In the media
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Potential for less public participation on Ministry of Defence expansion plans 17 July 2024
Due to global geopolitical tensions such as the war in Ukraine, the Dutch Ministry of Defence aims to substantially expand across the Netherlands. The...
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Ali B conviction sparks public debate on consent 16 July 2024
Ali 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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Professor Peter Rodrigues criticises Rabobank’s human rights policy 15 July 2024
Peter Rodrigues, Professor Emeritus of Immigration and board member of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, recently dealt with a fascinating c...
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The effect of trial by media 11 July 2024
The 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 2024
A 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 2024
After 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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Uproar about Martin Bosma’s invitation to slavery memorial 04 July 2024
The decision to invite Martin Bosma to an annual ceremony to mark the end of slavery in the Netherlands has been the subject of debate due to his prev...
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British voters have had enough of Tory tinkering with rule of law 04 July 2024
Dissatisfied 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 2024
The 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 2024
Gianclaudio 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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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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Salary of Museum de Fundatie’s former director not specified in annual report 27 June 2024
Ralph Keuning, the former director of Museum de Fundatie, a museum for the visual arts in Zwolle, stepped down in 2022 following complaints about auth...
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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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What's allowed as hand luggage? 25 June 2024
Total confusion exists as to what you can take as hand luggage on flights. Each airline has its own rules, which causes frustration among passengers. ...
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Unusual ruling on Open Government Act: court decides what can be disclosed 20 June 2024
In a high-profile court case concerning the Dutch Open Government Act ('Wet open overheid', shortened to 'Woo'), a court has decided to review documen...