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Ne Bis in Idem: Manchmal hält doppelt tatsächlich besser
Darf man einen Mörder nicht mehr bestrafen, wenn er im Ausland für seine Tat schon mal verurteilt wurde? Wenn ja, gilt das auch, wenn er keinen Tag seiner Strafe absitzen musste – weil er rechtzeitig...
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EuGH nimmt sich der Rechte von Drittstaats-Ausländern an
Unser famoser Innenminister findet es gemeinsam mit seinem französischen Kollegen furchtbar wichtig, die Kontrolle über die EU-Außengrenzen als integralen Bestandteil der nationalen Souveränität zu...
View ArticleEuGH korrigiert strikte Linie der ersten Instanz zu Anti-Terrorlisten
Der EuGH hat heute zwei Entscheidungen veröffentlicht, an denen Eric Posner und andere Apologeten einer entfesselten Exekutive ihre Freude haben dürften. Es geht um das Einfrieren des Vermögens...
View ArticleAsylschutz gilt auch (und gerade!) für offen auftretende Homosexuelle
Ein Leben als Closet Gay ist keine Fluchtalternative. Wer in seinem Land nicht homosexuell sein darf, ohne Gefängnis oder Schlimmeres befürchten zu müssen, hat in der EU ein Anrecht auf Schutz. Für die...
View Article“Ich bin nicht Stiller!”: Sexuelle Identität lässt sich nicht amtlich...
Dass man in weiten Teilen Afrikas als Homosexuelle(r) um seine Freiheit, wenn nicht gar um sein Leben fürchten muss, ist bekannt. Letztes Jahr hat der EuGH preisenswerterweise dafür gesorgt, dass dies...
View ArticleWhat will happen if the Dutch vote ‘No’ in the Referendum on the EU-Ukraine...
On 6 April 2016, a referendum on the approval of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement will be held in the Netherlands. This is the direct result of the Dutch Advisory Referendum Act (DAR), which...
View ArticleLokale Zuzugssperren für Arme: für Straßburg kein Freizügigkeitsproblem
Das Recht auf Freizügigkeit hat es schwer in diesen dunklen Tagen in Europa. In der EU sowieso, wo die Freiheit, sich grenzüberschreitend in Europa frei zu bewegen und niederzulassen, massiv unter...
View ArticleGeert Wilders’ “Incitement to Discriminate” Trial
On the 31st of October, the trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders started before the court of first instance of The Hague, although held in a secure courtroom at Schiphol Airport. Wilders, the leader...
View ArticleTowards a Solution for the Ratification Conundrum of the EU-Ukraine...
A Decision of the EU Heads of State or Government, adopted as an annex to the 15 December 2016 European Council conclusions, should allow to proceed with the ratification process of the EU-Ukraine...
View ArticleWilders vs. the Dutch Constitution: Constitutional Protection against...
On March 15th, the Dutch will elect a new House of Representatives. At present, two parties seem most likely to win: Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party and the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s...
View ArticleJudges vs the Executive Branch
Last Friday, the Dutch Appeal Court of The Hague overturned a judgment of the District Court of the Hague which had made headlines in the Low Countries and beyond by enjoining an immediate end to the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in the Netherlands: of Changing Tides and Constitutional Constants
“When I first addressed the nation on Covid-19 nearly nine months ago, I very much hoped that it would also be the last time. And for a long while, this appeared to be the case. But today,...
View ArticleShell’s Responsibility for Climate Change
On 26 May 2021, the District Court of the Hague rendered a judgment in the case Milieudefensie v Royal Dutch Shell that can rightly be called revolutionary. This is the first judgment of its kind in...
View ArticleShell’s Climate Obligation
The 1.5-degree limit in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement requires near-zero emissions very soon. That implies zero fossil fuels in all sectors including electricity, building, mobility, agriculture,...
View ArticleThe Power of Open Norms
In a judgement of 26 May, the District Court of the Hague found that Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) has an “individual responsibility” (4.4.13, 4.4.52) to limit its carbon emissions by at least 45 percent by...
View ArticleThe Courts Strike Back
The Shell case, decided by the Hague District Court on 26 May 2021, is part of a growing body of climate cases. So far, the successful cases within the EU had been brought against states. In different...
View ArticleConstitutional Review in Sight?
On 18 October, the Venice Commission published its first ever opinion on the Netherlands dealing with the Childcare Allowance Scandal (toeslagenaffaire). It includes a list of rather detailed proposals...
View ArticleGrinding the Orange Axe
On the 18th of October, 2021, the Venice Commission formally adopted its opinion on the Dutch childcare benefit scandal and highlighted, albeit reluctantly, several shortcomings regarding the...
View ArticleDas Cannabis-Dilemma
Die zukünftige deutsche Bundesregierung will Cannabis legalisieren. Aus kriminologischer Sicht eine richtige Entscheidung. Gesundheitspolitisch bleibt es umstritten, etwa was die schädliche Wirkung auf...
View ArticleDecolonization and Human Rights: The Dutch Case
Human rights and decolonization have a complicated relationship. From their inception in the mid-20th century as normative features of the nation-state, human rights co-existed with imperial colonial...
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