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How would a world look like in which judicial decisions would not be taken by judges, but by intelligent machines? Or where, at least, those machines would serve as a crucial decision support for judges – or perhaps even simply law clerks – to take judicial decision?

Anyone who thinks that all asylum seekers who are granted a residence permit in the Netherlands stay here forever, is wrong. 

The ECtHR’s Satamedia judgment juxtaposes issues of data protection and freedom of expression relating to the (re-)publication of public tax data.

The world faces the growing problem of global warming. This phenomenon leads to unprecedented social effects in human history. Consequently, it is imperative to mitigate this problem. International Organizations and countries are working together in order to better deal with this issue.

From illegal but legitimate to legal because it is legitimate? This post argues that, analogous to the concept of defences in municipal legal systems, international law on the use of force should adopt a systematic distinction between justifications and excuses.

The Strasbourg Court should change its approach to improve the effectiveness of justice systems in Europe.

Globalising law, justice and legal education in the Western world and Arab countries. Is it reasonable for academics and judges to engage in a dialogue with the Arab and Islamic world about the curriculum of legal education? ^{(Dutch only)}

The Central European University is facing severe restrictions after a modification to the Hungarian Higher Education Act. This blog article argues that EU free movement law could be relied upon to challenge that amendment and that, considering the particularly egregious violation of Union law at...

This second post critically analyzes the decision of the Court, arguing that it is quite unconvincing from different perspectives.

On March 7, 2017, the CJEU concluded that EU law does not oblige Member States to issue humanitarian visa to Syrian individuals and families seeking international protection. Despite the humanitarian disaster in Syria, safe legal routes to Europe remain a mirage.