The number of Internet users who reported they have come into contact with cybercrime is substantial. This article examines three forms of cybercrime, namely: hacking, cyber stalking and cyber threats. Because cybercrime is relatively extensive in the life of Dutch citizens, it is important to gain insight into factors that influence victimization. By means of a secondary analysis of data from the first Dutch national cybercrime victim survey (N=9,161), it is assessed to which extend online behaviours affect victimization. In particular, online behaviours involving the use of communication applications affect victimization of the three aforementioned cybercrimes. The article provides suggestions for further research into cybercrime victimization.

This article explores the way in which a stated lesbian, gay or bisexual orientation or (trans)gender identity can be assessed in asylum cases. Recently, the Dutch Council of State sought guidance from the European Court of Justice on this topic. Decisions in which an asylum claim is rejected, because the stated sexual orientation is not considered credible, are often based on stereotypes regarding LGBTs, as the ‘Fleeing homophobia’ research has shown. Illustrated by Dutch examples of stereotypical reasoning, the author elaborates on the pitfalls that should be avoided. She concludes that, as sexual orientation is an extremely personal characteristic, it is in fact not possible to assess someone else’s sexual orientation. Therefore asylum authorities should not try to develop their ‘gaydar’, but should rely on the self-identification of the asylum seeker instead.

Ook overeenkomsten die worden aanbesteed komen tot stand door aanbod en aanvaarding. De aanbesteder aanvaardt het aanbod van de winnende inschrijver met een afzonderlijke wilsverklaring na(ast) de mededeling van de gunningsbeslissing. Die aanvaarding moet schriftelijk plaatsvinden. Wanneer de aanbesteder na de mededeling van de gunningsbeslissing alsnog besluit af te zien van zijn voornemen om het aanbod van de winnende inschrijver te aanvaarden, moet de aldus ontstane situatie worden afgewikkeld met behulp van het privaatrechtelijk leerstuk van afgebroken onderhandelingen. Het publiekrechtelijk aanbestedingsrecht werkt vervolgens door in dat leerstuk door kleur te geven aan de wijze waarop het, in de specifieke context van een gereguleerde aanbesteding, moet worden toegepast.