In the media
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Entrepreneur’s role not given enough weight in VBAR Act 19 November 2024Labour law experts have called on the Dutch government to review the bill for the Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption (...
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Dutch government’s internal admin delays publication of documents 18 November 2024The public disclosure of documents under the Dutch Open Government Act (Woo) is often delayed, especially when the information is considered socially ...
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Extending demonstration ban in Amsterdam is contentious, experts claim 13 November 2024Dutch activist Frank van der Linde has initiated summary proceedings against the extension of the emergency order following the recent disturbances in...
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European Commission: is total paralysis imminent if Hungarian candidate is rejected? 12 November 2024The European Parliament is set to vote on the approval of the new Commission, and some Parliament members have already expressed concern over the cont...
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Greenpeace asks the court for decision on entire Dutch nitrogen policy 12 November 2024Environmental organisation Greenpeace wants to see a drastic reduction in nitrogen deposition on the Netherlands’ most vulnerable nature conservation ...
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Passing the buck to the courts: the law deserves more respect from the Dutch cabinet 12 November 2024The Schoof cabinet has several plans that are just not legally feasible. Yet they are often still forced through, knowing, or even hoping, that the co...
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Fines to punish overcrowding are pointless 01 November 2024The Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) has been ordered to pay fines to the municipality of Westerwolde for overcrowding a...
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The impact of the US’ inward shift on Europe 30 October 2024Luuk van Middelaar, Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Union and its Institutions, recently wrote an op-ed on this in Dutch daily n...
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Administrative fines against authorities are becoming ineffective 30 October 2024Public authorities are increasingly being fined for failure to comply with decision periods specified in the Dutch Open Government Act (Woo). But to w...
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Emergency asylum accommodation for children violates their rights 24 October 2024The number of children being housed in emergency asylum accommodation has skyrocketed over the past two years. Various agencies have been issuing warn...
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Dutch cabinet’s asylum plans will have little effect 22 October 2024The Dutch cabinet plans to adopt the strictest asylum policy the Netherlands has ever seen. In daily newspaper NRC, Peter Rodrigues (Emeritus Professo...
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Dutch cabinet’s asylum plans will not reduce number of asylum seekers 16 October 2024The measures proposed by the Dutch cabinet to tighten its asylum policy may not directly result in fewer asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands. Mar...
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European Commission wants uniform return policy for migrants 16 October 2024Consensus among Member States on the return of failed asylum seekers is currently lacking. For that reason, the Head of the European Commission, Ursul...
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Is an asylum exception for Poland feasible? 15 October 2024Poland wants the right to temporarily suspend the right to asylum, Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently announced. What are the chances of success in B...
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A service-minded and cooperative government is essential in citizens’ initiatives 10 October 2024
Legal frameworks are often a pitfall when it comes to citizens’ initiatives. Esmee Driessen, a guest lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and ...