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How much influence can an institution like the EU exert to regulating football? Financial fair play & ownership transparency of professional football clubs in Europe.

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

No matter what, cohabitation will highly frustrate LePen in case of her presidency, and reduce the possibilities of Macron, if it does occur.

Is there such a thing as ‘European private law’? In my opinion there is not, just as there is no Dutch, French, English, or Chinese private law. Let me explain. Legal rules, including rules of private law, have many characteristics. 

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)}

It is about time that we care about the fundamental rights of our supporters and opponents. ^{(Dutch only)}

​Call to Participate in a Questionnaire on Dispute Resolution Clauses.

May 17^th 2017 Phd defense by Mark Kawakami. The main question that this thesis addressed was what private actors - from the companies to the consumers and even the laborers themselves – can do differently than what they are currently doing to further reduce instances of labor exploitation taking...

The 30%-facility is regularly discussed in both case-law and politics. The facility is currently under pressure and facing turbulent times. With a potential abolition, which may become reality, particular attention must be paid to the effects and possible alternatives. This blog is only available in...

With Article 50 launched, the United Kingdom gambles its future on many unknowns. The UK’s negotiating posture has been complicated by the Prime Minister herself, as she stated in her Lancaster House Speech: “The principle is clear: the days of Britain making vast contributions to the European Union...