Law, Society & Crime

Law, Society & Crime

Our department Law, Society & Crime focuses strongly on societal relevance and scientific impact. With our research and education, we are at the center of many current debates in society and politics, both at national and European level: whether it concerns the fight against subversive crime, medical-ethical issues, harmonisation of criminal procedures in an EU context , or corporate compliance with financial or environmental laws.

News

The Vlaardingen foster care case

André den Exter analyses the Vlaardingen foster care case and advocates for better compliance with guidelines and stronger oversight in youth care.
André den Exter

Abortion in the Criminal Code: Healthcare or crime?

Martin Buijsen explains why abortion is embedded in criminal law and how careful regulation is also possible outside the criminal justice system.
Abortus

Criminalising illegality ignores social reality

In this article, Mieke Kox discusses the criminalisation of irregular stay and its far-reaching consequences.
Fence.

From pixels to proof: how digital evidence reaches criminal courts

A video may look like evidence of a war crime. But appearances may deceive. PhD student Isabella Regan explains how online open-source investigation works.
Mockup van een socialmediabericht over vermeende luchtaanval met rokend gebouw en bericht

In conversation with Isabella Regan: on justice, digital investigations, and the tension between public and private

As part of our Where Law Meets (your) Business series, we highlight the diverse ways people at Erasmus School of Law put their expertise to work.
Isabella Regan achter het logo van Where Law Meets Business

Mayors already have more powers for compulsory care than commonly assumed

André den Exter observes that mayors can apply existing legislation more broadly to enforce compulsory care, but these possibilities often remain underused.
André den Exter

Unauthorised access to mental health records: No breach of professional secrecy, but a duty of extra protection

Unauthorised access to mental health records is not a breach of professional secrecy, but it is a violation of privacy and trust.
Martin Buijsen

PFAS: The Netherlands opts to wait on 'forever chemicals'

Lieselot Bisschop explains Dutch PFAS policy, the associated risks, and possible solutions.
Lieselot Bisschop

Ban leads to reduced visibility of outlaw motorcycle gangs, but has no effect on the number of offences committed

Research involving Robby Roks and Carmen ter Weijden shows that banned OMGs are less visible, but offences among members are not decreasing.
Motor.

Mandatory vaccination in the Netherlands: legally possible, but socially undesirable?

In this article, Buijsen examines the historical tradition of voluntary vaccination in the Netherlands.
Martin Buijsen

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