Acceptance of LGBTQI+ people has dropped among Dutch pupils. The CJEU recently ruled that ‘child protection’ cannot justify making LGBTQI people invisible. Can the law help schools become more accepting?
When crypto exchange ‘Knaken’ was declared bankrupt this summer, its many clients faced an uncomfortable question: did they ever actually own the crypto-assets they invested in?
In 2024, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful but said nothing about the sea. What are Palestine’s maritime entitlements, and does the ruling reach its waters too?
Thailand’s Social Security Fund (SSF) is stuck on its back, and two new legislative propsals may not be enough to get it on its feet again.
If food and our customs with food are at the very core of sociality, what can the ‘foodways’ in migrant detention centres reveal about our society and the ways in which migrants are regarded within it?
Debt problems in the Netherlands are rising, while only a small group of people with debts actually seek out help. What can municipalities do to make it easier to ask for help?
On 1 September 2026, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child opens its 101st session. That may sound routine but given current circumstances, it is anything but.
‘Digital vigilantism’ has emerged as a parallel form of punishment in our world of mass and social media. The question is: who’s the sheriff in this digital Wild West?
It is rare for the International Court of Justice to consider a labour law issue. But in May 2026, it did just that – and the answer matters far beyond the courtroom.
Global drug policy claims to protect children yet criminalises them instead of offering harm reduction and support. Ann Skelton and Helen Clark make the case for a child rights-based approach.
