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The UK Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter “IPO”), on the 28^th November 2016, published their willingness to proceed with the preparation for the ratification of the 

While there are no indications that the number of serious violations of integrity in law enforcement has increased over the past five years, the violations are getting more serious.

Last week, the Dutch and Belgian ombudsmen called on their governments to take action in the context of pensions problems for unemployed cross-border workers, aged 65, and living in Belgium. In response to this call, a possible solution by Expertise Centre ITEM is elaborated in

On 18 July 2017 the Government submitted a proposal for the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). In brief, the proposal provides for the establishment of a court (and appellate court) before which parties can litigate in the English language.

Asylum seekers usually do not cross borders with a bag of documents. They have lost their personal belongings or have been confiscated by smugglers. Oral statements are therefore the only proof of origin. ^{(Dutch only)} 

The wishes of the Spanish government and those of the Catalan people are diametrically opposed: 90% of voters in the referendum were for independence - but keep in mind also that only about half of the Catalan people voted.

To avoid the collapse of the WTO dispute settlement system, and thwart any attempt to hold it hostage, WTO members could make use of an oft-overlooked legal provision allowing for arbitration as an alternative to adjudication before the appellate body.

Where in 2010, about 40 per cent of the population downloaded music, the figure is now a quarter, partly because of the arrival of Spotify. The best strategy to avoid illegal downloading, according to Bastiaan Leeuw, is a mixture of punishment and temptation.

On Friday, 8^th September, Ana Ramalho, assistant professor of Intellectual Property Law, delivered a lecture during the Festival of Pleasure, Arts and Science (PAS), at the Faculty of Law, entitled “Can AARON be Warhol?”, in which she examined if copyright should be awarded to artifici

The 2017 federal parliamentary election heralds a sharp departure from the post-war consensus.