Corporate income taxation and COVID-19 – time to think about a European tax? In the aftermath of COVID-19, the exercise of international taxation may become more difficult. With a reinforced need to act in unity at the European level, it’s time to think about a unified European corporate tax. Frederik Heitmüller • June 05, 2020
Artemis Accords: Star Trek or Star Wars? Ownership of space resources is contentious under international space law. Is the move by the US to gather international cooperation on this issue a viable solution? Mini Gupta, Wataru Inagaki, Pallavi Mund, Alif Nurfakhri Muhammad and Scott Schneider • June 04, 2020
WHOA on its way Adoption of WHOA by Dutch House of Representatives marks a major step toward introducing a new restructuring proceeding. The bill is now put forward to the Senate. Gert-Jan Boon • May 29, 2020
COVID-19: Prisons as Public Health Risks The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the public health risks that prisons pose as reservoirs of contagious disease. Confinement involves close contact and shared facilities, which is inherently a risk factor for contagions. Chase Burton • May 28, 2020
Flattening the insolvency curve The role of insolvency law in preventing unnecessary corona-related bankruptcies. Can the Dutch legislature offer debtors more respite possibilities? Jessie Pool and Anne Mennens • May 26, 2020
Corona crisis-related inequality in access to university education in Eastern Indonesia How can students participate in online courses without proper Internet access? Jacqueline Vel • May 22, 2020
De Covid-19 crisis en een toename van ‘moderne’ vormen van slavernij De Covid-19 crisis heeft vergaande gevolgen. Die gevolgen zijn medisch en economisch, maar een ander gevolg kan zijn dat het risico van modern slavery toeneemt. Yong Yong Hu and Cees de Groot • May 21, 2020
Adolescents’ ‘consent’ to sex: Law and morality in the age of consent laws The age of consent has risen over time throughout the world. Is this due to ‘moral panic’ over pedophilia? A look at debates on the age of consent illuminates the relationship between law, morality, and liberty. Hoko Horii • May 20, 2020 • 1 comment
Is monetary policy too important to be left to judges? Last week’s controversial judgment of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court exposed the challenges for judges in ruling on macro-economic matters. Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • May 18, 2020
