Baby steps: parent-child relationships in gestational surrogacy cases The ECHR recently delivered its first Advisory Opinion in a case on gestational surrogacy. The case is noteworthy in terms of the novel procedural dimension as well as in substance. Again, the Court examined France’s rigid stance on surrogate motherhood. Jet Liesker • June 18, 2019
Is fragmentation an issue or an exception? Analysis of the Tadic and Bosnian Genocide cases Fragmentation occurs when international proceedings that involve the same parties and raise the same issues arrive at different conclusions. The conflict in the ICTY’s Tadic decision and the ICJ’s Bosnian Genocide decision – an issue or an exception? Andrea Samardzija • June 17, 2019
The courage to choose the right direction The fight-or-flight response is particularly strong in the populist movements, but it takes us in the wrong direction. Choosing the right direction is a matter of being open, vulnerable and courageous. Wim Bonis • May 29, 2019 • 2 comments
The GDPR: one year on 25 May 2019 marks the one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force. This blog laments the EU’s missed opportunity to get the fundamental right to data protection right for all. Mark Leiser • May 25, 2019
Cyberattacks are rewriting the ‘rules’ of modern warfare – we aren’t prepared for the consequences When Israeli Defence Forces bombed a building allegedly used by Hamas computer hackers, it marked the first time that kinetic force has been used in response to a cyberattack. Mark Leiser • May 24, 2019
The Grundgesetz turns 70 – On the Europeanness of the German Constitution The European parliamentary elections commence and the German Constitution turns 70 today, both on the very same day. Although arguably coincidental, this overlap offers the opportunity to investigate how “European” today’s German Constitution is. Frederik Behre • May 23, 2019
The motives for the period of office in the PCIJ and their implementation in the ICJ today In recent years, elections of judges to the ICJ have shown their political side. States try to place their candidates for the term of nine years. This entry investigates how this period of office evolved and still influences the work of the court. Laura Kreft • May 20, 2019
Promotion of Tax Compliance: Cooperative Compliance and the Dutch Horizontal Monitoring Model How has the Dutch tax administration incorporated the concept of Cooperative Compliance in its compliance strategy, and how is it contributing to the further development of compliance strategies and their functioning in practice? Hans Gribnau and Esther Huiskers-Stoop • May 14, 2019
From petition to regulation: a deposit return system for small plastic bottles Last week the Dutch Parliament discussed the proposal for a mandatory deposit return system for small plastic bottles. After more than 25 years of dialogue with the industry, it seems that this might be the only solution to tackle plastic pollution. Esther Kentin, Emily den Boer and Louise Floris • April 25, 2019
