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Private Law

Geopolitics in European Supreme Courts

Two cases: US airstrikes on Yemen routed through Germany, F-35 parts sent to Israel through the Netherlands. Two courts, a similar dilemma, same answer: restrained on substance, strict on procedure.

Public Law · International Law

The international order in crisis?

President Trump’s proposed Board of Peace raises questions on the future of the United Nations and international order. What can historical developments of international law tell us about its future?

An ultimatum for the meat industry

In many Western European countries, the meat-processing sector depends heavily on a vulnerable workforce that is poorly protected by anti-human trafficking policies. Is the tide turning?

International Law

How one Dutch company holds the key to deep sea mining

Deep sea mining has become a much debated environmental and legal issue these last years. What if a relatively unknown Dutch company could influence the future of one of the world’s most controversial industries?

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Governing vulnerability: insights from the Southern European borders

Policies often label migrant sex workers as ‘vulnerable’. But what does vulnerability mean to them? Research from Southern Europe challenges dominant assumptions and policy responses.

Private Law · Labour Law

Who made your luxury bag?

Luxury fashion evokes craftsmanship and exclusivity. Yet investigations by the Milan Public Prosecutor have exposed outsourcing networks where exploited workers produce goods for major luxury brands.