Leiden Law Blog

Public Law

70 years international upholding of freedom of association: 3300+ cases

Freedom of association for trade unions is not safeguarded in many countries and companies

Paul van der Heijden • 11-11-2022

Tax Law and Economics

Cooperative Compliance Initiatives as a Preventative Mechanism

A new chapter of the CIAT Manual for the Control of International Tax Planning focuses on the introduction of a Cooperative Compliance programme by tax administrations in developing countries as a tax compliance strategy to improve tax certainty.

Esther Huiskers-Stoop • 10-11-2022

Public Law

From empty to over-congested airports: Schiphol’s passenger compensation scheme

Until very recently passengers were missing flights due to closed borders or positive COVID tests. Now, passengers might miss their flights, not due to pandemic measures, but due to poor airport management and labour practices.

Tuvana Aras • 08-11-2022

Public Law

Travel chaos at Schiphol: The need for tripartite dialogue

Travel chaos at Schiphol is one of the post-pandemic labour challenges to the aviation industry and this disaster will continue till the end of March 2023. What solutions do lawyers have?

Yuran Shi • 07-11-2022

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

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 + 1 other • 03-11-2022

Public Law

Workshop on Human Rights and Contested Agency

There is a lack of understanding of how agency is currently conceptualised and what it actually constitutes in the operationalisation of international human rights instruments. A recent Workshop addressed this issue.

Hoko Horii • 31-10-2022

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70 years international upholding of freedom of association: 3300+ cases

Cooperative Compliance Initiatives as a Preventative Mechanism

From empty to over-congested airports: Schiphol’s passenger compensation scheme

Travel chaos at Schiphol: The need for tripartite dialogue

Combatting plastic pollution by effective enforcement

Workshop on Human Rights and Contested Agency