In the media
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Does a Prime Minister with no party affiliation have any clout? 01 July 2024
Although Dick Schoof, of no party affiliation, has been nominated by the four coalition parties as the new Dutch Prime Minister, various experts have ...
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Municipality of Deventer claims compensation from Rijkswaterstaat 25 June 2024
With roadworks to widen the A1 motorway near Deventer (province of Overijssel, the Netherlands) now complete, a substantial dispute has arisen between...
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The government’s mentality hinders citizens' initiatives 30 May 2024
The manner and context in which the government supports citizens' initiatives are often more important than the legal framework. In practice, it only ...
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Which Dutch political party gets which ministerial position? 29 May 2024
Now that the new Dutch government's plans are set out on paper, the chess game begins for cabinet formation leader Richard van Zwol. He has to make th...
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Does a public administrator’s resignation or dismissal damage their political career? 27 May 2024
It occurs on a regular basis: a public administrator resigns or is dismissed when their integrity is at stake. To what extent does that damage their i...
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What lies ahead for the Netherlands now a coalition agreement has been reached? 17 May 2024
Now that a negotiation agreement has been reached, the first right-wing Dutch cabinet is set to become a reality. What are the four parties planning t...
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To what extent are face coverings permitted at demonstrations? 16 May 2024
Recently, the University of Amsterdam was the scene of pro-Palestinian demonstrations that got out of hand. The demonstrators included rioters who wis...
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Landmark ruling on tolerance agreements for Dutch ‘coffeeshops’ 15 May 2024
PhD candidate Demy Jongkind and Associate Professor Annemarie Drahmann – both part of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law – have b...
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Strategic late submission of court documents needs to be curbed 07 May 2024
There’s a trend going around within administrative law: submitting court documents late to make things as difficult as possible for the opposing party...
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Podcast on latest developments in press freedom 02 May 2024
The Press Freedom Monitor is set to be presented during this year’s World Press Freedom Day celebrations on 3 May. To mark this occasion, the interact...
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Cabinet formation negotiations in The Hague: latest developments 01 May 2024
The Dutch cabinet formation – a process that has now been underway for five months – is at a standstill for the time being. Formation discussion leade...
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Council meeting walkouts: ‘powerplay’ 15 April 2024
It rarely happens: halting a decision by walking out of a meeting. ‘But there’s nothing wrong with it from a constitutional law perspective,’ says Gee...
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A new prosecution process for abuse of office by MPs and politicians 15 April 2024
Last week, the Dutch Council of Ministers adopted the decision to modernise the process of prosecuting politicians. This action was taken following th...
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Reducing information inequality between citizens and government 04 April 2024
The Netherlands aims to have open and responsive government. As part of the ‘Actieplan Open Overheid’, Ymre Schuurmans, Annemarie Drahmann and Louis H...
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Dutch MPs involved in promoting Russian propaganda 03 April 2024
Information obtained from Czech intelligence authorities has shown that politicians from several European countries, including the Netherlands, are in...