Rechtspreken zou een lege huls zijn als de partij die haar aanspraak door de rechter ingewilligd zag worden geen maatregelen ter beschikking worden gesteld om die beslissing – zo nodig gedwongen – te doen naleven door wie daartoe werd veroordeeld. Dat is waar het beslag- en executierecht in beeld komt. Het biedt aan wie de veroordeling bekwam een aantal instrumenten waarmee de beslissing van de rechter in realiteit kan worden omgezet. Ook in deze ultieme fase is de veroordeelde niet vogel...

The latest IPCC report makes it abundantly clear that we are failing to reach the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to the pre-industrial era. If we are to reach this target, we need to take measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, to move away from fossil fuels as energy sources and to adopt renewable energy sources. Particularly high-income countries need to reduce consumption and the exploitation of nature. Enforcement is in order when incentives such as subs...

Nation-states turn themselves to ‘the law’ to limit the presence of migrants without a legal status on their territory. Yet, they encounter several limitations that hinder them to make these migrants (forcedly) leave the country. Moreover, these migrants see themselves confronted with undesirable living conditions because of the law. This raises questions on the functioning of the law for unauthorized migrants.

Unravelling unauthorized migrants’ legal consciousness processes offers ans...