Financial support during the pandemic: The rise of the zombie firm in the Netherlands Financial support during the lockdown could create more marginally profitable or zombie firms. The longer the crisis, the higher this trend. Are there any simple solutions? Tim Verdoes • June 04, 2021 • 1 comment
Civil Courts Coping with Covid-19 Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in civil courts - experiences in 23 countries. Bart Krans and Anna Nylund • May 27, 2021
Are the Dutch complacent compliers? The interplay between COVID-19 regulations and the sociolegal domain Compliance has been key in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but there is a fine line between compliance and complacency. If this line becomes blurred, what are the implications beyond the scope of the pandemic? Julia Rootenberg, Danielle Chevalier and Maartje van der Woude • May 21, 2021
Covid: The touchstone of democracy? With vaccinations hopefully ending the pandemic soon, a reflection on Yuval Harari’s gloomy forecast that COVID-19 benefits authoritarian regimes at the cost of democracy. Eva Grosfeld and Michael Liu • May 17, 2021 • 2 comments
Vaccine sovereignty and international law Can international norms prioritise humanity before sovereignty? A pertinent question in the context of current vaccine hoarding. Rytis Satkauskas • April 13, 2021 • 3 comments
The effect of vaccine nationalism and the global right to health Competition to gain fast access to Corona virus vaccines has led to vaccine nationalism. Under current circumstances, does international law recognize a global right to health that States should respect? Senuri de Silva • February 04, 2021
Sustainability in space Space is becoming more contested, congested, competitive, and contaminated. How to ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities, so present and future generations can use and explore it indefinitely? Tanja Masson-Zwaan • January 19, 2021 • 2 comments
A lifeline for municipalities in times of coronavirus Municipalities are experiencing severe economic effects from the coronavirus crisis. Their financial distress requires a long-term solution to deal with these financial problems. Carlijn van der Hek and Robin Sijbesma • January 05, 2021
Performance of the franchisor’s pre-disclosure obligation in the COVID-19 era The pandemic may have affected franchise businesses financially. When disclosing information on their financial position, franchisors must ensure that the disclosure is current, accurate, and complete. Chalermwut Sriporm • December 22, 2020
