Leiden Law Blog

Tax Law and Economics

The time it takes to update tax treaties? The case of the Netherlands

In our previous blog, we looked into how long OECD founding member countries take to update their (bilateral) tax treaty networks. In the present blog, we will look at the case of the Netherlands.

Mees Vergouwen + 1 other • 19-10-2021

Private Law

Putting the pre-pack into practice: A ray of light at the end of the tunnel?

The WCO I Amending Act aims to help companies with activities serving societal interests when they face financial distress. But does it create an adequate framework to solve the current issues concerning the pre-pack?

Jiahui Plomp • 18-10-2021

Tax Law and Economics

The time it takes to update tax treaties?

Updating the bilateral tax treaty network has been described as time-consuming. The present empirical study looks into how time-consuming this is and concludes that it takes, on average, 18.58 years.

Mees Vergouwen + 1 other • 12-10-2021

Public Law · Criminal Law and Criminology · Tax Law and Economics · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law · Private Law

UN accountability & the Bosnian War

The UN needs to be held legally accountable for its actions during the Bosnian War to achieve justice for Bosnian War survivors and to live up to its own legal and moral standards.

Mathes Rausch • 05-10-2021

Public Law

Avoiding doom and gloom

Is there an equitable balance between the efforts of developed and developing countries in averting worst case scenario as highlighted in the 2021 IPCC report?

Mukhtar Adesunkanmi • 27-09-2021

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law · Private Law

Vulnerable children and the inconvenience of Dutch borders

Dutch borders make the life of some groups of vulnerable children hard. Recent research shows that the rights of undocumented children in Curaçao – mostly from Venezuela – are severely under threat.

Chrisje Sandelowsky • 23-09-2021

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