Behind the scenes: Dutch ruling practices revealed

The Netherlands has released the Dutch tax ruling policy under the Freedom of Information Act. Following allegations that the Netherlands is a tax haven, the information attained questions the long-term sustainability of the Dutch tax ruling practice.

Jan Vleggeert • March 30, 2017 • 2 comments

The Islamic headscarf and EU employment law: an uneasy fit?

Employers may order their employees not to wear religious apparel when interacting with customers, the European Court of Justice just ruled. Does the freedom to conduct a business outweigh the right not to be discriminated against on grounds of religion?

Rick Lawson and Christa Tobler • March 24, 2017 • 1 comment

Revised General Banking Conditions: standard terms and conditions for Dutch banks

With the General Banking Conditions 2017, the relationship between banks in the Netherlands and their customers has entered a new dimension. The new conditions are more consumer-friendly and there is more emphasis on a bank’s duty of care.

Pim Rank • March 23, 2017

Jurisdiction in the Moon Village

The Moon Village is a trendsetting project involving multiple uses by multiple users. The industry has no way of knowing whose governance they might be swept off to. So it is necessary to clarify rules on jurisdiction allocation in this community.

Laura Wanlu Zhang • March 20, 2017

Arbitration Institute: Share a Piece of Cake?

Recently several arbitration institutes released new Arbitration Rules, some expanding the scope of their administration to include investment disputes. The institutes wish to share a piece of the cake with ICSID, but they also face certain challenges.

Anran Zhang • March 14, 2017

Children at the Forefront of Environmental Protection - Children’s Rights and the Environment

In honour of the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize winner, the Child Law Department of Leiden Law School produced a research report on children’s rights and the environment - Cleaning up the Mess- Children’s Rights and Environmental Protection.

Ivana Savic • January 20, 2017

Investigating Cybercrime

In this blog post, the main results of the dissertation ‘Investigating Cybercrime’ are presented.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • January 11, 2017 • 1 comment

A call to make a guideline for online investigations accessible

A public policy on the gathering of publicly available online information does not exist. Such a policy should be made available in order create an accessible and foreseeable legal basis for the application of this investigative method.

Jan-Jaap Oerlemans • December 01, 2016

What do bicycle helmets and moral hazard in the banking union have in common?

On November 10 2016 a symposium on Ethics & Moral Hazard in the European Banking Union was organised in Leiden. Eminent experts discussed issues such as risk taking by and integrity of bank management and moral hazard of Member States in the Banking Union.

Josper Jongeneelen • November 21, 2016

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