Het Internationaal Verdrag inzake de Rechten van het Kind (IVRK) is in Nederland in werking getreden op 8 maart 1995, 17 jaar geleden. Op basis van artikel 44 IVRK bestaat daarmee voor Nederland de verplichting om iedere vijf jaar verslag uit te brengen over de genomen maatregelen 'die uitvoering geven aan de in het Verdrag erkende rechten, alsmede over de vooruitgang die is geboekt ten aan zien van het genot van die rechten'. De ontwikkelingen in jurisprudentie maken tevens deel uit van deze...

De UvA-studenteneditie Internationaal en Europees recht bestaat uit een aantal geselecteerde hoofdstukken uit Kern van het internationaal publiekrecht (negende druk, ISBN 978-94-6290-912-0) en Kern van het Europees recht (tweede druk, ISBN 978-94-6290-913-7) en wordt gebruikt in het onderwijs aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam.

De hoofdstuknummering en verwijzingen zijn ongewijzigd gebleven. Dit betekent dat er verwijzingen zijn naar hoofdstukken uit de boeken die niet in deze uitgave zijn opg...

This leading monograph on European Environmental Law is now completely updated and revised. This book provides an in-depth analysis of important legal issues of European environmental law. What are the legal grounds for EU environmental policy and on what principles are directives and regulations based upon? To what extent precludes EU environmental regulation more stringent national environmental standards? What are the requirements the Court of Justice has imposed on the Member States imple...

EU Member States must continually review their anti-corruption policy and regulation to ensure that they provide effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties to protect the financial interests of the EU. Best practices from other countries can provide guidance. The US practice of negotiated settlements for corruption offences has proven to be of growing importance and the spread of such settlements as a mechanism for anti-corruption enforcement in other countries raises the ques...

Money laundering is criminalised virtually all around the world and has been a law enforcement priority since the early 1990s. The international nature of money laundering, combined with estimations on the scope and the distorting effects it may bring about, make it a grave danger to society due to its strong interaction with organised drugs and white-collar crime. Over the years a 'twin-track approach'has been developed, aiming at the prevention of money laundering on the one hand, and punis...

By drawing from her research on ethnic profiling, crimmigration and counterterrorism legislation, Van der Woude illustrates the key role that discretion has in various criminal justice matters, as well as emphasizing the need to view and research discretion as an interdisciplinary concept.

Whereas discretion is considered necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of the criminal justice system, it is more often seen as a problem for legal and public policy due to its potential for in...

Key to the growth of aviation are the global, high levels of safety and security exercised by all stakeholders. However, as the aviation industry becomes more reliant on technology, which is increasingly becoming more interconnected, sophisticated and automated, the number of vulnerabilities is increasing, and this is impacting safety and security. This is because cyberattacks are becoming more prevalent, with the potential to cause accidents and incidents. Cybersecurity in aviation is becomi...

The author provides a comprehensive study of the relevant body of treaties, institutions and programmes with respect to international civil aviation – taking also into account the future needs of the aviation community – airports, carriers and passengers alike. Thereby, this study is not only intended as a compendium for aviation practitioners but also as a textbook for students dealing with this rather new and dynamic field of international law. All things considered, international air l...