Gisteren, 27 juni 2022, was ik aanwezig bij het mini-symposium over herstelrecht (restorative justice) georganiseerd ter ere van de publicatie van een prachtige nieuwe bundel…
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A month ago, on 11 December 2019, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued an important decision recognising that women and girls who suffered forced contraception and…
In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the question the Supreme Court must address is whether corporations can be held liable for violations of international law. This…
Continue reading The emerging norm of corporate criminal accountability for international crimes
On 21 April 2017, the Dutch Court of Appeal in ‘s-Hertogenbosch issued a decision holding Mr Guus Kouwenhoven, a Dutch national, responsible as an accessory to…
This weekend, around 20,000 people gathered in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, for a second Women’s March this year, this time specifically directed at…
The trial against Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Sinia brigade in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), started at the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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Tomorrow, 6 December, the trial against Dominic Ongwen will start before Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ongwen’s trial follows the ICC’s…
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As I have written before, this year has been a year of firsts for the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC delivered its first conviction…
There were many amazing and strong women who spoke at the 2016 State of the Union about Women in Europe and the World, such as…
Continue reading Putting the “Woman Question” front and centre: Professor Ruth Rubio Marín #SOU2016
On 5-7 May 2016, the European University Institute hosted the sixth edition of the State of the Union, a space for high-level reflection on Europe.…
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