Sustainability in space Space is becoming more contested, congested, competitive, and contaminated. How to ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities, so present and future generations can use and explore it indefinitely? Tanja Masson-Zwaan • January 19, 2021
A lifeline for municipalities in times of coronavirus Municipalities are experiencing severe economic effects from the coronavirus crisis. Their financial distress requires a long-term solution to deal with these financial problems. Carlijn van der Hek and Robin Sijbesma • January 05, 2021
De Poolse rechtsstaat en het Europees aanhoudingsbevel: wie is/zijn er nu aan zet? In wat misschien wel één van de belangrijkste uitspraken van 2020 is, heeft het Hof van Justitie van de EU andermaal beslist dat de uitvoering van uit Polen afkomstige Europees aanhoudingsbevelen niet structureel kan worden geweigerd. Elise Filius and Jannemieke Ouwerkerk • December 24, 2020
The future of verification under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Something to look forward to in 2021: the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. A credible international verification organisation will be the key to its success. Anmol Gulecha • November 17, 2020 • 2 comments
The right to regularise irregular residence is a human right The regularisation of irregular migrants is a human right. Having a stable immigration status is a prerequisite for leading a normal life. Article 8 ECHR protects the right to private and family life and can oblige a state to regularise an irregular migrant. Mark Klaassen • November 16, 2020 • 1 comment
This is not how one treats children The new assistance offered by the Dutch government to asylum seeking children is another example of Dutch thriftiness and clearly lacks respect for the rights and interests of the child Peter Rodrigues and Ton Liefaard • November 02, 2020
The inconvenience of forum non conveniens: State responsibility and denial of justice In certain cases, the wide discretionary nature of FNC dismissals amounts to an international wrongful act that needs to be resolved by equality for foreigners and residual grounds of jurisdiction. Raimundo Vives López • October 05, 2020
Religious slaughter in the Union: An end to national discretion? After a preliminary reference on the Flemish ban on slaughter without stunning, how will the CJEU preserve the balance between animal welfare and religious freedom in the EU? David Hamburger and Karst Vriesendorp • July 20, 2020
SDG 18 – Sustainable space: Extending the SDGs beyond Earth The UN SDGs are an urgent universal call for action to change the world and steer it towards a better and more sustainable path. One goal is missing: the 18th SDG on sustainable use of outer space. Berfin Bediz Yildiz, Gautam Hedge, Chen Shalem and Vennela Devineni • June 12, 2020
