Bart Custers in NRC on insurers' role in fraud cases 09 May 2023Insurers determine for themselves whether someone has committed fraud, impose sanctions immediately and hardly ever report it. As a result, police, pr...