Law Forum Research Articles

THE (IL)LEGALITY OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

WHY ARE MANUFACTURERS LAUNCHING CLINICAL TRIALS FOR GENE THERAPY OUTSIDE THE NETHERLANDS?

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN A CORPORATE CLIMATE

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN ICC AND ROL DISCOURSE WITH BRICS

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

Development of Law and Human Rights Awareness in Civics Education (Case Study of Law and Human Rights Awareness Students Forum (FPSH HAM) West Java)

At present learning about law and human rights is still centered in formal education in schools through learning Citizenship Education. But in reality learning law and human rights in Civics Education is not enough through formal education only, but the idea for developing legal awareness and human rights in Civics Education can also be implemented using other methods such as a forum called Law and Human Rights Awareness Student Forum (Forum Pelajar Sadar Hukum dan HAM (FPSH)) West Java that play the role as Citizenship Education. Several programs of law and human rights development activities carried out by FPSH West Java are following legal counseling for professional organization or communication, school socialization activities, training in introducing law to school, counseling legal awareness to schools, coordinating the exploration of legal awareness and human rights development programs, socialization of drug abuse prevention in the scope of family and school, village teaching, etc. This study aims to explore and analyze FPSH West Java programs in improving and developing student’s legal and human rights awareness in West Java so that it can overcome violations of law and human rights committed by students. The approach used in this research is qualitative with case study method. Data collection is obtained through documentation studies, observation techniques, interviews, participation, and discussion. Data analysis includes the submission of hypotheses, data interpretation, formulation of meaning, and data organization and categorization. The findings of this study indicate that FPSH West Java, in carrying out its program activities, is in accordance with its objectives and functions. FPSH West Java is able to create a program that collaborates with various parties and related institutions that aims to develop regional progress by involving students and college students. Even though FPSH HAM is still facing obstacles in the implementation of their programs but they strive to carry out good cooperation with various parties and related institutions in order to create a concordance and continuous founding.

LIABILITY OF COMPANY DIRECTORS: THE BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE AS DEVELOPED IN THE US AND ADOPTED BY GERMANY COMPARED TO THE NETHERLANDS’ APPROACH

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

WINTER ISSUE: The Amsterdam Law Forum Editorial Board

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

THE MAGIC OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

CONSTITUTIONALISM DURING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: TOWARDS A LEGAL REALIST ACCOUNT OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

Universities' Speech and the First Amendment

Increasingly, scholars and students alike suggest that university leaders should engage in speech to oppose racism and other systemic discrimination—and in May and June 2020, countless university leaders across the country did exactly that, expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. That speech also contained implied answers to two questions: normatively, should a public university speak in this way, and legally, can it do so? Developing a robust answer to the second question is the focus of this Article, which brings together political scientist Corey Brettschneider’s conceptualization of government speech as persuasive or coercive; federal constitutional law (forum analysis doctrine and government speech doctrine); and recent changes in state law regarding free speech and public colleges and universities.

Editorial: Winter Issue: The Many Faces of International Law

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

Denomination or Domination? The Role of Religion in Schools in Ireland and France and its Impact on the Rights of the Child under International Law

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

To Open the Box or To Close the Box? “Patent Box” Regimes in the EU between R&D Incentives and Harmful Tax Practices

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

‘70 Years Later: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East’ – An Overview of the International Conference Held by the International Nuremberg Principles Academy 17-19 May 2018

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

Chronicle of the First China Animal Law Forum - Beijing, July 2019

On July 11 and 12, 2019 the First China Animal Law Forum was held in Beijing, which was co-hosted by the Capital Animal Welfare Association and the Vshine Animal Protection Association. Over 130 people from mainland China, Hong Kong, USA and Africa took part in the forum, including professionals, lawyers, government, NGO, animal protection volunteers and others. The main topic was how to use laws creatively to protect animals.

Coding and Conceptualizing Technology in the Future of Law and Legal Practice: An Overview of the ALF Annual Seminar 2019

The “Technology and International Law” seminar took place on May 10, 2019 as part of an annual seminar series hosted by the Amsterdam Law Forum at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The seminar brought together experts from a variety of disciplines to share their views on the intersection of emerging technologies and human rights law. The speakers discussed the ever-increasing impact of technology in relation to human rights, climate change, and legal practice. The purpose of the seminar was to show various fields in which technology impacts international law and regulation, and to create a constructive dialogue about the way forward. This commentary is a brief review of the views expressed by the speakers in their individual talks and in the panel discussion that followed.

Editorial: Summer Issue: Themed Issue on Technology and Law

The Amsterdam Law Forum Editorial Board The Amsterdam Law Forum is proud to present our themed issue on ‘Technology and Law’ to finish up the academic year 2018-2019. This issue aims to showcase articles that delve into legal research surrounding emerging technologies that continue to restructure our lives and the way that international law is mobilized. The theme of this issue is borne out of our Annual Seminar that was hosted on May 10th at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. There, we confronted this timely subject together with professors, researchers and students from varied perspectives and with scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds. We hope that the articles showcased in this issue reflect both our intellectual engagement with the topic and the kinds of themes and problems that legal scholars are dealing with when it comes to new technologies in the 21st century.

Editorial: Spring Issue: Flowers Bloom & Knowledge Blossoms

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!

Debating Medieval Natural Law: A Survey by Riccardo Saccenti

Reviewed by: Debating Medieval Natural Law: A Survey by Riccardo Saccenti R. S. White Saccenti, Riccardo, Debating Medieval Natural Law: A Survey, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press, 2016; cloth; pp. xiii, 155; R.R.P. US $45.00; ISBN 9780268100407. Natural law is an ancient and abiding way of thinking about the relationship between morality and law. Extremely simple in its premise, that knowledge of the difference between right and wrong is innate and 'written on the heart' as a way of preserving existence, the doctrine has led to vast amounts of commentary on its endless complexities and its very existence or otherwise. As Aquinas put it, 'Good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided'. However, natural law was also argued for in pre-Christian times, by Plato, Cicero, and others, using not Christian notions of God's divine purposes nor conscience, but reason alone to deduce its existence. Within the later Christian cosmology, conscience was considered central as the innate, God-given faculty, but some Christian thinkers did not draw the conclusion that natural law itself is also innate, insisting instead that God's emissaries on earth are needed to pass down divine law. Meanwhile, after its heyday in medieval and early modern times there have been revivals of natural law and its more civic equivalent, natural rights, which in turn underpinned human rights. Throughout history political applications have been based on the justification offered by natural law for resistance to unjust positive (man-made) laws and for issues like conscientious objection, since the argument runs that positive law must be consistent with natural law or it is no law at all, and can—indeed in some cases must—be broken. However, it needs to be said that Riccardo Saccenti's book is probably not the best place for beginners. Despite its inviting subtitle (A Survey) and its brevity (eighty pages of text, and almost the same of notes), the account presupposes some acquaintance with the mountain of scholarship on the subject. In particular, its intended audience is most likely those in the Natural Law Forum at Notre Dame, which has its own important journal. The subtitle could really be limited to 'A survey of twentieth-century literature' on medieval natural law theories, rather than implying a history of natural law. Furthermore, given the medieval lens, generally speaking the primary concentration is on theological approaches rather than historical, secular, or philosophical ones. Even more specialized, there is a focus on a particular medieval debate on distinctions between lex naturalis (natural law) and ius naturale (natural rights). Within its chosen parameters, Debating Medieval Natural Law is a challenging and important analysis. [End Page 243] R. S. White The University of Western Australia Copyright © 2019 Parergon

Different Fields, Different Voices

Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!