PILP is co-plaintiff in the proceedings brought against the State regarding the Dutch Data Retention Act. This Act was created to satisfy the obligations on the State set out by the European Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC). However, this Act was declared to be invalid with retroactive effect by the European Court of …
Research relating to the legitimacy of the extinction policy of travellers’ sites
PILP has, in association with the University of Utrecht let carry out an investigation to travellerspolicy. This research is carried out by Rachel Dijkstra and has the title: ‘Is the extinction policy of travellers sites in the Netherlands legitimate?‘ In the text Dijkstra analyses the international and European human rights …
Call for students for research relating to sexism in advertising
In the past few years some advertisements, such as the Bart Smit leaflet, the current one of the night of the museum in Amsterdam and various campaigns of the Dutch firm Suitsupply, have been under attack due to their alleged sexist content. In foreign countries there has been much ado …
The team of PILP visits travellers’ sites
Last week the team of PILP visited various travellers’ sites. The team was startled by what they have seen and heard from the residents. With their own eyes they have seen what happens to the mobile home plots after they have been repealed: these are replaced by concrete blocks (see …
Press Release launch PILP
Dutch section of the International Commission of Jurists launches new project in the Netherlands Public Interest Litigation Project LEIDEN, The Netherlands – 8 October, 2014. Today the Dutch section of the International Commission Jurists (NJCM) launches an initiative that is unique in the Netherlands: the Public Interest Litigation Project (PILP). …
Installation project board PILP
PILP has installed a project board comprised of mr. dr. Marloes van Noorloos, mr. dr. Eva Rieter, mr. Herman Veerbeek, prof. Mr. Tom Barkhuysen, mr. Maxim Ferschtman, prof. mr. Jenny Goldschmidt, dr. Jeff Handmaker and mr. Folkert Jensma. Marloes van Noorloos is chair of the Dutch section of the International Commission …