Indonesian lawyers in crisis: The ugly truth in times of corona

There is a longstanding crisis of ethics among litigating lawyers in Indonesia, and the corona crisis is revealing their true colours.

Santy Kouwagam • April 22, 2020

The Comstock Laws: The puritan past influencing modern regulation

Anthony Comstock dedicated his life to supervising the morality of American society. Looking back on his story sheds light on the challenges faced by modern anti-obscenity groups.

Hannah DeLacey • April 15, 2020

Mensenrechten als vangrail: het liberalisme in tijden van Corona

Hoe kan het liberalisme juist in tijden van Corona onze leidraad vormen?

Erwin dijkstra • March 26, 2020

Cybercrime and cybersecurity: The need for International Cybersecurity Law

Due to globalisation and the fast-growing development of the internet across the world, the rapid increase in cyberattacks such as cyberespionage and cyberwarfare has made cybercrime a key national security issue.

Reeda Al Sabri Halawi • February 26, 2020 • 4 comments

How proper monitoring can contribute to adequate legislation

Proper monitoring and standard setting is of crucial importance to successfully combatting plastic pollution. This blog discusses the relationship between data and the effective regulation of plastic pollution.

Vera de Boer and Emma Stekelenburg • January 23, 2020 • 2 comments

The myth of bioplastics

Many companies have discovered that making their products sustainable is a unique selling point and good for PR. Some are eager to promote bioplastics as being more sustainable. Often this is not the case.

Thomas Meekel • December 16, 2019

Levenslange uitzichtloosheid voor jonggehandicapten

Vorige week donderdag stemde de Tweede Kamer in met het wetsvoorstel Vereenvoudiging Wajong. Deze stemming vormde het sluitstuk van twee onheilspellende weken voor mensen met een handicap.

Erwin dijkstra • November 15, 2019 • 2 comments

A peaceful rebellion against extinction

The people joining the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protests are reviving an ancient indigenous sense of landownership. This views the land not in terms of exclusive private properties, but as an inclusive living being that can only be owned by itself.

Wim Bonis • October 30, 2019 • 3 comments

The risky aspects of our hate speech laws

Recent events around the trial against Dutch politician Geert Wilders demonstrate that our laws prohibiting hate speech should be reconsidered. Not only for the sake of the right to freedom of expression in political debate, but also in order to protect independence of both parliament and judiciary.

Jip Stam • September 13, 2019

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