Leiden Law Blog

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

The draft AI Act and children: Room for improvement

In 2021 a draft AI Act was published. At the moment, the draft AI Act is before the European Parliament (EP) as part of the European AI package.

Simone van der Hof + 1 other • 22-07-2022

Public Law

The DMA may lead to breaches of a fundamental right

Overlapping National and EU-wide antitrust frameworks could lead to a violation of the right against double jeopardy for companies, like Apple, targeted by the Digital Markets Act.

Rhys Surtees • 21-07-2022

Private Law

Trade mark proprietor liable for defective product

Trade mark proprietors who authorise that their trade mark is put on a product, are liable towards the consumer for a defect in that product. This also applies if they were not involved in the production of that product.

Dirk Visser • 20-07-2022

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law · Private Law

Judges on politically sensitive descisions

How do judges themselves feel about the political sensitivity of their decisions?

Miranda Boone • 19-07-2022

Public Law

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 + 4 others • 12-07-2022

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

And what if the courts could strengthen our democracies?

Public interest litigation allows courts to provoke social change to some extent. But court decisions on political issues are not unproblematic in democratic systems. What if we could define circumstances so courts can enhance democratic participation and debate?

María Carlota Ucín • 09-07-2022

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