'They can destroy our houses. But they cannot destroy our values'

The response of the Council of Europe to the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Rick Lawson • March 17, 2022

Corporate raiders at the gate: Screening of investments in Dutch companies by non-EU parties

The European Screening Regulation allows Member States to screen investments in national companies by parties from outside the EU. The grounds for this are very broad.

Jelle Nijland and Cees de Groot • April 20, 2020

Europeanisation of administrative and civil law: the case of the prohibition of market manipulation

How does the European prohibition of market manipulation influence national administrative law and civil law? Perhaps the balance between the principle of national procedural autonomy and the effectiveness of Union law can provide a clear answer.

Nick Campuzano • July 13, 2017 • 1 comment

Towards a European ban on microbeads

The Plastic Soup Foundation is campaigning to ban microbeads in cosmetics products. Students of the Leiden Advocacy Project on Plastic (LAPP) wrote a memo providing legal guidance on the prohibition of microbeads in the EU.

Judith Jansen, Floor Veldhuis and Marleen Schreuder • February 17, 2017 • 2 comments

A strong case against air pollution

The action group Milieudefensie tries to force the Dutch state to take measures against poor air quality that threatens human health.

Janet van de Bunt • September 12, 2016

No social assistance rights for jobseekers

The Court of Justice of the EU confirms that Member States may prohibit all jobseekers from claiming social assistance without any form of individual assessment regardless of whether they are first-time jobseekers or have been previously been in employment

Daniel William Carter • October 13, 2015

Shareholders, executives and banks: Does he who pays the piper, still call the tune?

New remuneration requirements have an effect on shareholders, as they hinder the use of remuneration to align the interests of executives with their own interests. This ponders the question whether he who pays the piper, still calls the tune?

Tom Dijkhuizen • January 20, 2015

European law and private law: meeting of the minds?

Join our ILS conference workshop on Thursday 22 January 2015 and discuss with us the tension between harmonized European standards and private dispute resolution.

Gitta Veldt and Ruben de Graaff • January 08, 2015

Leiden’s tradition of moot courts

Leiden University has been exceptionally successful in moot court competitions this academic year. So what are the advantages of doing a moot court – and possibly: what’s the key to success?

Andrea Varga and Ruben Zandvliet • May 14, 2013 • 3 comments

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