News Law
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Farewell address Marc Loth: On our legal duty to past and future generations
12th June 2023Future generations increasingly demand a tightening of climate policy and older generations seek remedies for historical injustices. Do these generations have a point and can they obtain redress in civil courts? According to Professor Marc Loth they can, although it is difficult where past generations are concerned.
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Highest award in Dutch scientific community granted to Prof. Corien Prins
07th June 2023Professor of Law and Informatization Corien Prins of Tilburg University, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) today announced, is to receive the Stevin Prize, the highest science award in the Netherlands, for her contributions to both the development of law and information technology and to policymaking in this area.
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Technological innovation in the workplace should profit from expanding works council's information rights
23rd May 2023The main provisions in the Works Councils Act that oversee technological innovation in the workplace do not function -- at least in nursing home care -- or hardly at all. That's according to legal scholar Robbert Coenmans' doctoral research. He makes several recommendations for making technological innovation succeed in the workplace.