Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and the importance of proper youth care The Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles conducted a study on the minimum age of criminal responsibility. As a result the Council recommended raising the minimum age to at least 14 years and improving youth care. Ton Liefaard and Maria Lourijsen • March 21, 2018 • 1 comment
The Committee on the Rights of the Child on Female Genital Mutilation and Non-Refoulement In its first ruling, the Committee on the rights of the Child holds that the deportation of a Somali mother and her baby daughter fearing to undergo FGM would breach Denmark’s obligation to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence. Mark Klaassen and Peter Rodrigues • March 20, 2018
Money money money… in a rich man’s world There was widespread disgust about the proposed salary increase of one million Euros for the Dutch ING chairman. The proposal was withdrawn following public pressure. But it has confirmed that the bankers are still out of touch with reality. Wim Bonis • March 15, 2018
An exploration into uncharted legal territory Capra and Mattei argue that the legal world still wrongly bases its core ideas, such as ‘private property’, on mechanistic science dating from the 16th century. They think it badly needs to update them to include the findings of current holistic science. Wim Bonis • February 07, 2018
Coercion (drang) in the Dutch youth care system: legal position in limbo between judicial systems Last Tuesday the Dutch States General was informed about the effectiveness of the Youth Act. One of the important conclusions focuses on the use of coercion in the youth care system and the legal position of the clients and professionals involved. Denise Verkroost • February 02, 2018
Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy The circular economy and recycling are the key answers of the EU Plastics Strategy to the plastic soup. What happened to the idea of reducing plastic waste, as single-use plastics make up 50% of the marine litter? Esther Kentin • January 30, 2018
The right to respect for family life in deportation cases: Is the ECtHR taking a step backwards? Immigrants are protected from expulsion by the right to respect for private and family life. But in certain circumstances after a criminal conviction, expulsion may be justified. The ECtHR seems to lower the level of protection in its recent case law. Mark Klaassen and Gerrie Lodder • January 29, 2018
The natural process of mutual integration Western countries expect immigrants to adapt to their culture, whereas for centuries colonizing Europeans always imposed their ways on the native inhabitants they came across. In reality both cultures will always naturally fuse to become a new one. Wim Bonis • January 10, 2018
Unaccompanied children travelling by air, a human rights issue This blog explains how child trafficking in aviation may work in practice and why it desperately needs to be reframed as a human rights issue, in order for the relevant state agents and private actors to intensify their efforts to combat it. Chrisje Sandelowsky • January 08, 2018 • 1 comment
