Leiden Law Blog

Public Law

No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q.

The CJEU ruled in T.Q. that the Dutch policy on unaccompanied minors who do not qualify for international protection is in breach of the EU Returns Directive. New Dutch policy has not corrected this situation.

Mark Klaassen • 14-01-2022

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

New legislation on online sexual crimes in the Netherlands: Decisive or doomed to become a dead letter?

According to the Minister of Justice and Safety Ferd Grapperhaus (CDA), the Dutch sex laws desperately need an update. In for a penny, in for a pound: new legislation has been proposed, evaluated and revised.

Elise Stroop + 1 other • 21-12-2021

Public Law

‘One China’ and the sacred modus vivendi

The debate on ‘One China’ keeps returning to the front pages, while the legal aspects of this peculiar situation are rarely addressed. Did President Biden misspeak, regarding US commitments? Hardly.

Rytis Satkauskas • 03-12-2021

Public Law

International Space Regulation: A vital endeavour or a burden on the current international legal system?

The ever-present issue of orbital and space debris, future space colonies and mining operations, bring new legal challenges that current international law cannot cope with.

Deniz Nikolay Dirisu • 18-11-2021

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Why would you comply? The case of parking your bike at Leiden University

The Corona era swiftly got us tuned into signs guiding our navigation through public space; arrows told us to keep 1.5 metres distance and in which direction to walk, pictograms informed us how many people were allowed in a certain space and when to wear masks.

Marieke Kluin + 1 other • 15-11-2021

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Meijers, Scholten and hazing violence

Debates on abolishing hazing are as old as the student corpora. In 1897, Eduard Meijers had a rough time entering the Amsterdam Student Corps, while abactis Paul Scholten tried to reform Corps law.

Marten van Harten • 28-10-2021

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No perspective for unaccompanied minors: The wrong implementation of T.Q.

New legislation on online sexual crimes in the Netherlands: Decisive or doomed to become a dead letter?

‘One China’ and the sacred modus vivendi

International Space Regulation: A vital endeavour or a burden on the current international legal system?

Why would you comply? The case of parking your bike at Leiden University

Meijers, Scholten and hazing violence