In the media
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Was Brexit a false promise? The link between far-right riots in the UK and migration policy 06 August 2024Why are riots flaring up in the UK, sparked by the far-right British Defence League? Jorieke Manenschijn spoke with Dutch news and current affairs pro...
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AI models are full of Dutch art – what about copyright violation? 06 August 2024Are AI models such as Midjourney violating artists' copyright? Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, spoke about this topic on Dutch cu...
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Does Elon Musk have to abide by his own code of conduct on X? 30 July 2024X’s guidelines prohibit manipulated and misleading media. And yet owner Elon Musk recently posted a video of Kamala Harris with an AI voice. Professor...
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Children’s access to justice: global progress, but we're not there yet 26 July 2024Across the world, children now have better access to justice, writes Ton Liefaard, Professor of Children’s Rights, in the Dutch magazine ‘Tijdschrift ...
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Ali B conviction sparks public debate on consent 16 July 2024Ali B’s conviction for sex offences is receiving lots of media attention and sparking fresh debate around consent. Professor Jeroen ten Voorde discuss...
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The effect of trial by media 11 July 2024The 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 2024A 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 2024After 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 2024Dissatisfied 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 2024The 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 interviewed on 'Shifting Privacy Left' podcast 02 July 2024Gianclaudio 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 2024In 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 2024When 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 2024During 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 2024The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, b...