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… Zoekresultaten 29 november 2017 door: A.W. Heringa in Law Does Spain have a stong case from the perspective of the decentralised unitary state, to prevent Catalonia from the opportunity to gain independence, and therefore take numerous measures? (Dutch only) Hier volgt een korte analyse, waarbij ik voorop wil stellen dat naar mijn mening beide partijen onhandig en soms misleidend … books and articles on Dutch Constitutional law, the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter, comparative constitutional law, US constitutional law, Human Rights and legal education. Author of blogs on the Montesquieu Institute website. … Does Spain have a stong case from the perspective of the decentralised unitary state, to prevent Catalonia from the opportunity to gain independence, and therefore take numerous measures? (Dutch only) … Secession, independence and constitutional law …
… Zoekresultaten 28 juni 2017 door: B. Akkermans in Law At the hearing of the parliamentary interrogation commission, investigating tax evasion,Toine Manders claimed at June 16 th , that the government infringes people’s property rights by taxing. (Dutch only) Deze, op het eerste gezicht, enigszins absurde uitspraak, past in een debat … en wat is de taak van deze overheid. Deze juridische (en politiek filosofische) discussie is daarmee een hele fundamentele die in Nederland niet zo veel meer aan de orde komt. Manders is, volgens zijn Wikipedia pagina, voormalig voorzitter van de Libertarische partij en plaatst zich met zijn opmerking dan ook in de libertarische traditie. Deze traditie, die bijvoorbeeld zeer sterk in de Verenigde Staten is (waar aanhangers zich libertarians noemen), nemen individuele vrijheid (liberty) als … Verdrag voor de bescherming van de Rechten van de Mens (EVRM) beschermd in heel Europa (in de breedste zin van het woord) burgers tegen eigendomsinbreuken van de overheid. De overheid dient een algemeen belang aan te tonen en te voldoen aan een rechtmatigheidstoets en voldoende compensatie te geven om een dergelijke inbreuk te rechtvaardigen. Hierbij valt te denken aan onteigening om een nieuwe weg aan te leggen, een dijk te verhogen of om dieren te ruimen vanwege een veterinaire ziekte (zoals …
… Zoekresultaten 15 januari 2021 door: M.I.F.A. Jennekens in Law In her recent book “The Deficit Myth” star economist Stephanie Kelton tells us why economists should not worry too much about sovereign debt and deficits. But is that the same for lawyers? And are all countries truly treated equally? Almost every state in the world borrows – some very … fixed income law at Maastricht University. She focuses on the restructuring of problematic sovereign debt, sovereign wealth funds, sovereign and public fixed income strategies and trade and export finance. … In her recent book “The Deficit Myth” star economist Stephanie Kelton tells us why economists should not worry too much about sovereign debt and deficits. But is that the same for lawyers? And are all countries truly treated equally? … Should we worry about sovereign debt? …
… the Public Prosecution Department (OM) announced to prepare civil proceedings against the Bandidos Motorcycle Club (MC). The government has to protect the citizens. The freedom of association stops once the encouragement and the use of criminal acts starts. (Dutch only) Kim Geurtjens (Promovenda Criminologie, Maastricht University) & Teun van Ruitenburg (Promovendus Criminologie, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam). In november 2016 kondigde het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) aan een civiele procedure in … hadden de Nederlandse Bandidos, om zo’n felbegeerde patch te behalen, harder moeten optreden tegen enkele aanslagen op hun woningen in 2014 in het Limburgse Nieuwstadt. Of, zo vervolgt het OM, hadden de betrokken leden bij de vechtpartij in Sittard in mei 2015 niet weg moeten rennen voor de geloste schoten uit het café Dug Out . Hoe het ook zij, het OM vraagt zich hardop af hoe lang het nog duurt voordat het eerste Nederlandse lid met een ‘ expect no mercy ’-patch rondloopt. Het is echter … the Public Prosecution Department (OM) announced to prepare civil proceedings against the Bandidos Motorcycle Club (MC). The government has to protect the citizens. The freedom of association stops once the encouragement and the use of criminal acts starts. (Dutch only) … ‘Expect no mercy’ …
… Zoekresultaten 29 mei 2018 door: J.A. Sellin in Law Globally the majority of health-related R&D is invested in medicines with substantial guaranteed returns, yet what is missing is extensive R&D targeted at diseases overwhelmingly prevalent in developing countries. This threatens long-term availability of medicines and treatment options for these diseases. At the end April, the Maastricht Chapter of the student-led, non-profit organization … population has no regular access to medicines, the overwhelming majority of which live in developing countries. It is a complex problem of global proportions. Access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and vaccines is a specific target of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDG3 on good health and well-being. The SDGs represent a political commitment by the international community to tackle a range of socio-economic issues by 2030. Yet in addition, the problem of inadequate … people in developing countries and for which health interventions are considered inadequate to the need. Globally the majority of health-related R&D is invested in medicines with substantial guaranteed returns, yet what is missing is extensive R&D targeted at diseases overwhelmingly prevalent in developing countries. This threatens long-term availability of medicines and treatment options for these diseases. Examples include neglected tropical diseases such as Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis, …
… C.A.N.M.Y. Cauffman W.A. Bull in Law The yearly Ius Commune conference, this year held online on 26 November 2020, traditionally includes a contract law workshop. This year the theme of the workshop was “Contract law in times of corona and other sanitary crises”. Five researchers presented recent work dealing with subthemes. The first speaker was prof. Marco Loos (UvA). He discussed two very similar cases decided by the same Dutch ADR body (Geschillencommissie Reizen) on 22 respectively 30 … the UEFA Research Grant Programme. … The yearly Ius Commune conference, this year held online on 26 November 2020, traditionally includes a contract law workshop. This year the theme of the workshop was “Contract law in times of corona and other sanitary crises”. Five researchers presented recent work dealing with subthemes. … Contract law in times of corona and other sanitary crises …
… Zoekresultaten 22 juni 2020 To get photos of celebrities, paparazzi photographers wait for their targets to end up in the frame. They believe that the minute they released the shutter, the pictures are copyright protected. They don’t know that they might (un)knowingly or (un)intentionally breach someone’s right to privacy. When does copyright … the photographer must employ some creativity in the shot, for example, by staging the scene. In the case of a paparazzo photograph, it is more a matter of waiting, luck and circumstances than the photographer making creative choices as to when a target will show up and how she will pose or dress. In view of the above, it is, therefore, doubtful whether the CJEU would find copyright to exist in a paparazzo photograph. Can a target of a paparazzi photographer rely on a violation of her or his privacy? Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights guarantees that every individual has the ‘right to respect’ for their private and family life to be respected. Private …
… Zoekresultaten 29 maart 2019 With the development of international trade, local products have started to spread all around the world and become popular worldwide. Geographical indications (GIs) are meant to protect the use of the name that indicates certain characteristics and the origin of products typical for a particular region. The trading … the one between Chile and Peru in the past. Written by Ayşe Kübra Özreisoğlu - More blogs on Law Blogs Maastricht Labels: IGIR IPKM European and International law Miscellaneous … With the development of international trade, local products have started to spread all around the world and become popular worldwide. Geographical indications (GIs) are meant to protect the use of the name that indicates certain characteristics and the origin of products typical for a particular region. … Who owns …
… of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal fast approaching, it is becoming increasingly evident that the British government still has no clear plan, relies on wishful thinking and is running out of viable options. To prevent a complete disaster, a much more targeted salvaging operation might be required. Almost two years ago, on a night, as many Britons were still blissfully unaware of what was going on across the nation, a well-known recent figure of British politics stepped up and had his voice heard. … Dominic Grieve, a Conservative, for his French maternal lineage, are only the latest manifestation of the extremism espoused by many of those on the side of the rupture with Europe. The fact that Prime Minister Theresa May operates without a parliamentary majority and is dependent on the ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party also makes matters even more complicated. Thus, Mrs May is prone to blackmail from three camps: the extreme Brexiteers, the sliver of Europhile Conservative MPs who wish … Brexiteers), as opposed to a clean break (rejected by those advocating continued close ties to Europe) has paralyzed the cabinet and is a powder keg waiting to explode. One sign for this was the dispute between Prime Minister May and her Brexit Secretary, David Davis, over the wording of the backstop clause governing the future UK-Irish border (which would also become the European Union’s external frontier upon Britain’s withdrawal from the EU). The backstop clause would boil down to the UK …
… Zoekresultaten 15 december 2014 door: M.A. Paul in General ‘Everything valuable is vulnerable’, wrote one of the greatest Dutch poets, Lucebert, in 1974. Coincidentally, this was also the year that the first fifty students started the medicine programme in Maastricht, even before the official approval from The Hague (the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg was only established in 1976). If you look through the newspaper archives of the time, it seems that all of Limburg in those … students to become familiar with foreign countries, for example, but which also enriches our research. Four out of ten of our academic staff (who also teach) come from abroad. This brings me to a third ‘valuable’ component: UM as an employer. We started in 1974 with one hundred employees; today the university provides more than three thousand full-time jobs. This makes UM one of the largest employers in Limburg, and even the largest when you count us together with aZM/Maastricht UMC+. The … And I will always take up the fight to protect its independent value. M.A. Paul … ‘Everything valuable is vulnerable’, wrote one of the greatest Dutch poets, Lucebert, in 1974. Coincidentally, this was also the year that the first fifty students started the medicine programme in Maastricht, even before the official approval from The Hague (the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg was only established in 1976). … The value of knowledge …