In the media
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New migrant deal no guarantee for success 19 June 2023
How feasible is the new migration deal and is it really the breakthrough politicians like Mark Rutte claim it to be? Dutch television programme Nieuws...
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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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What does Islamist rule look like? 13 June 2023
Joana Cook, Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, talks about Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades ...
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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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How far does the right to demonstrate go? 05 June 2023
A civil servant employed by the municipality of The Hague was cause for discussion after taking part in an Extinction Rebellion protest. Only under ad...
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AI: the judge of speech 31 May 2023
AI can help in the online detection of hate speech, but whether the technology would always make the right choices is debatable. Students Tofigh Hasen...
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Is threatening politicians a danger to democracy? 30 May 2023
After the episode of TV programme 'Collegetour' featuring Dutch Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag, more attention is (rightly) being paid to threats mad...
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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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Exploring Jordan's archaeology from a bird's eye view 25 May 2023
Sufyan Al Karaimeh, a guest researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology, is currently involved in the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) Project. Over th...
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What about the right of employers to take action? 24 May 2023
The right to strike is regulated by the European Social Charter, but employers also have the right to take collective action. Employers actually resor...
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Dutch benefits department has ‘crossed the line’ once again 24 May 2023
The benefits department of the Dutch Tax Administration has attempted to reach backroom agreements with the judiciary about the decision period in ben...
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Dutch asylum policy remains thorny issue 24 May 2023
The Hague has announced that 70,000 refugees are expected to come to the Netherlands this year. How can situations like at the Ter Apel asylum centre ...
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Netherlands in violation of international convention on work incapacity 23 May 2023
The UN is highly critical of the Netherlands over the effect of its Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act (WIA). Contrary to agreements, workers who...
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UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage 18 May 2023
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat...