leidenlawblog — page 56

The impact of tightened counter-terrorism policies on humanitarian action

When the line between terrorism and armed conflict is blurred and when the enemy becomes a terrorist, humanitarian action is most at stake. How exactly does this recent tendency to tighten counter-terrorism policies impede the work of the ICRC?

Public Law

The fallacy of reactive regulation: AI bias as an unchecked tool of systemic oppression

The rapid integration of new artificial intelligence systems into our lives has raised a number of grave human rights concerns. A proactive regulatory framework is necessary to address the potential for profuse systemic bias in these systems.

Public Law

A run on the Bank(ović): 18 years later, will the court provide clarity in Hanan v. Germany?

With the pending case of Hanan v. Germany, the Grand Chamber has the opportunity to consider anew whether airstrikes fall within the jurisdiction of the Convention, and clarify – once and for all – that Member States cannot do abroad what they cannot do at home.

Public Law

“Free the MEPs” Roars the Court of Justice?

In its Junqueras judgment, the European Court of Justice resorted to the principle of representative democracy to protect European parliamentary rights from national law.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

The myth of bioplastics

Many companies have discovered that making their products sustainable is a unique selling point and good for PR. Some are eager to promote bioplastics as being more sustainable. Often this is not the case.

Public Law

Arbitrability of competition claims in China – A case study of the EU, US and China

Both China’s arbitration law and competition law were derived from western jurisdictions around 10 years ago. In recent years, arbitration has become the preferable forum as an alternative to litigation in China.