International Law

How one Dutch company holds the key to deep sea mining

Deep sea mining has become a much debated environmental and legal issue these last years. What if a relatively unknown Dutch company could influence the future of one of the world’s most controversial industries?

Elizabeth Bijl • June 09, 2026

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Governing vulnerability: insights from the Southern European borders

Policies often label migrant sex workers as ‘vulnerable’. But what does vulnerability mean to them? Research from Southern Europe challenges dominant assumptions and policy responses.

Isotta Rossoni • 03-06-2026

Private Law · Labour Law

Who made your luxury bag?

Luxury fashion evokes craftsmanship and exclusivity. Yet investigations by the Milan Public Prosecutor have exposed outsourcing networks where exploited workers produce goods for major luxury brands.

Jessica Middlemas • 27-05-2026

Private Law

What’s in a trash bag?

Children moving between foster care placements are often required to carry their belongings in trash bags. New York’s new law addresses this, reflecting growing attention to dignity and identity.

Farzeen Rose • 19-05-2026

Tax Law and Economics · Private Law

(A)I made it, and you should know!

Would you rather watch a movie marked with a ‘No AI’ label or one without, or do you want to know if a book was written by AI? How, if at all, should we show something was made by a human or by AI?

Daria Morozova • 23-04-2026

Public Law

Loss & Damage Fund: Justice or charity?

The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage was hailed as a historic breakthrough, but if contributions remain voluntary, it risks remaining symbolic rather than delivering real climate justice.

Cato van Driel • 12-03-2026

Private Law

Lessons in child safeguarding

Child abuse often occurs in places meant to protect children. Recurring cases show systemic failures across institutions. What is ‘child safeguarding’, and how do we make it more than words on paper?

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson • 05-03-2026