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 • April 16, 2012 • 2 comments

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 • April 13, 2012

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 • April 12, 2012 • 1 comment

Human spaceflight: from Yuri, to André, to ‘Tom, Dick & Harry’?

Human space flight is as exciting today as it was 51 years ago when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the earth. With the marketing of private space trips by companies like Space Expedition Curacao, excitement and legal issues have amplified

Tanja Masson-Zwaan • April 10, 2012

Existing tax treaty principles questioned by India

In a recent letter, India has expressed its doubts with respect to an UN recommendation that tax treaty guidelines developed by the OECD are to be followed. This puts in doubt the applicability of some internationally accepted tax treaty standards

Dirk Broekhuijsen • April 06, 2012

Pension Reforms and Benefit Cuts: Human Rights Proof?

Politicians get stuck in debates on benefit cuts and pension reforms. ‘Brussels’ of course sets some limits, but how about the European Convention on Human Rights? Can the lowering of pensions and the termination of benefits violate human rights?

Ingrid Leijten • April 05, 2012 • 1 comment

Proxy Advisors: Should They Be Regulated?

The European Securities and Markets Authority published a discussion paper on proxy advisors. The principal focus of the paper is the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which would appear to be growing.

Paul Jager and Tom Dijkhuizen • April 02, 2012

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