Introduction
On 9 June 2026, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision in response to a request by a State for consultations under Article 97 of the Rome Statute. Article 97 provides an avenue for
The Removal of the ICC Prosecutor and the Edge of the ICC’s Political Universe
“…I understood that I had collided with the edge of the political universe in which the Tribunal was allowed to function” (Carla Del Ponte, Madame Prosecutor: Confrontations with Humanity’s Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity (2009), p. 60)
The
Initial source unknown in Dutch hepatitis A outbreak
Scientists have been unable to pinpoint the route of contamination in a hepatitis A outbreak traced to blueberries.Twenty-four patients in the Netherlands became ill from November 2024 to February 2025 as part of the hepatitis A outbreak.
Kasino ohne Lizenz: Glücksspiel außerhalb regulierter Vorgaben
Many players who enjoy exploring fresh online casino platforms often weigh welcome packages, wagering requirements, and the overall reliability of the operator before committing real funds, and a current Vegas Now bonus code has been drawing attention among reviewers tracking
Support in cross-border transactions by Adults: Contract law vs capacity law
Thalia Kruger, University of Antwerp & Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
This piece is based on a paper that I presented at the World Congress on Adults Protection, held in Amsterdam from 8 to 10 July 2026. It is
【Out Now】Silberman’s Hague Academy General Course: The Counter-Revolution in U.S. Private International Law: From Standards to Rules?
For anyone who begins studying private international law – particularly from a civil law perspective – one of the first concepts encountered, after Savigny’s ‘Copernican Revolution’, is the American ‘Choice-of-Law Revolution’. Since the late 1950s, American courts and scholars have
中国企业海外维权：新BIT一定更好吗？——从新旧版本中国双边投资协定对比，看出海企业的条约路径选择
作者：田文静 曹超
2025年下半年，一场围绕中国半导体资产的跨境监管博弈，将一份沉睡多年的双边投资协定推至实务与舆论焦点。荷兰经济事务与气候政策部依据《商品可获得性法》（Goods Availability Act），对一家总部位于荷兰、由国内某上市公司控股的半导体企业下达部长令，要求该公司及其下属所有子公司、分公司、办事处等全球数十个关联实体不得开展任何资产、知识产权、业务及人员调整，有效期为一年。对此，据公开信息，投资者已于2025年10月依据《中华人民共和国政府和荷兰王国政府关于鼓励和相互保护投资协定》（China–Netherlands BIT）向荷兰提交争议通知，正式启动投资仲裁前置程序；如双方未能在磋商期内解决争议，投资者或将进一步提起国际投资仲裁。
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance for Dealers in Precious Metals and Stones amid Escalating Administrative and Criminal Enforcement Worldwide
Authored by: Wu Wei Zhang Shuang
In February 2026, the Dutch subsidiary of a leading French luxury brand was fined €500,000 by Dutch prosecutors for weak transaction monitoring, failure to detect structured transactions, inadequate customer due diligence (CDD), and non-reporting
AFM update on DORA
On 6 August 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) published an update on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, DORA). This update focuses on the progress of the financial sector since the
AFM update on steering towards embedded insurance on online platforms
On 9 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on the findings of an exploratory study of the online choice environment of platforms that offer embedded insurance.
The study shows