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Public Law

It's bananas! The historic ruling against Chiquita for financing paramilitaries in Colombia

A US court recently found banana giant Chiquita guilty of financing a death squad in Colombia. It ordered the brand to pay 38 million dollars in compensation. Should we stop buying Chiquita bananas?

A new era in climate change litigation starts with a case against Switzerland

A decision of the European Court of Human Rights regarding Switzerland’s climate policy, serves as a landmark for environmental protection. The ruling about violations of several human rights forms a clear signal to other states to step up their climate efforts.

Private Law

Societal interests in bankruptcy proceedings

Should the needs of stakeholders other than creditors play a greater role in bankruptcy proceedings? Vulnerability theory and stakeholder theory could help them consider their interests.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Why is street harassment a public problem?

Although street harassment is increasingly recognised as a problem and subject to regulation, how this problem is defined, and what regulation entails, varies from one context to the other.

Public Law

The Need for an Anti-Corruption Fund

Proposals for an International Anti-Corruption Court do not yet include ways of achieving justice for victims of corruption. To remedy this shortcoming, an Anti-Corruption Fund needs to be established.

Private Law

Reimagining alternative childcare in Haiti

Thinking about volunteering for an orphanage in Haiti? Make sure you think it through, as volunteers can inadvertently perpetuate the suffering they hope to alleviate. Instead, the country needs systemic change.