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A phone has long since ceased to be used just to make calls. A smartphone is used to take photos, communicate, surf the internet or...

Under current regulations, selling cannabis is regulated through a (tolerated) licensing system, but growing cannabis is not. This leads to the...

The prosecution is not a judicial authority to issue a European arrest warrant, according to the EU Court of Justice. In 2002, the Council had...

An irrevocable conviction can, in principle, no longer be acted upon. The legislator did not want to encourage convicted persons to pursue an accusation/conviction ad infinitum....

In many criminal cases, witness statements play an important role. Their value can sometimes be questioned. Witnesses are during the event about which...

In many criminal cases, witness statements play an important role. Their value can sometimes be questioned. Witnesses are during the event about which...

By releasing his photo and full personal details, the prosecution achieved its goal of arresting suspect Jos...

By releasing his photo and full personal details, the prosecution achieved its goal of arresting suspect Jos...

When it was announced that Camiel Eurlings, despite his transaction with the OM, had been granted a certificate of good conduct, some surprise was noticeable in the media....

In my September 2014 blog titled: "punished for life and still start resocialising?", I advocated a periodic reassessment of an imposed...

It regularly happens that a mayor closes a catering establishment because a criminal offence is alleged to have occurred in or near that establishment. Recently,...

There is no democracy without pluralism, tolerance and broad-mindedness, according to the European Court of Human Rights. In a democratic society, dissenters should...