In the media
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Legal professionals do not have a better understanding of the constitution 16 June 2023
Do 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 2023
A 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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Two-thirds majority required in Dutch Parliament for new pension law not met 30 May 2023
Three professors, including Leiden Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Wim Voermans, sent an urgent letter to the Dutch Senate on 29 Ma...
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Need for active counterpower and greater transparency in local politics 25 May 2023
The Hague City Council is discussing the implications for local politics of the verdict acquitting former councillors De Mos and Guernaoui of corrupti...
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Two status system in asylum policy is a divisive issue 17 May 2023
Dutch coalition parties VVD and CDA want to tighten asylum policy and have launched a plan to grant two types of statuses to refugees. They also inten...
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Rowie Stolk on individual companies being targeted in test cases 15 May 2023
Interest group Animal Rights has started a test case to prompt the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) to tackle farmers who...
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Anne Meuwese on EU's impending AI regulation 11 May 2023
This regulation – also known as the AI Act – aims to ensure that AI systems sold and used in the EU are safe and consistent with existing fundamental ...
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Do breakaway groups in the Dutch House of Representatives have the right to vote? 03 May 2023
In Dutch newspaper NRC, Pieter Omtzigt says he finds it 'unconstitutional' that he has no right to vote in committee meetings. Omtzigt believes he is ...
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Richard de Mos acquitted – and now? 01 May 2023
The acquittal of Richard de Mos and his fellow party member has caused quite a stir in the Netherlands. Can De Mos simply return to local politics now...
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Rowie Stolk on NPO Radio 1 about passport alerts 26 April 2023
In the Netherlands, anyone who loses their passport or ID card too often can be added to the Passport Alerts Register. As a result, a passport applica...
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Podcast: How open is our governance culture? 19 April 2023
A ‘new governance culture’ – a hot topic for a number of years now. What kind of culture of public administration do we have in the Netherlands and ho...
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Annemarie Drahmann on new European regulations for stallholders 12 April 2023
There is much unrest among local stallholders in Utrecht. Owners who for decades had a permanent pitch for their stall are no longer guaranteed this d...
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No-confidence votes in Rutte IV cabinet continue to rise 11 April 2023
The tally now stands at a 19th no-confidence motion in the Rutte IV cabinet, though it is just one year old. All Rutte cabinets combined have faced mo...
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Voermans and Drahmann positive about Advisory Board on public access to government information 05 April 2023
Today, the Dutch Advisory Board on public access and government information (ACOI) issued its opinion on how the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport...
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Dutch Urgenda climate change case inspires other Europeans 30 March 2023
Several cases inspired by the Urgenda case have now been filed. For example, by the Portuguese, concerning widespread forest fires, Swiss women of a s...