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Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Donald Trump’s ‘law and order’ campaign: A tried and tested strategy

In US history, moments of protest and dissent have often been met with calls to reinstate ‘law and order’. The presidential election will be a test of President Trump’s ‘law and order’ politics.

Public Law

This is not how one treats children

The new assistance offered by the Dutch government to asylum seeking children is another example of Dutch thriftiness and clearly lacks respect for the rights and interests of the child

Growing up with AI

UNICEF released a policy guidance draft on AI for children. This piece comments on it and stresses the need for a more precautionary and children-centred approach to such policy discussion.

Public Law

The inconvenience of forum non conveniens: State responsibility and denial of justice

In certain cases, the wide discretionary nature of FNC dismissals amounts to an international wrongful act that needs to be resolved by equality for foreigners and residual grounds of jurisdiction.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Covid-19. A black swan in the development of the Islamic Triangle?

The Muslim-majority countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region and their experiences during this pandemic particularly deserve consideration, given that the new Covid-19 preventive measures affect religious customs both directly and indirectly.

Tax Law and Economics

State Aid: time to investigate informal capital rulings

There has been much discussion about tax planning involving The Netherlands recently. One structure that has been criticised, is the so-called “informal capital” structure. This is understandable, as there are serious concerns regarding this structure in the light of EU State aid rules.