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

Impact of an asteroid on Earth: the need for legal clarifications

Scientists believe that the fall of a destructive asteroid on Earth is not entirely unlikely. If so, what would be the means of defence available to States in order to comply with international law?

Aniela Barug, Konstantinos Andritsos, Siti Jamaldin and Jacomo Restellini • June 08, 2020 • 1 comment

Artemis Accords: Star Trek or Star Wars?

Ownership of space resources is contentious under international space law. Is the move by the US to gather international cooperation on this issue a viable solution?

Mini Gupta, Wataru Inagaki, Pallavi Mund, Alif Nurfakhri Muhammad and Scott Schneider • June 04, 2020

Is monetary policy too important to be left to judges?

Last week’s controversial judgment of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court exposed the challenges for judges in ruling on macro-economic matters.

Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • May 18, 2020

Rule of law conditionality in EU spending: Time to pull the plug on illiberalism

Illiberal leaders in Poland and Hungary are using Covid-19 to consolidate their powers and violate EU values. Could the Union’s budget be used as leverage to force them to comply with the rule of law?

Amandine van Zuylen • May 13, 2020

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