In deze bijdrage onderzoeken de auteurs de mogelijkheid om art. 3:300 BW toe te passen bij de beëindiging van slapende dienstverbanden. In dat geval veroordeelt de rechter de werkgever niet tot instemming met beëindiging, maar treedt de uitspraak in de plaats van de beëindigingsovereenkomst. De auteurs zien ruimte voor deze toepassing en schetsen de mogelijke voordelen voor werknemers. Zij zien geen beletsel in de kritiek die op de Amsta-beschikking van de Hoge Raad is geuit. Tot slot bespreken de auteurs de inhoud van de beëindigingsovereenkomst die met toepassing van art. 3:300 BW kan worden afgedwongen.

Background: In 2018 the Council of Europe issued recommendations on parenthood and detention. However, children and their detained parents still are administratively and socially invisible within the Netherlands.
Method: We conducted a scoping review of the literature on the largest group of detained parents, namely fathers. The goal was to describe what we know about imprisoned fatherhood.We also wanted to determine the focus for follow-up research.
Results: The thematic analysis of the literature reveals four main themes in the research on imprisoned fatherhood . The content analysis results in four recommendations for follow-up research, including qualitative research with incarcerated fathers and their children.

Domestic violence is a prevalent and persistent problem in society. To be able to effectively intervene in cases of domestic violence, protect victims, and reduce the costs of domestic violence, several initiatives have been implemented in recent years with the aim of improving the response to domestic violence. A multidisciplinary and systemic approach to tackling domestic violence has been introduced, which is especially important in complex cases. Police work together with different partners, among others, the organisation ‘Safe at Home’ (Veilig Thuis) and the public prosecutor. Police play a particularly important role in achieving immediate safety in cases of domestic violence, and work together with partners to accomplish more structural safety for all family members. The development towards a more holistic response to domestic violence in which the police work together with other organisations is important to be able to tackle domestic violence more effectively. Although the importance of collaboration between different organisations has been recognised, the multidisciplinary response is still in development, resulting in some problems in practice.

In this article a framework is provided for the design and implementation of exit programmes used in prisons and by probation services. These programmes are targeted at violent extremist (ex-)offenders and are used for the purpose of deradicalisation or disengagement and support the successful reintegration of (ex-)offenders back into society. Based on a review of scientific and practice-oriented literature six categories of standards and practices are described. An exit programme needs to be tailored to the context in which it is used and to the risks and needs of the individual. In addition to various other aspects, earlier attention for reintegration and the active involvement of an (ex-)offender’s social environment are crucial in an exit progamme.

De gewezen verdachte moet na een vrijspraak of sepot vaak nogmaals de strijd aangaan. Dit keer om onder andere zijn advocaatkosten vergoed te krijgen. De strafrechter toetst in kostenvergoedingsprocedures of gronden van billijkheid aanwezig zijn om een schadevergoeding toe te kennen. Deze billijkheidstoets lijkt echter steeds vaker uit te monden in een meer inhoudelijke beoordeling van de strafzaak, hetgeen haaks staat op de eerdere vrijspraak of het eerdere sepot. Om duidelijk te maken dat de gehanteerde billijkheidsmaatstaven (in bepaalde gevallen) op gespannen voet staan met de onschuldpresumptie, toetsen wij in dit artikel aan de uitgangspunten van het EHRM. Volgens ons is het tijd voor een meer marginale toetsing waarbij billijkheid inderdaad de boventoon voert.

Deze bijdrage bespreekt de in de praktijk belangrijke onderzoeks- en klachtplicht volgens art. 7:23 BW (en hier vooral het toepassingsbereik) en is tegelijk een bespreking van het proefschrift van Sacha Tamboer, De klachtplicht bij koop. Een pleidooi voor inperking van het toepassingsbereik in het licht van het pacta sunt servanda-beginsel.

Deze bijdrage bespreekt het proefschrift van Marije Louisse-Read over de regulering van publieke financiering van falende banking in de Europese Unie. Meer precies gaat het proefschrift over de wisselwerking en samenloop tussen het staatssteunrecht en het afwikkelingskader voor falende banken.

In the Dutch public debate on honour-based violence on a regular basis this question is raised: should a special article be introduced for criminalising honour-based violence? However, it is striking that in this debate until now not much attention has been paid towards the different roles of family members in these violent conflicts. The main focus has always been on the so-called ‘material offender’, i.e. the offender that commits or threatens to commit a violent act. But what about family members that play a role in instigating this violence, the so-called ‘intellectual offenders’? In this article it is stated that in the Dutch context we should focus less on the introduction of new articles for punishing honour-based violence in the penal code and make better use of already existing laws and legal framework for addressing these severe violent acts.

This introductory article of a special issue on naming and shaming addresses the origins of the concept and its transformation during the last decades. The main conclusion of the article is that contemporary forms of naming & shaming come closer to humiliation and public lynching, rather than redemption and self-reflection.

This contribution reports on an ongoing study into the impact of the COVID pandemic on the rights of vulnerable litigants in the handling of court cases concerning supervision orders and custodial placements of juveniles. The research is based on interviews with judges, lawyers and other professionals in the youth protection chain and a survey among litigants. The central question is whether the handling of these cases should be considered acceptable from the perspective of procedural and fundamental rights. In addition, the procedural justice experienced by litigants is examined. The preliminary results, based on desk research and interviews, is that of varyingly successful improvisations with telephone and digital hearings, in which procedural and fundamental rights could not be fully realized. This is mainly due to technical problems and the complexity of judicial case management under these circumstances. The interviewees differed about whether the bottom of what is acceptable was reached and how often this was the case. The final report will take stock of this and draw lessons for the future.

This article analyses the legal position of Christian communities in the Roman Empire before the middle of third century CE. It will be argued that the treatment of this group, which has often been marked as unique by both public opinion and academic debate, can only be explained by placing Christianity within the broader societal and administrative framework of the Roman world. A comparison with the treatment of other contemporary religious groups is necessary for a better understanding of the underlying principles and mechanisms that collectively shaped the Roman authorities’ attitudes towards these religious communities.

The ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp are among the main European ports of entry for the import and further distribution of cocaine. Earlier research underlines the interchangeability of these ports regarding the criminal networks trafficking cocaine into Europe. In this contribution, the interchange­ability of these European sea ports regarding cocaine trafficking is questioned. Based on empirical research, and applying the routine activity approach, the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Antwerp are compared with respect to their physical characteristics, the potential, motivated offenders, as well as the existing public and private security measures.

‘Antropocene’ is a wellknown concept among those that are concerned about the Earth’s future. Nevertheless, there is a heated scientific debat about the start of this era in history and the name ‘antropocene’in itself. In this contribution it is stated that that debate is helpful in raising important questions about the desatrous influence of mankind on live on this planet. Criminologists should take a stance and address these questions as well. This contribution includes a manifest that contains points for further action for criminologists.

De begroting van de omvang van de schadepost huishoudelijke hulp leidt vaak tot verdeeldheid tussen (belangenbehartigers van) slachtoffers en verzekeraars. Dit is met name het geval wanneer de schadepost niet onder de normering van de Richtlijn Huishoudelijke Hulp van De Letselschade Raad valt. Dit artikel gaat in op de vraag wanneer het inschakelen van professionele huishoudelijke hulp normaal en gebruikelijk is, hetgeen als criterium voor vergoeding van huishoudelijke hulp heeft te gelden. Er worden – na een uitvoerige analyse van de rechtspraak – diverse handvatten aangereikt ter beantwoording van deze vraag.

The authors have taken a contribution from Frank Bovenkerk from 2003 as a starting point. In this text, Bovenkerk reflects on taboos in criminology. In science, in addition to independence, focus on truth-finding, a willingness to self-correct and organized skepticism, courage is also an important quality. Where Bovenkerk focuses more broadly on criminology, this contribution focuses in particular on taboos and requirements for scientists in police research.