Airlines versus the State’s Schiphol Agenda

Airlines have always been protective of their market access and have vehemently fought for their airport slots in the EU. While this is no secret, taking the government to court – and winning – has brought this battle to a whole new level.

Tuvana Aras • April 06, 2023

Urgenda case affects private companies

The judgment in the Shell case suggests that companies should comply with the targets in the Paris Climate Agreement. The case possibly sets a new, climate-friendly precedent in corporate law

Ivana Mlikota • January 17, 2023

Combatting plastic pollution by effective enforcement

Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue. Although regulation is being adopted, plastic pollution is still increasing. Effective and strict enforcement is key and NGOs and civilians can be instrumental in this.

Nienke van der Aar and Esther Kentin • November 03, 2022

Sustainable development in India’s FTAs

Is India’s historical protectionism towards its European counterparts making way for a 'greener shade' of trade agreements?

Cláudia Ferreira Azevedo, Divya Gupta, Eva Baudichau and Olivier Beaubien • July 28, 2022

Deep sea deadline: The rush to mine the deep sea

Exploring the issues of regulating deep sea mining following the Republic of Nauru’s request to the International Seabed Authority to formulate rules for exploitation of the mineral resources in the ‘Area’.

Bholenath, Marilisa Onorati, Lucas Groff Campos, Erlend Serendahl and Gráinne Ní Fhrighil • July 12, 2022

Lean, clean, and green?

An appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s green approach to infrastructure projects. How environmentally sustainable is infrastructure development?

Abhinand Siddharth, Martin Dabrowski, Siddharth Trakroo and Vinícius Souza • July 04, 2022

Labelingsplicht voor PFAS om erger te voorkomen

PFAS komen steeds vaker in het nieuws vanwege de gevaarlijke eigenschappen en risico’s voor het milieu en de volksgezondheid. Er wordt gewerkt aan een Europees verbod van PFAS, maar in de tussentijd zou een labelingsplicht het gebruik kunnen laten afnemen

Claudia Keppel and Carijn van Duijl • June 20, 2022

Climate change litigation in Indonesia

Following the success of the Urgenda case in the Netherlands and other cases around the world, citizens from Jakarta also turned to climate change litigation in their fight for a cleaner environment.

Elise Schermers • June 03, 2022

NIMBY: slaat de Raad van State burgerparticipatie in de wind?

Not In My BackYard (NIMBY) is inmiddels een begrip in het bestuursrecht: burgers die bijvoorbeeld kritiek uiten op de tientallen meters hoge windmolens in hun zichtveld. Hoe staat de hoogste bestuursrechter tegenover gebrek aan draagvlak? Heeft het voorleggen van alternatieven zin?

Marloes van den Hurk • April 20, 2022

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