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
For further reflection: international students on the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition With the Black Pete discussion in the Netherlands in mind, I asked my international students, out of curiosity, what they thought of the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition. Turns out that international students have strong opinions on this. Esther Kentin • December 05, 2017 • 1 comment
The New Delaware and its Kirchberg Plateau The European Court of Justice recently confirmed in its Polbud judgment the extent to which regulatory competition may prevail in the field of corporate law. A review. Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • December 04, 2017 • 1 comment
Introducing: Experimental Jurisprudence Studying how the law works in practice using empirical methods is gaining in popularity. A new subfield within ‘Empirical Legal Studies’, has now emerged: Experimental Jurisprudence. Time for all researchers interested in this field to form a network. Niek Strohmaier • December 01, 2017 • 2 comments
Male privilege and the abuse of power The #MeToo reports have brought the ‘tradition’ of masculine domination out into the open and what it can lead to. When did it begin, and in what direction will it develop? To shed some light on this matter two kinds of power are distinguished… Wim Bonis • November 29, 2017 • 4 comments
The ethical dimension of ancient laws Due to the inclusion of unwritten laws, surviving from the Stone Age, the (pre-Hammurabi) Sumerian legal system was surprisingly liberal. We can still learn from it, now that our system has caused the ethical dimension to wither – with dire consequences. Wim Bonis • November 10, 2017 • 4 comments
A child-friendly ASEAN? This blog discusses the compliance of the ASEAN instruments on children’s rights with international standards, their capability in addressing current regional issues and whether an ASEAN children’s rights treaty is needed. Klarise Anne Estorninos • November 02, 2017
In need of the wisdom of de-escalation To prevent a global disaster we badly need to stop the escalation of international conflicts, like the one between North Korea and the US. But how can we open the way to de-escalation? And can law or mediation contribute anything here? Wim Bonis • October 02, 2017 • 2 comments
Artificial Womb Technology and Children’s Rights: Complete Fantasy or Future Reality? In the growing field of Assisted Reproductive Technology, the next step might be an Artificial Womb. This would bring with it many questions with regards to the child’s right to identity; which, after all, are not so unfamiliar to the field. Capucine Page • September 27, 2017
