State responsibility

9 October: Joëlle Trampert’s PhD defense
A clear risk of what? The Egyptian navy, the Dutch arms export policy and linguistic inconsistencies in the EU Common Position
Litigating Syria in Strasbourg – on the (im)possibility of individual applications against Turkey and Russia
Recasting the Dual-Use Regulation – Digital Surveillance Technology, Human Rights, Due Diligence and Transparency
Death Penalty Assurances and the Data Protection Act – Fixing a Hole? The case of Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Dam on the Gualcarque River
Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Liability Gap, Part Two: Civil Liability and State Responsibility
The UK’s Unlawful Grant of Export Licences for the Sale of Arms to Saudi Arabia
CIA Black Sites and Extraordinary Rendition Before the European Court of Human Rights – Some Thoughts from a Secondary Liability Perspective
Dutch Ships in Libya: Export Licencing and State Liability
Complex Complicity Scenarios in Suape Port and the Accountability of the Netherlands’ Export Credit Agency
News
26.09.2024
Ava Schuster

9 October: Joëlle Trampert’s PhD defense

In September 2018, Joëlle Trampert joined the Rethinking SLIC project as a PhD candidate. On Wednesday, the 9 October, at 11.00 am she will publicly defend her PhD dissertation entitled ‘State
Criminal law
02.06.2024
Guusje van der Vorst and Ava Schuster

Reflections on the final Rethinking SLIC* conference

On 30 and 31 May 2024, we hosted the final Rethinking SLIC* conference at the University of Amsterdam. In this blog, we reflect on some key discussions during this conference.
Criminal law
27.05.2024
Göran Sluiter

The application for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant and three Hamas leaders - a victory for justice?

On 20 May 2024, the prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, announced that he has applied for arrest warrants against three Hamas leaders and Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, and Defence Minister,
Criminal law
23.11.2023
Göran Sluiter

Are Dutch government officials complicit in war crimes committed by Israel?

Recent coverage by the NRC Handelsblad reveals that the Netherlands supplies spare parts for Israel's F35s – a type of combat aircraft. Despite warnings from legal advisers that through this supply
Criminal law
19.10.2023
Marc Tiernan

Are Social Media Algorithms “Passive Nonfeasance”? What Twitter v. Taamneh Got Wrong

On 18 May 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed claims that Facebook, Twitter, and Google knowingly assisted an ISIS attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey in 2017. In the case Twitter,