Leiden Law Blog

Criminal Law and Criminology

Wanted: Evidence for criminal case (any reasonable price accepted)

The Passage-proces is the first big public trial under the Dutch key witness regulations. The ongoing hustle between Peter la S. and the Public Prosecution Service perfectly illustrates the shortcomings of regulations concerning Dutch key witnesses.

Janneke Vink + 1 other • 18-04-2012

Public Law

I do solemnly swear…

Friday the 13th is, arguably, not a bad day to introduce measures to prevent disasters from happening again. The Dutch Finance Minister, Jan-Kees de Jager, chose this day to introduce reforms in the banking and financial services industries.

Barend Barentsen • 17-04-2012

Private Law

Foreign cases, competent courts

Libyan civil servants were involved in torturing a Palestinian doctor in Libya. They were held liable by a Dutch court. A European company was allegedly involved in human rights abuses in Nigeria. Is an American court competent to assess its liability?

Alex Geert Castermans • 16-04-2012

Private Law

Fortis: banks, fiduciary duties and the general interest

The Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has made some interesting general statements about the fiduciary duties of the executive and supervisory boards of banks in the VEB/Ageas case. These statements will be addressed and evaluated.

Tom Dijkhuizen • 13-04-2012

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

EU Cybercrime Proposal

The new EU proposal for the directive on attacks on information systems criminalises the use of hacking tools. This created some concern among security professionals and ethical hackers.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • 12-04-2012