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Dr. C.P.L. van Woensel is Associate professor of civil and intellectual property law at the Institute for Private Law

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BMW, car paint and child labour: lawyers for CSR

Lawyers educated in CSR can help car manufacturer BMW with due diligence in its supply chain. Not just to determine the risk of child labour but to assess social challenges and act on them. That is CSR 2016, or 2017 for BMW.

Caspar van Woensel and Tjomme de Graaf • October 31, 2016

Teaching CSR: stakeholder scenario in palm oil industry reveals its value

Stakeholder scenario in corporate social responsibility reveals its true value: participants understand how difficult it is for corporations to do the right thing.

Caspar van Woensel • December 18, 2015 • 1 comment

The Anne Frank Fonds and the morality of its copyright claim

Swiss Anne Frank Fonds claims the copyright to the diary of Anne Frank after 1 January 2016. A wrong move that can still be corrected.

Caspar van Woensel • December 10, 2015 • 1 comment

Wanted: Monuments Lawyers

Cultural heritage is destroyed in the Middle East and looted art finds its way to European buyers. Can law students think of a plan for the upcoming UNESCO conference?

Caspar van Woensel • March 26, 2015

There’s no business like the Anne Frank business

What we talk about when we talk about the legacy of Anne Frank (Credits to Nathan Englander).

Caspar van Woensel • November 13, 2014 • 4 comments

International business lawyers must walk the tax minimization tightrope

The issue of aggressive tax minimization by transnational corporations is in the public spotlight. This blog argues that international business lawyers advising corporations on tax have a duty to temper their clients’ tax planning.

Caspar van Woensel and Graeme McIntyre • November 11, 2014

Food for law

Private law and the legal profession can both contribute to a new Dutch food policy.

Alex Geert Castermans and Caspar van Woensel • October 20, 2014

Japanese whaling: ‘scientific research’ peer-reviewed

Yet another clash at sea. Time to end Japanese whaling.

Caspar van Woensel • February 18, 2014

Banking on Corporate Social Responsibility: the case of shale gas

Rabobank’s ‘no’ to shale gas is prompted by social responsibility as much as commercial motives. Is this a bad thing?

Caspar van Woensel • July 22, 2013