Sanctions are a frequently employed diplomatic instrument to exert influence. However, it is also a relatively poorly understood instrument that, while seductive because it seems easy to employ and relatively risk-free, is also criticized for lack of effectiveness. In particular in the past decade UN …

Following the withdrawal of large scale military contingents from Afghanistan and Iraq, enthusiasm in the Western world for what has been called armed state-building seems to have sunk to an all-time low. This is not entirely surprising given the high stakes and the meagre results of the massive efforts …

Due to the globalization of communication and transport, diaspora have become important actors in development, peace and conflict resolution in their countries of origin. Although the impact of diasporas’ engagement in peace and conflict processes is highly contested by certain researchers and or practitioners, …

This dissertation focuses on the re-interpretation of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which has forbidden Japan from participating in war since 1946. However, it has now been re-interpreted to allow Japan minimum involvement in international conflicts and peacekeeping operations. It analyses …

This paper examines a co-production arrangement between private actors, households, and community actors occurring within the framework of scheme of commercialised spring water in peri-urban Bandung, Indonesia. We argue that the provision of spring water in Ujungberung District is a form of co-production, …

In dit onderzoeksrapport wordt antwoord gegeven op de volgende centrale vraag: ‘Welke factoren zijn in de jurisprudentie afzonderlijk dan wel in onderlinge samenhang doorslaggevend voor de rechter bij het toe- of afwijzen van een verzoek tot eenhoofdig gezag, met inachtneming van het klemcriterium, over …

In the last decades, citizen initiatives have become more important for neighbourhood development. This applies as well to sustaining urban green and the (temporary) development of urban food gardening and small parks. Development through citizen initiatives is not a straight-forward task for planners …

This report provides an overview of a literature study focused the conflict between polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and humans and gives an overview of measures that could reduce or avoid human-polar bear conflict (HPBC). The goal of this study is to provide an insight into which measures are most successful …

De afdeling Arbeid van SRK Rechtsbijstand (hierna: SRK) heeft te maken gekregen met een nieuwe wet: de Wet werk en zekerheid. Met deze wet is de billijke vergoeding geïntroduceerd. Bij een ontbinding van de arbeidsovereenkomst op grond van een verstoorde arbeidsverhouding kan de kantonrechter deze vergoeding …

Bij TeekensKarstens heeft zich een vraagstuk aangediend, waarmee de advocaten van de praktijkgroep arbeidsrecht te maken hebben. De inwerkingtreding van de Wet werk en zekerheid heeft geleid tot drastische veranderingen binnen het arbeidsrecht. Deze veranderingen hebben voor de advocaten van de praktijkgroep …