The protection of IP rights has always caused friction between the interests of rightsholders and consumers. To aid in alleviating this tension, the various branches of IP law have developed their own doctrines of ...

Through a variety of examples, an appraisal of EU third-country informal cooperation on migration is provided to show that a preference towards softer instruments of cooperation has emerged. To illustrate the breadth ...

EU Directive 2017/541 of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism requires member states to criminalize certain conduct. Belgium implemented the Directive by creating several terrorist offences, which resemble the wording ...

Several years have passed since 29 March 2017, the date when the United Kingdom (UK) triggered Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). This date has become well-known for paving the way to multiple legal and ...

The legal protection of whistle-blowers has recently received considerable attention from the legal community. Due to several scandals such as Luxleaks and Panama Papers, the legal status of whistle-blowers has become ...

In the late 1990s, the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) was incorporated into British law. Section 3 of the HRA grants British judges to go as far as they can when interpreting domestic legislation in line with the European ...

DNA profiling technology has brought about a paradigm shift in crime scene analysis. It has enabled criminal justice to exculpate the innocent and penalize the guilty successfully. However, to ensure the systematic use ...

Restorative justice is a way of responding to criminal offences by balancing the needs of the community, the victims, and the offenders. It aims to bring all these parties together to collectively resolve the consequences ...

As the Syrian conflict enters its tenth year, the chief perpetrators of atrocity crimes therein continue to enjoy virtually complete impunity. With no recourse to conventional international criminal justice mechanisms, ...

Over the years human activities have increased the emissions of greenhouse gases resulting in changes in the global climate. Most of the consequences of these changes will be seen in the years to come. Climate change ...